[Artemisia] Kingdom Calendar Change Proposal (long)

[Redhawk]

This proposal for the changes sound very good.  Except for one little matter.  Stan Wyrms premier event, Dragons Tear.  We are at a site that we can not change our date and are locked in to it.  There is also a very large waiting list for other groups to get a date for the Camp Rotary site and I don't think they care what date as long as they get a date for their event. Any Kingdom event or War before or after Dragons Tear will cause a large drop in attendance which will cause Dragons Tear (a 3 day event) to be no more. Sadly we have all felt the decrease in attendance and significant increase in site costs. We have thought about moving our site, however, there is not a place available with the amenities than Camp Rotary offers and if we went to a more rustic site, the porta potties would be a very large expense.  Not that Stan Wyrm is asking for special handling, however, if the calendar changes to the proposal, premier or signature events will
 be no more.
Redhawk
Stan Wyrm.



On Monday, March 17, 2014 1:13 PM, Morgan <morganblaidddu at yahoo.com> wrote:
  
In reply to the Proposal-Assigned Coronations;  while all of Her Excellency's points are fully valid, they overlook one of (I believe) the more meaningful benefits of winning Crown Tournament- Your Coronation Your way, in the place You choose.  Despite all of the evidence to the contrary (insert the Duke of your choice here), we have to assume that the Prince and Princess will only be having this experience once.  Having Their Coronation in Their home group, where Their family, including non-SCA family, can attend, can be an emotionally major part of Their ceremony.
Regarding the rest of her proposal, my only point to consider is that weather should be removed from the evaluation of the suitability of any dates; as she noted, we've had beautiful days in mid-January and snow storms in mid-June, so we should just ignore weather in considering event feasability.
Of course, I could be wrong.
Morgan " no, the *other* other one" Blaidd Du

Jeanine Schlauch <jeanines at cableone.net> wrote:

>Greetings to the Kingdom,
>
>I would like to restart the conversation around Master Braden's proposal to
>change the dates of our Kingdom events.
>
>We, the populace, are the Kingdom and we, the populace, have not been
>attending events as much as we used to.  Of course, the economy is in part
>to blame - less money, high gas prices, you betcha.  However, I firmly
>believe that the current Kingdom schedule carries a lot of that burden.
>
>To refresh everyone's memory, the Kingdom Calendar for past few years has
>been Coronation in March; Crown in April; A&S in May and Coronation in
>September; Crown in October;  Collegium in November; with various champion
>tournaments spread out over the year at whatever event might have room.
>
>*Current Problems*
>
>  Not very many people can attend 3 Kingdom in a row - even if they weren't
>spread out over such a huge distance.   A&S and especially Collegium suffer
>the most, being lightly attended in the first place and last in line in the
>second.   The idea of a Champions Weekend has merit - however, I do not
>believe it will go far enough to solve our current problems.
>
>  Affordable sites are hard to come by - especially at the last minute.
>The stress level for a group asked to host a Coronation with just a few
>months notice is incredible and IMO, unfair and unnecessary.
>
>  We live in the Northwest - we are going to have snow whenever it feels
>like snowing; January does not hold the monopoly on bad weather - just ask
>the folks from Montana if they made it to Coronation in March or the folks
>who tore down Uprising in a snow storm.
>
>
>   Less Coordination/Communication between groups regarding events in
>general and Premier events in particular
>
>  As it stands now, the Winter Reign has  Harvest War, GWW and sometimes
>Battlemoor; while the Summer Reign has Estrella (sometimes), Gulf Wars
>(again, sometimes); Uprising, Lilies; AnTir/West and Pennsic;
>
>
> *Proposed Changes*
>
>     Kingdom weekend moves to the *3rd weekend* of the month
>
>     Coronations are rotated throughout the Kingdom, same as Crowns
>
>     January Coronation (MLK's weekend)
>
>     April Crown
>
>     July Coronation
>
>     October Crown
>
>     Champion Tourneys and Kingdom meetings (Seneschal(e)s; Reeves;
>Officers in general and Calendar discussions) - Labor Day weekend
>
>* 2015 Examples *
>
>         Coronation Jan 17-19
>
>         Crown Tourney Apr 18-19
>
>         Coronation July 18-19
>
>         Champions Weekend Sept 5-7
>
>         Crown Tourney Oct 17-18
>
>
>
> *Benefits of this change*
>
>      Spreads the Kingdom events evenly over the year;
>
>      Eases the stress on the pocket book - 3 Kingdom events back to back
>over 3 months means fewer folk are able to attend all 3.
>
>
>      We get our Kingdom birthday back
>
>
>     The 3rd weekend of the month is not used for Crown events in any other
>close Kingdom
>
>
>      Makes use of two 3 day weekends - especially the one in January;
>
>
>      Lessens the amount of time, money and effort required of the Heirs
>and Crowns - widening the pool of potential candidates;  (frankly, 3 months
>as Heirs is more than long enough)
>
>     Allows each set of Crowns to go to multiple Wars throughout the
>Kingdom and the Known Worlde.   Estrella, Gulf Wars, Lilies, Uprising and
>West/An Tir during one; Pennsic; Raptor War, Harvest, Battlemoor and GWW in
>the other
>
>     Adding Coronation to the rotation eases the incredible stress on local
>groups/stewards and allows for long-term planning and acquisitions of
>sites; (anyone remember Pugmire campground?  They have a waiting list)
>
>
>It is my hope that we, as the members of this Kingdom, will discuss the
>merits of this proposal and if it is accepted - petition the Crown, the
>Heirs and the Seneschale to make these changes as soon as possible.
>
>
>Thank you for your time and attention.
>
>
>Most sincerely,
>
>Viscountess Morgan du Marc, OP
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