[Steppes] Event Changes--Why are event numbers down?

[Denni Lozos]

Hi Y'all

Pettrucio said...

> the reason a particular event may not be attended is not
> because there is a plethora of events, but
> because the event has nothing to offer outside the same cookie
> cutter event that happens everywhere

I fully agree. One of the biggest causes of this is our Kingdom
law reserving "Perpetual Event Dates" for the Baronies. First,
it makes it kind of hard to come up with dates for new,
interesting events if you have to struggle with getting it on
the calendar over a *year* in the future (believe me, I've
tried). Second, it encourages repetition and stagnation by
legislating "Sacred Cow" events that no one wants to change
because "we've always done that". Every group wants their own
"special" event, but if they are all special then none are
special.

So, paradigm shift time (I hate that phrase), which of the 13
Baronies is going to step forward and decide to make a change?
Where do you draw the line on ancient and venerable events?
Warlord is going on 30 years, Stargate Baronial around 28,
Namron Protectorate for 26ish, and on down to the younger groups
like Bonwicke and Northkeep, both having their perpetual events
for around 6-7 years.

The point is that I doubt any kind of change is going to be
accepted easily, but I think the best idea to promote flexiblity
and creativity in the future is clean the slate (of PED's)and
make groups responsible for securing their own dates on the
calendar.

regards,
Timo
(posting from Allyson's account)







> for 20+ years
> and they are just plain boring.  Sorry if I am goring anyone's
> sacred yak
> here, but jeeze, with the level of talent and imagination we
> have in this
> Kingdom we really need to channel that into our events.  Here
> is the proof
> of my argument:  How many people have you brought to an event
> for the first
> time and instead of being excited and enamored at the end,
> they think it was
> a good time but kind of dragged on?  There was a time that if
> you got
> someone to an event, they were hooked.  We're not doing that
> anymore, there
> is too much out there vying for peoples time and attention to
> be offering
> the same thing we did 20 years ago.  We are competing with
> million dollar
> movies, organic Thai/Lower Slobovian bistros, and Nintendo
> 64's.  I believe
> that if we are to survive in the coming decades we are going
> to have to go
> through our own "Renaissance".
>
> There are Kingdoms that have three large Baronies in one
> Metropolitan area
> and two of those Baronies will have events on the same
> Saturday.  Both
> events will be attended by a couple hundred people.  Some of
> those people go
> to one event in the morning, and drive across town to go to
> the other in the
> afternoon/evening.  Why?  because both have something
> outstanding to offer,
> or something different, or something more fun that standing
> around watching
> two guys stand in a 20x20 square and count how many missed
> blows there are.
>
> My feeling is that the too many events argument is merely the
> simple and
> "safe" answer to not addressing the fact that our events are
> not providing
> the entertainment and diversion that the populous wants--and
> they are voting
> with *not* using their feet.
>
> Just my opinion, If this is what the Crown wishes--otay, I'll
> go back to my
> corner now and continue drinking  <<grin>>
> Petruccio
>
>
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