ST - New Idea

[Jann Mays]

In reading the missive by d mja, I felt that it was not threatening.  
Please, some of you re-read it again and realize that it was written in a 
non-threatening manner and should require a non-threatening response.  It 
was even written with an apology/disclaimer within the letter that 
apparently didn't work from some.  I know it is a heated discussion, but 
this person's submission was just a suggestion.

HL Gabrielle

>From: "Morgan Cain" <morgancain at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: steppes at ansteorra.org
>To: <steppes at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: Re: ST - New Idea
>Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 12:38:23 -0500
>
>d mja <demegage1313 at hotmail.com> (otherwise unidentified) suggested:
>
> > Why don't we start a new shire in the far north Dallas, Richardson, 
>Plano
> > area?  If we have the people to have a fighter practice there.
>
>Because a group is more than a fighter practice.
>
>To support a group, you need people willing to be officers, people willing
>to run the things a group needs (meetings, the fighter practice, 
>newsletter,
>bank account, etc. - and events, if the group is so inclined).  It's more
>than a group that coincidentally lives near each other.  You also need to
>follow the requirements of Corpora as to officers, name, heraldry, and so
>on.
>
>For the record, there was a fighter practice in Plano when I first arrived
>here (2.5-3 years ago), and I used to stop by on my way home from work a
>couple times a month.  That is easy enough to do without being a formal
>group.
>
> >  I really think a new shire would be one answer.  An I say Shire
> > because we have a couple cantons already. This would let the core of the
> > Steppes folk to focus on the needs of the Steppes, and give us in the 
>area
> > an format.
>
>The reason there are cantons is because they are part of the formal
>structure of the SCA, as listed in Corpora V.C.:
>
>                Shire: local branch reporting directly to a kingdom or
>principality
>                Canton: local branch reporting through a barony
>
>The rules for establishing a group are in Corpora V.A.4.  It's not as easy
>as you apparently think.
>
> > Having lived in many other kingdoms I have seen areas with fewer members
> > than we have maintain a number of fully active branches.  It works very
> > well. An gives people lots of space to play.  I think this would be a 
>very
> > good idea.
>
>So if you have the courage of your convictions, put your name on your 
>email.
>
>And just because it works someplace else, does not mean it will work here.
>I have seen things work differently elsewhere too, but there are other
>factors at work: public transit, driving problems (try to get ANYwhere in 
>th
>e Bay Area in decent time, even without fog), indoor site availability, 
>etc.
>I have lived in enough places to know better than to get sucked into the
>easy out of "well we did it there in this manner so you should do it this
>way also" mindset.  Steppes is not Carolingia is not Crosston is not Dun 
>Ard
>is not Grey Gargoyles is not.......
>
>                                         ---= Morgan
>
>
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>Sometimes, I have looked back at my behavior and learned
>not to make the same mistake twice.  Other times, I have
>merely learned to make it again with more style.
>                                              ---= Marilyn vos Savant
>
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