[Artemisia] Re: [Aerie] Identify those making a contribution

[valeria_maior]

Greetings 


--- In artemisia at yahoogroups.com, redhawk at b... wrote:
> Greetings good Mistress Casamira
> you have a very good way with words.  yes, i agree.. all of us must 
be the eyes 
> and ears of the crown.
> it would be nice if there was a system to where things people do , 
volunteering 
> ect, could be track so that everyone has a fair and equal 
opportunity to 
> receive recognition.  

With respect, no.  Have you any idea how much paperwork that would 
entail?  Do *you* want to spend your recreational time doing 
paperwork, and listening to complaints when you make a mistake?  Ask 
your local reeve, seneschal and herald how much fun it is to keep 
track of paper and send in reports.  Better yet, volunteer to help 
them.  We already track volunteer hours at large events and recognize 
groups for the time their members spend volunteering, and that in 
itself is a big job.  If you want people given recognition, pick up a 
pen and write a recommendation for them.  Ruling monarchs have enough 
responsibilities.  

Keep in mind that kingdom awards are almost always given to people 
who travel and play kingdom wide, and/or who give service to the 
whole kingdom, and who are paid members.  Artemisia has always been a 
pay-to-play kingdom, that's one of the ways we got to be a kingdom in 
the first place.  The reward you get for playing and serving in your 
local group is to *have* a local group capable of hosting events. 

i know some folks are going to say we are re inacting 
> medieval times where things were often not fair or equal.  however, 
we are re 
> in acting the better parts of the meieval times.
> i am not sure how awards ect are finianced but i am betting it is 
through 
> memebership dues.  so, they are bought by the people for the 
people.  

The physical symbols representing awards (belts, cloaks, badges, 
medallions and so on) are most often made or purchased by the 
household, friends, or peerage of the recipient.

if awards 
> were more freely given instead of horded for the chosen few, i am 
betting we 
> wouldn't loose members as we have recently.  there also would be a 
higher 
> attendance at court.  maybe we could have a reign that could have 
their people 
> do a little research into shires/baroneys to find out who hasn't 
been reconized (rest snipper for brevity)


Again, it is the members' job to write recommendations.  I assume 
that you are writing of service awards, because fighting and arts and 
sciences awards are less mysterious.  The people in a local group are 
the ones in a position to know who is actually working in the local 
group.

Our drop in numbers has to do with economics, and we will recover as 
the economy recovers in our region.  Our mundane population is 
smaller than other areas, so any economic downturn affects us more 
than more populated areas.  We also need to work harder at recruiting 
than other places.   

If you can afford to pay for a membership, you are honor-bound to do 
so, whether you fight or not.  The reward will be to have a kingdom 
that doesn't require a twenty hour trip to see coronation.  

I remain,
your obedient servant,
Jehane (I remember when we were part of Atenveldt) de Saint Michael
I bear the arms "Per pale gules and argent a bordure indented sable."

(I deleted my old account and made a new one.  Maybe this will go 
through now.)

 



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