[MR] NMS - Re: Unofficial - All Things Marshal

[Brown, Tracey (BOA)]

I realize we're getting into semantics here but what the local
newsletters actually publish is "This newsletter is not a corporate
publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., and does not
delineate SCA policies." It doesn't say anything about them not being an
official publication, just that they are not a corporate publication.
Any warranted Chronicler publishing a newsletter for a recognized group
in Atlantia is publishing an "official newsletter."

Fighter practices published in an "official" newsletter or on an
"official" website (those recognized by the Kingdom Chronicler or
Kingdom Webminister) are in a way an "event" otherwise they would not be
required to collect waivers for non-members.

- Cassandra




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[mailto:atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of Barb
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:38 AM
To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
Subject: Re: [MR] NMS - Re: Unofficial - All Things Marshal

>Ok then, if I read that correctly then ... then from corporate's point 
>of view ... any 'gathering' that is published in an appropriate 
>corporate publication (such as the Acorn, or even Baronial Newsletters)

>is an event.  If date, time, and place were published.
>
>Therefore, if at any of these, a fee is required, NMS is required as
well.

Thanks for the opportunity to clarify:
Being an SCA event is less about charging a fee than about the
announcement.  

You may have noticed that the Acorn has words to the affect (I don't
have it here to quote) that it IS an official publication of the SCA,
and local newsletters are required to have the statement that they are
NOT an official publication of the SCA.  THERE is the difference!

Publishing a fighter practice in a local newsletter does not make it an
event - it is not an official SCA publication.  Publishing a war
practice announcement in the Acorn COULD make it an event, if it meets
the rest of the requirements for being an event (run according to SCA
rules, sponsored by a branch, sanctioned by the seneschal, etc). 

Beyond that, there might be some question as to whether an event has a
complete announcement.  The Acorn has "requirements" for an announcement
(time, date, address, etc.).  

Only when we consider it an event by the above standards, does NMS come
into play. If there is a required fee to attend the event, the NMS rules
apply.

Anne




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