Greetings to you all,<br><br>I am finding it hard to post because I want my words to be very carefully constructed, as people who are not affected directly by this are on this list. There are also strong supporters of this decision on this list who might take offense at how something is worded, and huge issues can happen. I say this not only as a warning to you all, but also as a warning to myself.
<br><br>I will fight for Crossrode Keep as long as I live. This is my group and I cannot sit by a just watch this happen. I hope the other members of my group support me in this, but I cannot speak for them.<br><br>I would encourage anyone who feels that this was unjust to do the same.
<br><br>Please follow the protocol on this.<br><br>Please understand that this had to be a difficult decision for those who made it, just because you believe the situation is unjust, do not call the decision makers unjust. I am sure they made the decision that they truly thought was best, and these human beings are capeable of mistakes.
<br><br>As the Western Region we no longer exsist, however we can be the "region of land in the western part of Ansteorra", shortened to "western region". We can still hang our disolved group banners as "historical displays" we can still call ourselves by the disolved groups names by leaving off, ":the Shire of". We can still hold our events, they will just be "off calendar", which means we don't have to fiddle with NMS. We can and should continue on as this didn't happen, except for the polling. Our current officers should continue to send reports to both the Kingdom officers and the "legal" group they belong to's officers. We need to do this so when and if each group appeals or resubmits there is record of activity. Local Exchequers of the dissolved groups should keep a record of the money they transferred into the "legal" group's account, how much money was spent on the off-calendar event hosted by the "household", and the profit/loss. Send this thing on up to the "legal" group's officer as well as the Kingdom Exchequer. Host demos!! Bring up numbers!! HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!
<br><br>There's a Crescent Moon rising in the West<br>we can not just give up,<br>there is fight still in us yet<br><br>So rise up my family, with passion, let it burn<br>They may have knocked us down<br>But we WILL Return
<br><br>Though the Star eclipsed us, our fate isn't sealed<br>We are ANSTEORRAN<br>and we will NEVER yeild<br><br>L. Elizabeth Blackthorne<br>Proud to be a member of Crossrode Keep<br>even if it is for just one more week
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