SR - A Question Concerni

[Bob Dewart]

Pomp?  How many groups have gone to the trouble to make large Kingdom and
Shire banners like Middleford?

Those of us who think a new kingdom won't be formed from the principality
step right and buy time share a vaction spot I own on the moon.

Gilli
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From: maddie teller-kook <meadhbh at io.com>
To: southern at Ansteorra.ORG <southern at Ansteorra.ORG>
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 1998 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: SR - A Question Concerni


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>> Someone asked:
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>> > 2) I don't want to be part of a principality of people who want to
>> > break up
>> > this great kingdom just so that they can have "spiffy-er titles".
>
>To which Pendaran responded:
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>>         [Martin, Brian]
>>         Sorry, but this reason is pure speculation. To the best of my
>> knowledge, we're not talking about breaking up the kingdom and I don't
>> know of anyone who is in favor of it so they can have "spiffy-er
>> titles". I think that we should give each other more credit than that.
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>As for the 'breaking up the kingdom'. That atitude was self evident at the
last
>principality meeting. When the question was asked.. how many were for
creating a
>principality that would stay a principality... 30 hands went up. When it
was
>asked how many wanted to work towards a prinicipality that would move
toward
>kingdom status... 33 hands went up.
>That tells me there is an interest in going 'kingdom'.  I will NOT support
a
>principality in any way that will move in that direction.  And yes, I know
about
>the Mists and Cynagua. They are an exception NOT the rule of
principalities.  As
>for the Principality of the Sun, it was dissolved once Artemesia became a
>kingdom (since what was the Sun is now the Kingdom of Atenveldt).
>
>On to your question as to 'why' I don't want a principality. I guess I just
>don't see a need for it.  IF we had a difficult time getting royalty OR
their
>representative to visit us ... yes, I could see a need for additional royal
>presence. But, IMHO, that is not the case with this region.  IF we had a
>stronger regional identity than we do (at this time), I could see it. HL
Donal
>used the North as an excellent example for that.  For FUN?  I guess I just
don't
>see it.  Why can't we work on making the events we have better?? I find it
sad
>that we have to use a principality as an excuse for 'better events', more
>pomp...etc. Why can't we just improve the events and courts we have??? I
don't
>think we need an additional prince and princess to do it.
>Also, anytime you set a border on a map... you create an invisible
boundary.
>How many
>people here that live in Stargate/Bordermarche have traveled to Meridies
for
>events other than Gulf War?  I'm sure there are some. But, most people will
stay
>within kingdom.
>
>And yes, last.... I wish to stay Ansteorran.I like being Ansteorran. No one
can
>guarentee that once the principality is set that it won't go kingdom....and
yes,
>i know there are 2 that never have.... and then how many HAVE moved on????
Many
>more than just 2!
>
>Meadhbh
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