[MR] Fall Coronation

[baronjc at verizon.net]

   Actually, I would like to touch on that perception.  Our Barony
   specifically decided not to put in a bid for Coronation and chose to
   pursue a bid for Crown Tourney due to a similar reason.  Not due to a
   site being "too far," but due to a tradition of the new Prince and
   Princess wanting to be crowned at a site special to them; and those are
   normally close to home.
   Please be assured this is no slight on Windmaster's Hill; but we
   assumed that Windmaster's or one of the cantons would have a bid
   delivered within a few days after crown.  I would not be surprised to
   hear that others felt the same way and decided not to put in a bid for
   that reason alone.  This fits right with the fallacy of "why put in a
   bid when we won't get it;" and I personally am ashamed to have thought
   that way.
   That being said, I have faith that if a request is put out from the
   Heirs or the Kingdom Seneschal; there will be bids in hand within a
   week.  We are Atlantia, and when our Crowns call what else can we do
   but serve?
   Baron Jean Claude, Tir-y-Don
   May 23, 2011 03:09:02 PM, acresouth at aol.com wrote:

     I agree with all of your reasons and I will add one:
     There is a perception that the Prince/Princess prefer sites closer
     to their home base. Bids in the North for crowning southern royalty
     seem to get rejected and vice-versa. So similar to #3 below -- why
     bother to put together a bid when you perceive that you will be
     rejected due to past experience of "being too far to travel."
     I am not saying that Their Highnesses should not have the
     prerogative to select their coronation site, as a matter of fact,
     with the cost of gas/travel, it seems more likely they would and
     should stay closer to home. So, at present, that leaves a large
     number of groups that are far away hesitant about submitting bids.
     Although I think it is quite ironic that the bid that has come in is
     from as far north as you can go and then some into another
     kingdom...
     Adriana di Salaparuta