[Steppes] "off-calendar" event

[Alasdair MacEogan]

Jay Rudin <rudin at ev1.net> wrote:

>  I get the feeling that some people are using the phrase "off-calendar event" in a sense isn't equivalent to its actual meaning, and that;'s part of why we aren't communicating.
>  
>  Before we get too far, let's remember what an "off-calendar event" is.  Technically, it's not an event.  It's the legal equivalent of a fighter practice or a guild meeting.

I would have to disagree with you on this.  Kingdom law classifies 3 classes of events "Society Events" within the kingdom: Kingdom Calendar Event, Multi-Group Calendar Event and Off-Calendar Event.

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A Kingdom Calendar Event is a gathering sponsored by an officially 
recognized branch of the kingdom that is listed in advance on the 
official kingdom calendar of events. The date, time, and place of the 
event must be published in advance in the Black Star, and one or more 
warranted officers of the sponsoring group must be present and 
responsible for the conduct of the event.

A Multi-Group Calendar Event is a gathering sponsored by two or 
more officially recognized independent branches of the kingdom that 
is listed in advance on the official kingdom calendar of events. The 
date, time, and place of the event must be published in advance in the 
Black Star, and one or more warranted officers of the sponsoring 
group must be present and responsible for the conduct of the event. 
The Kingdom Seneschal is responsible for awarding an event multi-
group status. 

An Off-Calendar Event is a gathering sponsored by an officially 
recognized branch of the kingdom that is not listed on the official 
kingdom calendar of events, but is listed in advance in the local 
newsletter of an officially recognized branch. The date, time, and place 
of the event must be published in advance, and one or more warranted 
officers of the sponsoring branch must be present and responsible for 
the conduct of the event. 
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I may give you fighter practice meets this definition as it requires a warranted officer, waivers, etc.  But not guild meetings.

>  Let's remember, in this discussion, that an off-calendar event is not an event, just as an empty beer isn't a beer and a retired seneschal isn't a seneschal.

So you are saying that Fall Court is not an event?  Or Glaslyn's Artisan of the Flame?

Alasdair