[MR] census conclusions

[Garth Groff]

M'Lady Gwyn,

Your observation about mentoring is to the point. I'm not sure about the 
novice crown tourney.  Experience and long-standing relationships are 
very important to the work our kings do. Remember, they make policy 
(which means negotiating with dukes, knights, etc.), and they also 
prepare and lead our armies in the major and minor wars (which means 
negotiating with other kings).

You might consider casting a wider net. There are people with leadership 
potential among our rapier fighters, archers, and among the general 
populace who don't do martial sports (I'm thinking heralds, A&S folks, 
scribes, etc., especially ladies). They may not be candidates for 
royalty, but why can't they be mentored to higher offices in both 
baronies and the kingdom?

Term limits? Not a bad idea.

Kind regards,


Lord Mungo

On 7/26/2011 1:22 PM, Gwyn wrote:
> to proove the point, of some people and peerage we seem to have lost one of the most important roles of peerage, mentoring. ,look at the percentage of folks who have been either a landed baron or baroness, or royalty. less than 7%!   it clearly shows that too many people are holding these positions over and over again. we need to encourage new blood. term limits, perhaps?  perhaps a novice crown tourney,  stating as the regular crown rules, such as, you have to be in the SCA a year or more, but have never won a crown before. what do you all think?  have one every other year?
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