[MR] Driving Distances

[Jiles Fairfax]

Barcsi is right the principality discussion does not address the first issue of blowing off a bid due to a perspective of distance. I think it is time to point out that people on the Northern end have gotten the short end of the stick on driving for kingdom events for the last few years now. Crowns have been way down south; the last was over 10 hours from DC and there are people even more north than that. The last few unevents have been just as far. 12th night the last 2 years was in the Southern area; not all the way south but not close to being central. 

No matter where the event is some part of the kingdom is looking at a long trip; how about we share that problem a little instead of making the Northern folks drive all the time. It also seems a little backwards to keep putting major kingdom events far from the main part of the kingdom population.

We cannot always host these events in the middle it would be a burden on those groups but to switch the long drive every now and again would be fair. 

Jiles


> Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 12:55:44 -0400
> From: jeffrey.c.smith.ctr at usmc.mil
> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: [MR] Principalities and Driving Distances
>
> Good afternoon all,
>
> It has been interesting to watch this discussion from what I personally feel
> is a valid complaint about driving distances and the economic impact of
> traveling to one about a prospective principality in the north of Atlantia.
>
> I don't feel that there is a definate connection between the two. While
> having a prince and princess to hold courts (and add 4 main events to the
> calendar) may be nice, it really doesn't solve the problem regarding
> distance to attend *kingdom events*. It only gives the people in the
> affected area more to do without traveling a long distance. That can be
> done more simply by hosting more four more events every year in that area.
>
> Honestly, I have no opinion on whether or not anyone, anywhere in Atlantia
> forms a principality because the discussion is just hypothetical at this
> point -- if it were to be seriously considered and in my area, I might feel
> differently.
>
> That said, let's look at events and driving times/costs.
>
> I have recently moved here from a kingdom *much* larger in area where fuel
> costs are *much* higher (overnight drives and airplane trips to attend
> events are fairly common there). I don't want to make this a "here's how we
> did it elsewhere" discussion, but the solution there was to rotate the most
> significant events to different parts of the kingdom to afford everyone the
> opportunity to attend them without having to sell the house to get there.
> Atlantia can be neatly divided into several areas (I am purposefully not
> using the word "region"): Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South
> Carolina which includes nearly all of the Realm. Why not rotate the most
> significant events (including crown tournaments, coronations, and
> university) from region to region. The calendar merely needs to reflect
> that the next (for example) crown tournament is to be held in Maryland and
> bids are due by whenever. If no one submits a bid, then an extension is
> granted including an opportunity for other areas to bid. The process is
> simple, affords everyone an opportunity to attend major events at least
> periodically, and is easily managed -- I know because I did it -- and if I
> can do it, it must be simple ;)
>
> The counter-proposal: central locations where all events can be held is (1)
> hard on the local populace (as pointed out already) since they will
> routinely face a hard job and because it limits their ability to hold "fun"
> events, and (2) permanently hard on those near the periphery of the kingdom
> (define that how you will). I see no real advantages.
>
> Just food for thought.
>
> Barcsi Janos
>
> PS - Apologies if this comes through more than one. It appears to be rejecting my posts repeatedly.
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