[EKStationers] EK Stationers Company -- opening discussion!

[MC Toscano]

MC Toscano wrote:

> <>>><tap tap tap> Hello? Is this thing on?
>
> >>I _know_ that there are other people on this list... ;-)
>
> >>>I even know that people have read Elwynne's post (I've seen it
> posted to a bookbinders guild list in An Tir).
>
> >>>Surely _someone_ here must have an opinion of what we've put
> together so far...
>
>
> Sorry about that, Lyle, was working on a scroll, doing research and as 
> a very, very, very junior person in this potential company, I fully 
> expected others to jump in before me. :-)
>
> Some quick thoughts -
>
> There is a lot of room in the expanse between Novice and Journeyman.   
> Not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
>
> >>SKILL LEVELS/EXPERIENCE
> >>Novice –
> >>- teachable, willing and able to learn
>
> I would take out teachable.  One person's unteachable is another's 
> perfectly fine.
>
>
> >>QUESTION: Who is responsible for determining when a person is ready to
> >>advance to journeyman or master? How will this be done? How will it be
> >>recognized (ceremony, badge, cord, etc.)?
>
> How was it done in period?  I know that the Masters of Defense had 
> trials wherein someone would play their prize before judges.  
> (Possibly apples and oranges, but a potential way to do it).  Perhaps 
> the person says, I believe that I am ready to advance, and gets a 
> sponsor and then proceeds?
>
> I'm not greatly in favor of badges or cords.  Again, possibly 
> something that would have matched what was done in history.
>
> I'm more concerned not necessarily with attaboys, as I am with 
> advancing the idea of more historical ideals of  promoting book craft 
> and encouraging their production.
>
> Now if I just had time. :-)
>
> >>ELECTIONS
> >>Elections for Master Warden and Wardens to be held every ___ years. 
>
> I say two years.
>
> >>Elections to be held once company is established and stabilized.
>
> fair enough.
>
> >>Discussion: Length of terms / No term limit / ?
>
>
> Terms limits so that fresh blood can move in, new ideas are tried, and 
> people can retire in grace. :-)
>
> Nataliia
>
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