[MR] [Archers] I'd like to point out.....

[Steven Chang]

I know I for one wasn't too happy at this one event where I drove 2.5
hours for archery only to be told that the archery marshal in charge
of the event decided not to show up. I did ask for my money back and
went straight home.

I don't think it sent any kind of msg to anyone other than "Oh that
guy was so rude, asked for his money back and left". I know what it
did do though, I never went to that event again.


On 9/16/10, Garth G. Groff <ggg9y at virginia.edu> wrote:
>   My Lord Siegfried,
>
> Ah, you see the glass half-full. I see it as half-empty. I hope you are
> right if this ever comes to pass, but I expect it would end otherwise.
> If it did, I think we should make a lot of noise and demand refunds, but
> the Powers That Be (PTB) are very likely to say, "Too bad, but it was
> their choice, and there's nothing we can do about it now", perhaps
> sending a mild "tsk, tsk" to the autocrat. Remember, "It's all about the
> fighting."
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
> Lord Mungo Napier, Who Has Spent Too Many Years Working for UVA
>
> On 9/16/2010 9:53 AM, Siegfried wrote:
>>> Closing the range would undoubtedly cause a lot of hard feelings, a
>>> blizzard of emails, probably not be taken seriously by the powers that
>>> be (outside of the archery community), and possibly cause archery to be
>>> excluded at that event in the future, but it is the only possible course
>>> of action.
>> Lord Mungo, I disagree.   I feel that if/when a range needs closed by
>> the MiC-Archery, because the autocrat/event-staff/MiC-Event/etc were
>> unable to provide suitable space...
>>
>> Would actually send a strong message to the 'powers that be'.  For in
>> doing said closing, the reason for it should be well shared with all the
>> dissapointed archers.  And we archers are not known for 'keeping our
>> tongue' well.
>>
>> Therefore, numerous complaints would most likely be filed, to autocrat,
>> to seneschal, to MiC, and perhaps higher as they'd have to be included
>> in the MiC-Event's report, etc.
>>
>> Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if some attendees might not even ask for
>> event refunds.  If the sole reason they drove 4 hours was to do archery,
>> to be told the range had to be closed because the autocrat didn't allow
>> enough room to do it safely.
>>
>> So, while I hope that this situation never comes to pass.  I think if it
>> does, the message will be quickly driven home.
>>
>> In Service,
>> Siegfried
>>
>>
>
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