[MR] Process, procedure, and how decisions get made - was: Banning....etc

[JR]

Don't forget that your canton heralds are a good place to start since we 
study Protocol and Precedence; I sense a "Ask Auntie Rhiannon" in the 
making.
JR's 3 C's: Courtesy, Chivalry, and Cheesecake
YIS, Jarvis Riley
Salisburie Glen herald




On 6/29/2011 6:54 PM, Bonnie Harvey/ Alesia Gillefalyn wrote:
> Greetings to the Tavern,
>
> Since there was a question earlier today about how things happen and how
> decisions are made, I thought I would take the opportunity to: 1) Thank
> Mistress Molly for pointing the particular question to the Seneschelette and
> 2) Remind everyone that answers to these kinds of questions can be found in
> our Society documents and Kingdom law and policies.
> http://www.sca.org/docs/index.html and http://law.atlantia.sca.org/
> respectively.
>
> Most everything that we do has some kind of guideline, policy or rule
> associated with it.  If all else fails, you can always go to our local
> branch offficer, who if they can't answer the question, will bump it up to
> the regional and if the regional doesn't know the answer (which is
> unlikely), the question will land in front of the Kingdom officer.  Yes,
> there are escalation points above that but the vast majority of things are
> handled in Kingdom.
>
> This forum, although wonderful for exchanging event information, A&S links,
> and other general SCA/period information, is one of the worst places to get
> any kind of accurate information in regards to what is really happening in
> the Kingdom and why or why not a decision was made the way it was.  Quite
> honestly it is like getting your daily dose of national news excxlusively
> from Stephen Colbert or the Daily Show.
>
> If you have a question about policy, process, or a decision, ask  - but
> please ask someone who may know the correct answer.  Ask your local officers
> (Seneschal, Exchequer, Marshal, etc) and follow the chain up when
> necessary.  If all else fails, ask your Monarches.  They don't bite and They
> are here to serve you.
>
> Regards,
> Alesia
>


-- 
YIS,
Jarvis Riley
JR's 3 C's: Courtesy, Chivalry, and Cheesecake