[MR] comps

[Rozsa]

I actually agree with Your Grace Simone on this one.  I've autocratted small 
events and fairly large events - some I worked on for years before the first 
person stepped through the gate - and I paid to attend.

I've also held various other positions on event staff, and can promise you 
that when I ran the A&S competitions at SSBB felt as if I had worked harder 
in that single day than I had during the entire event when I was event 
steward of War of the Wings.  (I sure was more tired!! :)  And I paid to 
attend both events, and never thought twice about it.

Determining who on staff is working 'hard enough' to warrant comping is a 
hard line to determine and therefore I agree that everyone on staff pays to 
get in.  Autocrat on down.  Keeps it simple.

As for the Royals - they get comped.  I have seen first hand on more than 
one occasion now how much time, energy, and even money the Royals put out to 
have the honor of being TRM/TRH/Baronage - over and above any travel funds. 
While they are wearing the 'hat' they should have the privilege of not 
having to pay to walk through the gate at any event in Their lands. 
 Besides - I bet that Their presence at the event alone got at least one 
more person to attend the event - if not a dozen!  And events are always 
enhanced by Their presence.  If ,as a Royal, you still feel the need to 
contribute monetarily to the event - I bet the sponsorship of some prizes or 
even the donation of some toilet paper would be greatly appreciated!

Rozsa
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sarah Toich" <barjavel at verizon.net>
To: "Merry Rose" <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: [MR] comps


>
> And I completely disagree. I believe that every member of the staff should
> pay to get on site. Yes, they work hard, but this is a volunteer
> organization and I think that paying your way be you cook, autocrat or 
> staff
> is an upfront cost of participating at any event. I know that almost every
> cook or autocrat pays money out of their pocket to enhance the 
> event...that
> is always their choice.
>
> During my terms as Queen I would be comped. It's been 20 years so I can't
> swear I paid my way at every event, but I know that I tried to. And on 
> more
> than one occasion some kind gentle would step in and pay when I was about 
> to
> do so... While at first I felt awkward about accepting I came to realize 
> it
> was a gift to the Crown and I accepted it as a privilege...and yes it 
> saved
> me money. (The stipend when I was Queen was $40 per person per reign, yup
> that was it...and we had no email at that point either!! The Crowns sent 
> out
> pollings and paid for printing and postage :-)... LOL, my first gift as
> Princess was an answering machine from Duke Olaf. He said we would need 
> one
> so we'd be able to eat meals without having the phone ringing off the 
> hook.
> Hard to imagine now!
>
> I did not feel that the group should pay my way, as it is and always will 
> be
> an incredible honor to serve as Queen.
>
>
>
> Simone
>
>
> On 6/23/10 6:39 PM, "logan" <logan at ebonwoulfe.com> wrote:
>
>> i couldnt imagine asking the head cook or his/her staff to pay anything.
>> the thought of doing so is vulgar to me.
>>
>
>
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