[Ravensfort] Ravensfort Digest, Vol 33, Issue 3
byzytym
byzytym at att.net
Fri Jan 2 14:47:06 PST 2009
I am very glad that you made it home safely.
I don't believe that the business meeting was relocated due to a weather
report though. What ever the reason, the ice has melted and has turned into
water under the bridge. I look forward to a bright, sunny tomorrow.
V NV
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From: "Gary Pace" <gpace77586 at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] Ravensfort Digest, Vol 33, Issue 3
> One never knows what may happen when a decision is made.
> Take for instance, the Business meeting. 45 minutes after Giovanna and I
> left the Keep and arrived home, the drizzling rain that was falling
> combined with the Artic winds, to caused a traffic death just north of our
> exit. A young man spun out of control. I will forever be thankful that the
> meeting was changed. Being alive is a most excellent reason and perhaps a
> result of our one time change of our business meetings location. Thank
> you Dom and Dave.
> Mike, thanks for your input. A gaming business had been contacted and one
> another would not post. But that was awhile ago. I have contact posters if
> you want them to put up. Coffee shops are also good places to post. Our
> membership has been improving. All of our meetings are in public places
> and our garb does draw interest. That is why we encourage those attending
> populace to wear garb. I have encouraged non active members to come and
> visit old friends and to share their history of our Barony. Anything that
> you can help implement to attract new members is fine. Just run the ideas
> by myself and others officers so that we know SCA policies are being
> followed. Do you want to become the next Hospitaler? My term is up in
> October... let me know.
>
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> 1. Meetings and .. stuff (mike dowdy)
> 2. Re: Great News! (byzytym)
> 3. Re: [rfofficers] POPULACE MEETING UPDATE 2 (byzytym)
> 4. Re: Meetings and .. stuff (byzytym)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 23:45:27 -0500
> From: mike dowdy <mdowdy999 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Ravensfort] Meetings and .. stuff
> To: ravensfort <ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org>
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> just my 2 cents.. I would think if you/we want to find new folks, then we
> would find a place new folks are at. Now, if was me, I would have that
> populace at the student center, or.. golden cor.. or.. anywhere new folks
> might be found at. To me thats a no brainer.. Now there are those will
> will disagree... and we can .. disagree..
>
> my thoughts.
>
> populace should be the calling card of who we are, put it on campus..
> Populace is not really for just us, its also a .. hey who the hell are
> they.. lets cheak them out... we walk up in costume.. we get new folks..
> matter of fact, unless its a privite practice, or a private .. say officer
> meeting then.. we need be right there out in the open. We have to have
> folks see us. If we do not get new membership then we do one of 2 things..
> we self perpetuate and do not grow.. and.. then die. We must have new
> members.
>
> all fighter practice (light and heavy) need to be in a place that mass
> traffic can see and talk to.
>
> Demos? do we have any "ins"" with the gaming/comic book community? thats
> how we used to get a lot of great members we need to get back to the on
> campus populace.. the ol **the walking the hall** for membership. Thre are
> 2 comic shops here, I am going to start talking to them.
>
> Did miss anything? I want new or old chiv fighters get out..
>
> so.. we need new members.. how do we get them, we need lots and lots of
> fighters.. how do we get them.. and we need to be visable, creative, open,
> and .. most of all freindly.
>
> If you agree ar disagree thats great.. speak up.
>
> I want to see more fighters.. Baron Brian, thanks for all your help in
> that area.
>
>
> Michael
>
>
>
>
>
> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 12:55:35 -0800From: m_meaux05 at yahoo.comTo:
> ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org; rfofficers at yahoogroups.comSubject: Re:
> [Ravensfort] [rfofficers] POPULACE MEETING UPDATE 2
>
>
>
> I liked moving it to the 8th also. This gave people time to recover from
> New Years festivities.As for location..I actually thought moving it
> towards the Conroe area would be nice this month since our "impromtu"
> business meeting was held in Huntsville last month. There was at least
> one member that voiced negatively about the Business meeting being held in
> Huntsville. Ironically, that person is now wanting the Populace meeting
> to be held in Huntsville when it would be closer if it were moved to the
> Willis/Conroe area.If we hold it at the "Shop"..we can still do food.
> It's called "potluck". There is also a working kitchen to prepare the
> food and set up a buffet line.The last time we held meetings in
> Huntsville..it was done at the Golden Calf. Food sucked and we had small
> turnout.Since this is the New Year and the vocalized concern for a good
> "turn-out"..I vote to hold it at the shop. I believe this would be our
> strongest turn-out..and if I am wrong
> I'll give a quarter for
> those that need it.YIS,Marie
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> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 22:43:57 -0600
> From: "byzytym" <byzytym at att.net>
> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] Great News!
