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

[Dessert Duchess]

My Lord,
I am somewhat curious...Why is the fault here with the event autocrat or the PTB if the problem was that the Archer MIC simply chose not to show up?
I think it somewhat unfair to punish the group/event as a whole because one person failed in their obligation.
Seonaid

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--- On Thu, 9/16/10, Steven Chang <moondragn at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Steven Chang <moondragn at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [MR] [Archers] I'd like to point out.....
> To: "Garth G. Groff" <ggg9y at virginia.edu>
> Cc: Atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010, 10:14 AM
> 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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