[MR] Driving Distances

[Judith]

Salvete!
    I too have been watching the discussion on driving distances with
interest as I do still live in a kingdom where driving distances and cost of
fuel (but not the amount of income) exceed those of Atlantia by at least a
factor of three (gas now costs 9 dollars per gallon here, and the "local"
events we attend usually involve a 300 mile drive...).
    Rotating the regions really does seem to work quite nicely here, giving
everyone a chance to work, have fun and share in the glory of hosting a
kingdom level event while also preventing any regionalized resentments from
arising.

Judith



> 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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