> To: "Eisenhauer, Elke" <STDEJE14 at SHSU.EDU>, "Raven's Fort Barony of"
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> Way to go Raven's Guild !
>
> V NV
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eisenhauer, Elke" <STDEJE14 at SHSU.EDU>
> To: "Raven's Fort Barony of" <ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 8:26 PM
> Subject: [Ravensfort] Great News!
>
>
>> To all who have ears let them hear!!
>>
>> I come once again to you but this time with news of great joy!! I have
>> received in the mail late last month a package that we have all been
>> waiting for. I am proud to say that Raven's Guild is now one of the
>> newest
>> RECOGNIZED student organizations at Sam Houston State University!!!!!
>>
>> Congratulations to all in this wonderful barony who have put forth time
>> and effort into this long and hard journey. We have come out on top and
>> can now begin to grow not only in Huntsville but also on the University
>> as
>> well. Way to go Raven's Fort! We did it!!!!
>>
>> Humbly in service,
>> Lady Elke
>> 2007-2008 President of Raven's Guild and Founding Member
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 22:46:47 -0600
> From: "byzytym" <byzytym at att.net>
> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] [rfofficers] POPULACE MEETING UPDATE 2
> To: "Sher M" <runa.herd at earthlink.net>, <m_meaux05 at yahoo.com>,
> "Raven's Fort Barony of" <ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org>, "Raven's
> Fort Officers" <rfofficers at yahoogroups.com>
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> Right. It is certainly understandable and desirable to move the meetings
> when there is a holiday conflict. The problem I had with moving the
> LOCATION of the business meeting was there was no good reason for it.
>
> Vlod NotVlad
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sher M
> To: byzytym ; m_meaux05 at yahoo.com ; Raven's Fort Barony of ; Raven's Fort
> Officers
> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 10:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] [rfofficers] POPULACE MEETING UPDATE 2
>
>
> This from what I understand is a one shot deal because normally our
> Populace is the 1st Thursday of the month. That was New Year's Day. The
> Fire Station was already booked for the 2nd Thursday (8th). This like the
> business meeting in December (according to what I understand) is just a
> one shot deal (many people were going out of town and needed the time to
> pack, etc).
>
> Runa
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: byzytym
> To: m_meaux05 at yahoo.com ; Raven's Fort Barony of ; Raven's Fort
> Officers
> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 5:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] [rfofficers] POPULACE MEETING UPDATE 2
>
>
> Actually there was more than one member of the Barony that had a
> problem with the business meeting moving to Huntsville.
>
> The reason I didn't want it to move the business meeting and the reason
> I would like to keep the populace meeting north is consistency. I have
> seen full, to over flowing meetings like the ones we are having now
> dissolve in to practically nothing in no time because the powers that be
> start messing with a good thing. In my twenty years in Raven's Fort I
> have seen business meeting held in Conroe at least three times. All the
> locals in the south start attending and both of the meetings grow. Then
> we get a new Seneschal that thinks Conroe is too far to drive and so the
> meetings get moved north again and the people in the south quite going
> because asking us to drive north twice a month is too much of a burden.
> It is a little unreasonable when the folks in the north are not willing to
> drive down once.
>
> There has been talk lately about doing online meetings so no one will
> have to drive south. Well, I won't go into why online meeting suck so
> badly again, but I will say that if the people in the north do not want to
> drive south, there are other groups that would love a shot at the Conroe
> area. Driving to Huntsville takes me almost an hour. Driving to
> GatesEdge would take me twenty minuets or less. I'm guessing that it
> would not take long for them to become a barony if they had the rich area
> that is right in their back yard to developed. I wonder what would happen
> locally if such a change took place.
>
> Let me say that I love Raven's Fort and I am willing to suffer almost
> anything to protect it. I think that I have proved that over the last
> several years. In return there should be reciprocation. In recent
> conversation with our Baron, he assured me that the south is very
> important to our Barony and he has no intention in let it slip into
> neglect. That is excellent. The best way that I know of maintaining a
> happy south is to continue with the successful schedule as established and
> stop the unfriendly talk of doing away with the only effort that shows a
> presence in the area.
>
> Let me close by saying that I believe that our Seneschal, Baron and
> Baroness are doing an exceptional job. The Barony is healthier than I
> have seen it in almost a decade. Let's not rock the boat.
>
> In service to the Barony,
> Vlod NotVlad
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: m meaux
> To: Raven's Fort Barony of ; Raven's Fort Officers
> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 2:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] [rfofficers] POPULACE MEETING UPDATE 2
>
>
> I liked moving it to the 8th also. This gave people time to
> recover from New Years festivities.
