SR - Old Subject

[Eirik]

While I do not recall having met you, I do salute you for saying something
that may remind others and myself to remember that this is a game and we
strive to recreate the better parts of the middle ages; espically the honor
and chivalry.

Eirik
-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Lemons <lalemons at flash.net>
To: southern at Ansteorra.ORG <southern at Ansteorra.ORG>
Date: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: SR - Old Subject


>Dear Gentles of the Southern Region,
>
>I have read almost every missive concerning Gilli, insignia, etc., that has
>been put out over the past few days, and my heart grows heavier and heavier
>with every reading.
>
>Why do I, as a member of Stargate, subscribe to the Southern Region List?
Why
>am I writing now?  I have many friends who are scribes and insignia makers
in
>the Southern Region.  I personally care about the Southern Region groups.
What
>I'm reading really hurts.
>
>But since I wasn't in on all of this at the beginning, please forgive my
>trespassing and let me just speak a few simple words from my point of view.
>
>1)  Insignia and painted charters do not make the person.  It never has and
>never will.  The person's actions and sense of honor makes the person.
>2)  Insignia and painted charters can help reinforce the moment - that very
>special moment- of being called into Court.  I hold my awards and insignia
in
>special esteem because I can look at them and remember what happened, know
that
>a scribe spent a lot of loving time on the charter, and someone spent the
same
>time on the insignia.
>3)  By the way, your award charter is in fact a type of legal documentation
>that you have received an award.  Vital for proving you received this award
if
>moving to another Kingdom, or if (cross your fingers, heaven forbid) the OP
is
>"lost," re-formated, and / or needs to be re-created!!!!  Gee, does this
ring
>any bells?
>4)  Do any of us really want to stop the insignia / charters?  Yes, we can
>consider them "niceties" and do without, if needed.  I have worked for
three
>Crowns as Sable Scroll and have not known any of them to refuse giving an
award
>due to a lack of insignia or a painted charter.  If they did, then that was
>their perogative and who am I to gainsay them?
>5)  Speaking about charters and insignia, I personally love the glow of the
>recipient when awarded one or both in Court.  I know the hours the scribes
and
>insignia makers put in were well worth it.  I can't even count the times
I've
>seen the recipient walk dazedly back to their seat, clutching their
insignia
>and staring at their award charter.
>6)  Passing on your own insignia is truly a wonderous, special gift.  But
you
>have to have received it, first,  to be able to give it.
>7)  Let's say you received an insignia that you think inadequate.  What is
>stopping you from trying to submit better?
>8)  Let's say you received an insignia that you think inadequate.  Do what
many
>do - return it with sincere thanks so that it can be recycled, and buy your
>own/make your own.  Isn't it the thought that counts?
>9)  As for those who have been called into Court but did not recieve an
award
>charter or insignia, and still don't have them, could easily have contacted
the
>Sable Scroll for it/them, if the recipient had wanted.  Sable Scrolls and
>Crowns try very very very hard to not have this happen, but gosh, we're
human
>and it does happen.  Not intentionally, truly!!!
>10)  Last but not least, we are all entitled to our own thoughts.  We are
all
>entitled to voice them.  I would have wished some who have been responding
>could have:   A) been gentler in their rebukes   B)  given others the
benefit
>of the doubt as to what they were trying to get across.  Heated words from
>heated hearts can do more damage in one minute than an hour of kind words
could
>possibly cure.  Or, it's easier to hurt / destroy than to help / heal.
>
>
>Okay, these are my personal thoughts.  So in keeping, please flame me
>personally.  I welcome your opinions, nothing will be taken personally.  No
>grudges, no bad thoughts, not pointing fingers.  I care very deeply for
several
>of my Southern friends, old, new, and not met yet, and just felt I had to
say
>something.
>
>Curstaidh Magorlick
>Yes, I'm a Baroness, and yes, I'm Star Signet.  Most importantly, I'm an
>Ansteorran.
>
>
>jhartel wrote:
>
>> > Your pettiness did however increase the possiblity that someone might
not
>> > recieve the award they should get.
>>
>> Oh what a crock of (fill in your own explative)...
>> Take a look in the OP...my first Thistle was for needlework...to this
>> DAY I have not received a medallion "from the Crown" for it.  One was
>> given to me by my SCA mom and "in a way" that was even more special then
>> recieving one at the Crown's hand.  The medallion, ribbon, shiney
>> trinket does NOT the awrd make.  Neither does the pretty (or hideously)
>> painted scroll.  It is the acknowledgement from the Crown that others
>> saw and believed in your worth wheter it be for A&S, service, or
>> combative arts.
>>
>> Moriel***
>>
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