[MR] RE: heraldry

[EoganOg at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/4/01 7:14:00 PM !!!First Boot!!!, admin at scahunt.com 
writes:


> But think of the advantages to digital storage; Instantaneous search and 
> real-time viewing of the armorial. How easy it would be to simply post a 
> copy on the sotrage server and have all consulting heralds check one 
> location; no more snail mail of items all over the globe...
>  


No one is saying that these records should never be kept digitally.  In fact, 
many people, as far as I know, are encouraging this.  But the vast number of 
prior records that Laurel has in storage mean that this cannot be an 
overnight thing.  And we are all volunteers at this.  It has to be done in 
people's spare time.  If you want to help scan any of these prior records in, 
I'm sure Laurel's office will take volunteers. ;-)

(Disclaimer--I'm just basing this off of other discussions I have heard-I'm 
not on Laurel's staff).

Also, a thing to consider.  If we went to an all digital registration 
process, only those with computers would be able to register names and 
devices.  And only those who were fairly comfortable with their computers, 
had access to scanners, etc, or could compose drawings on a graphics software 
would actually do it.  

Aye,
Eogan


Tighearn Eoghan Og mac Labhrainn, CP
http://www.albanach.org
Sacred Stone Pursuivant Extraordinary
Web Master et A&S Minister for the Canton of Hawkwood
"Checky Or & Vert, two lions combatant, tails knowed, in base a mouse 
couchant, all within an orle of roundels, Argent."
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