[Archers] Ideas for future WoWs and some issues that need to be addressed.

[Lorelei Elkins]

I'd love to have a discussion about how archery at WoW can run better.  I
agree with Lord Janyn's comments about signage so that people can find the
range easier.  This year had some unique issues....like walking through the
battlefield area or navigating the berm.  One could have a golf cart to
bring you up there but that means walking to someplace to find a golf cart
to bring you up there.  It was proposed that next year we have designated
routes and stops for the golf carts for those with mobility issues.

My biggest concern is that we need more marshals.  Seriously.  We had about
half of what we should have had this year. We need more people involved in
planning prior to the event.

What I'd like to do is form a work-group dedicated to addressing WoW
archery.  Currently we have the range open half a day Thursday, all day
Friday and Saturday and a few hours on Sunday. There is a plan to make WoW
a week long event. The way archery is happening right now, we can't support
a week long event.

Two years ago or so I wrote a document called, "How to run archery at War
of the Wings".  I'm happy to share this and add to it from the work-group
suggestions.  We need to get some things set as the event is likely to be
turned over to the Kingdom.  We need to start treating it as a
Pennsic-style range, which means some hard and fast rules and whatever else
we want to do.  What do you like about Pennsic archery?  Gulf Wars?  Other
big, multi-day events you've been to?

The current budget for archery is $100.  That's not enough.  I've been
trying to get it bumped up to at least $150...which still isn't enough but
it's better.  Every year I eat some of the cost.  If you volunteer to run
archery next year, plan on doing that.  Naran spent a lot on his prize
shoot and so did Mungo and Sarah.  Creativity appreciated!  This is ours to
write the way we want it to read. I am not running archery next year for
WoW but I'd like to get some of the details worked out.


What do you think?  I can start a google chat/messenger or a Facebook page
or an email forum.

Mistress Lorelei Greenleafe
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