[MR] Event listing, making plans, etc.

[Gwen]

As I sent the email, I realized I had made an error in my wording that
changed the content of the sentence.  I said "The very first event that isnt
linked either to information or to the hosting group doesnt appear until
October while we have events happening this month with no available info
online."  I meant to say "this COMING month".. meaning March.  All events
for February are linked to information on the Acorn.   Excuse the mistake
please.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gwen" <gwenllian.verchrhys at verizon.net>
To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: [MR] Event listing, making plans, etc.


> Actually,  while there are events listed through May, there are only 2
> listings for April and 4 for May compared to the 8 listings for February
and
> 9 for March.  Nothing past March 29th has information that can be
accessed-
> an open link so to speak.   April's Coronation is still listed as TBD as
is
> May's Crown Tourney although I believe this was answered on the MR here
> earlier this week.  Believe it or not, some of our numbers arent on the
MR-
> like new members to the area or to the SCA who havent heard of it yet- and
> so posting here doesnt solve the problem completely.
>
> We *could* go back through the Atlantian website to find the link to the
> hosting group's url and then look through their website to find the
> information, and I personally have done that.  Sometimes I find all I
need;
> sometimes the hosting group doesnt have their page updated yet; sometimes
> they link back to the Acorn... But isnt that what the Acorn is for? One
stop
> shopping for all your event needs?
>
> I've also noticed occasionally that an event doesnt show up on the
calendar
> until its almost upon us making planning and preparation difficult. In
that
> case, an open link or a manual search in that group's website doesnt help
if
> you've made other plans.
>
> Many might not plan 4 months in advance but some of us do.  Even for those
> that don't, knowledge of things to come is still helpful.  You can block a
> weekend, etc.  (Think mundanely of the dentist when they schedule your
next
> 6 month appt as you're taking care of your co-payment at this month's
check
> up.  You dont plan things that far out but you know when it comes time you
> won't plan anything on that particular day...)
>
> I'm not pointing fingers here.  This is just an observation.  Hopefully
> through conversation the Kingdom and autocrats can become aware of
> timeliness issues and the website and Acorn can better serve all of us.
>
> Speaking of the East's calendar, they do have a wonderful calendar set up.
> I can understand where merchants especially would find this calendar of
> events useful, but even we non-merchants can benefit.  The linked sites
with
> the INCOMPLETE disclaimer are particularly nice.   We can look at that
> "incomplete" and say to ourselves, "Aha.. an interesting looking event but
> not all of the paperwork and/or information is complete.  I'll keep an eye
> on that one."  At least it's a heads-up for things to come.
>
> When comparing our calendar to theirs, (and perhaps gaining some ideas of
> our own to improve our set up) the East calendar is full as is ours for
> February and March.  For April we have 2 events while the East has 12.
The
> same is true for May and it isnt until June that they have only a couple
> events listed per month, but we have none listed for June- the end of
> summer.  All the events that are listed on their calendar are linked and
> marked as incomplete or updated. They also link not only the event
> information but a seperate link to the hosting group's site.  The very
first
> event that isnt linked either to information or to the hosting group
doesnt
> appear until October while we have events happening this month with no
> available info online.
>
> Gwen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Signora Sveva Lucciola" <ladysveva at yahoo.com>
> To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 9:50 AM
> Subject: [MR] Event listing, making plans, etc.
>
>
> > Currently the events listed on line are up through May. 4 months! Do
> > you personanlly plan much farther out than that? I would guess rarely.
> > "But there isn't very information regarding the future events", you
> > say? Well, they do list the hosting group. Many of them have their own
> > webpages (that you can get to from the Kingdom website)and they often
> > put up their upcoming event information months before it appears in the
> > Acorn. And if nothing is there or they don't have a web page? Contact
> > the seneschal for the group (contact information also available on the
> > Kingdom Web page), since they should, at the very least, know and have
> > contact information for the autocrat.
> >
> > Sometimes you do need to plan further out... For example if your group
> > is trying to schedule and event or perhaps you are trying to schedule
> > something personal to not be in conflict with SCA demands (like a
> > wedding). What should you do then? Well, first figure out when the
> > Kingdom events are likely to be (that's on line with the bid submission
> > info http://seneschal.atlantia.sca.org/eventform.pdf). Second,try to
> > remember or look at past Acorns (wish these were still up on the
> > website) and see what groups have hosted events when. Many of these are
> > reaccuring, Ymir 2nd week of Feb, "Jewel" Joust Memorial day
> > weekend...etc. You can contact the seneschals to see if they are
> > planning to have that event again and when. I will admit that
> > unforetunately this method often overlooks the novel event that doesn't
> > have a history to promote it...which is a shame because sometimes they
> > can be the most interesting!
> >
> > Also, when your group is planning an event, it doesn't hurt to directly
> > contact the Chronicler and ask if there is already something on the
> > Kingdom calendar then.
> >
> > Anyway, that's my .02...(Someone must really be walking around with a
> > lot of change in their pockets!)
> >
> > Sveva
> >
> >
> >
> > =====
> > "If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy.
> > If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem.
> > But I arise in the morning torn between the desire to improve the world,
> > and a desire to enjoy the world.
> > This makes it hard to plan the day."
> > ---e.b. white
> >
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