[Steppes] Autocratting/Stewarding Events--Thoughts on Change

[Jleighton at LandAm.com]

My goodness, I seem to be agreeing with quite a few people here recently.  People are always ready to complain about anything; from the theme of the event to the fact that there may be a few vegetarian dishes in the feast menu, portion size, lack of fighting, excess of fighting, length of drive, you name it.

When I did 12th Night a few years ago, toward the end of the day my refrain became "You run the next 12th Night and make 500 people happy".

Isabel

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	John de Irwynne [SMTP:lordirwynne at yahoo.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, June 11, 2002 6:45 PM
> To:	steppes at ansteorra.org
> Subject:	Re: [Steppes] Autocratting/Stewarding Events--Thoughts on Change
>
>  " I agree, but pardon me while I point out the
>  elephant in the parlor: There is a vocal minority who
> make life extremely unpleasant for event staff if
> things are different. "This isn't the spot we had
> last year", "But High-fnord so-and-so *always* sits
> here", "My announcement is more important than your
> schedule, so let me shout down your herald", etc.,
> etc.
>  The numbers of these kind of people - each of whom
> thinks they are the exception to the rule - naturally
> grows as the Society grows. It's not that the path
> we're on is necessarily well traveled, it's that you
> get hit with a stick when you try to leave it."
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Let me add a thought here. This is more prevalent than
> a lot of you may think. If it hasn't been more obvious
> its because of the graciousness of many Stewards we
> have had. I've Stewarded and I've been in the
> background watching this happen. Many of these people
> never (or rarely) steward or work events. If a theme
> or a different site is what encouraged someone to
> actually bid for event, I would like to ask all of you
> to support that impulse to the best of your ability.
>
> yours- Elspeth
>
>
>
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