[MR] RE: Secrecy

[Lady Rhiannon of Berra]

Everyone has their own reasons for going to court (or
not going to court).  I go because it's nice to see my
friends and family get "cookies".  However, I would go
to court whether they received an award or not.

I think that we could spend the effort we expend on
surprise in other more creative and fulfilling ways...
Making court more spiff with pageantry and the like is
just one example.

Lady Rhiannon
(who is a member of the "Don't surprise me" group).


--- "Towey, Brian" <cbt4489 at glaxowellcome.com> wrote:
> >> It's like a raffle where you must be present to
> win.
>
> > If people don't enjoy attending court, I think it
> churlish to force
> > them...making attendance mandatory takes the
> spirit
> > out of things
>
> Dear Pedro,
>
> Nobody said anything about mandatory attendance.
> There are only incentives
> and disincentives, as there are with every activity.
>
> We were talking about a change in the custom of
> surprising our award
> winners.  The discussion so far had focused narrowly
> on those getting the
> awards, those giving  them, and the significant
> others who would want to be
> present.  I was wondering about the side-effects on
> everybody outside that
> circle.  How would such a change affect the pros and
> cons of attending court
> for the populace at large?
>
> Your servant,
>
> Charles Fleming
> Miror Otium Negotium Multum Requirere
>
>
>
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