>
> As for location..I actually thought moving it towards the
> Conroe area would be nice this month since our "impromtu" business meeting
> was held in Huntsville last month.
>
> There was at least one member that voiced negatively about the
> Business meeting being held in Huntsville. Ironically, that person is now
> wanting the Populace meeting to be held in Huntsville when it would be
> closer if it were moved to the Willis/Conroe area.
>
> If we hold it at the "Shop"..we can still do food. It's called
> "potluck". There is also a working kitchen to prepare the food and set up
> a buffet line.
>
> The last time we held meetings in Huntsville..it was done at
> the Golden Calf. Food sucked and we had small turnout.
>
> Since this is the New Year and the vocalized concern for a good
> "turn-out"..I vote to hold it at the shop. I believe this would be our
> strongest turn-out..and if I am wrong I'll give a quarter for those that
> need it.
>
> YIS,
> Marie
>
>
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> From: "byzytym" <byzytym at att.net>
> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] Meetings and .. stuff
> To: "mike dowdy" <mdowdy999 at hotmail.com>, "ravensfort"
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> Right you are ! Public visibility.
>
> I did not want the first thing said after Elke's Raven's Guild
> announcement to be "Good, now maybe we can get back to having our meetings
> at the college like the old days", even though it was the first thing I
> thought. But since you brought it up... With any luck we can start
> having the meetings at the college again like the old days. I am not sure
> what needs to happen for that, but it certainly was good for us in the
> past.
>
> Several years ago the student center closed a short time for remodeling
> and during that period someone dropped the ball on paperwork so we lost
> our status as a student organization. No student organization, no meeting
> room. Bad thing. Hopefully now, with the generosity of the Guild, we can
> reestablish a visibility on campus.
>
> Long live Raven's Fort. Long live the Raven's Guild
>
> Peace,
> Vlod NotVlad
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mike dowdy
> To: ravensfort
> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 10:45 PM
> Subject: [Ravensfort] Meetings and .. stuff
>
>
> just my 2 cents.. I would think if you/we want to find new folks, then we
> would find a place new folks are at. Now, if was me, I would have that
> populace at the student center, or.. golden cor.. or.. anywhere new folks
> might be found at. To me thats a no brainer.. Now there are those will
> will disagree... and we can .. disagree..
>
> my thoughts.
>
> populace should be the calling card of who we are, put it on campus..
> Populace is not really for just us, its also a .. hey who the hell are
> they.. lets cheak them out... we walk up in costume.. we get new folks..
> matter of fact, unless its a privite practice, or a private .. say officer
> meeting then.. we need be right there out in the open. We have to have
> folks see us. If we do not get new membership then we do one of 2 things..
> we self perpetuate and do not grow.. and.. then die. We must have new
> members.
>
> all fighter practice (light and heavy) need to be in a place that mass
> traffic can see and talk to.
>
> Demos? do we have any "ins"" with the gaming/comic book community? thats
> how we used to get a lot of great members we need to get back to the on
> campus populace.. the ol **the walking the hall** for membership. Thre are
> 2 comic shops here, I am going to start talking to them.
>
> Did miss anything? I want new or old chiv fighters get out..
>
> so.. we need new members.. how do we get them, we need lots and lots of
> fighters.. how do we get them.. and we need to be visable, creative, open,
> and .. most of all freindly.
>
> If you agree ar disagree thats great.. speak up.
>
> I want to see more fighters.. Baron Brian, thanks for all your help in
> that area.
>
>
> Michael
>
>
>
>
>
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> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 12:55:35 -0800
> From: m_meaux05 at yahoo.com
> To: ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org; rfofficers at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] [rfofficers] POPULACE MEETING UPDATE 2
>
>
> I liked moving it to the 8th also. This gave people time to
> recover from New Years festivities.
>
> As for location..I actually thought moving it towards the Conroe
> area would be nice this month since our "impromtu" business meeting was
> held in Huntsville last month.
>
> There was at least one member that voiced negatively about the
> Business meeting being held in Huntsville. Ironically, that person is now
> wanting the Populace meeting to be held in Huntsville when it would be
> closer if it were moved to the Willis/Conroe area.
>
> If we hold it at the "Shop"..we can still do food. It's called
> "potluck". There is also a working kitchen to prepare the food and set up
> a buffet line.
>
> The last time we held meetings in Huntsville..it was done at the
> Golden Calf. Food sucked and we had small turnout.
>
> Since this is the New Year and the vocalized concern for a good
> "turn-out"..I vote to hold it at the shop. I believe this would be our
> strongest turn-out..and if I am wrong I'll give a quarter for those that
> need it.
>
> YIS,
> Marie
>
>
>
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