<p style><font face="georgia, serif">(this email is being posted to both the yahoo group and the server based elist so that all of the Barony has a chance to see and discuss the topic)</font></p><p style><font face="georgia, serif">So Lord Luther asked a couple of questions about the server based e-list yesterday. I have added his questions below....</font></p>
<p style><i><font face="'times new roman', serif">Just a curiousity question, but I thought the new elist was official, that was the reason it was being switched from the yahoo list so it could be.I was told this was a done deal and pretty much over with.<br>
I also thought groups were pretty much being made to switch to kingdom servers yet I see groups in the Midrealm still using yahoo and telling me they have no clue about a switch being imposed. is this just a Kingdom thing?<br>
Luther</font></i></p><div style><div class="adm" style="margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0px"><i><font face="'times new roman', serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px">So does this mean that the new improved list that wasn`t supposed to change anything, actually does change things and doesn`t offer what yahoo does?<br>
</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px">Luther</span></font></i></div><div class="adm" style="margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0px"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px"><font face="georgia, serif">The first question asked was about an agenda item for the upcoming meeting. The item is a discussion and possibly vote on making the server based e-list an official form of communication for the group. So in answer to that question I have this.</font></span></div>
<div class="adm" style="margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0px"><font color="#222222" face="georgia, serif">In the email about the server based list that I sent on January 23rd I stated <i>"</i></font><i><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px">In addition we can eventually choose to add the e-list to our forms of official communication, if we choose.</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">"</span></font></i></div>
<div class="adm" style="margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0px"><font color="#222222" face="georgia, serif">When the vote was taken to move the e-list to the kingdom server we did not vote to make it an official form of communication. Right now the server based e-list is not official nor is the yahoo group. That is something that needed a separate vote. One of the reasons is that on an official list all communications are actually official. This is very new territory for us as a group. This could mean that eventually all activities (i.e. fighter practices, art nights, etc...) would be consider official and be treated as such. This also means that I person could post their "vote" on a matter to the list and that could act as their proxy for a vote they could not attend. Also it gives the opportunity for actions to be taken quicker in case of a needed change to a polling or other activity. Right now our only "official" form of communication is the Baronial Newsletter. </font></div>
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<font color="#222222" face="georgia, serif">Next, Lord Luther inquired about whether other kingdoms were switching to using their servers for communications....<br></font></div><div class="adm" style="margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0px">
<font color="#222222" face="georgia, serif">On January 23rd I wrote<i> "</i></font><i><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px">The webminister's office has expressed a desire to eventually have groups house their e-lists on the SCA servers just as they have with the websites. No we are not being told we have to do this</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">" </span></font></i></div>
<div class="adm" style="margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0px"><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">I think I should have added the word Atlantia to that. :) I don't know what other kingdoms are doing. The kingdom Webminister's office and Seneschal's office have expressed the desire to have all SCA related activities online such as e-lists and websites hosted on the <a href="http://atlantia.sca.org">atlantia.sca.org</a> server. I do want to restate again that this is NOT something that is being imposed on us. It is something that has been suggested to help centralize communications, and to give us more support if it is needed. </span></font></div>
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<font face="georgia, serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">The last question Lord Luther asked was a response to Lord Christophe's post about the archery community having a list so that he could post files. </span></font></div>
<div class="adm" style="margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0px"><font color="#222222" face="georgia, serif">Also on January 23rd (man I wrote a lot that day!) I wrote <i>"</i></font><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="font-style:italic;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px">All of the files from the old list will be backed up and housed on the Baronial website. This will take a bit of time to get handled so please every one be patient with that process as well. </span><span style="font-style:italic;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px">Baron Talorgeon has it on his list of items to do in regards to the kingdom hosted lists to make file storing and attachments available. So until that becomes a reality we will host them ourselves.</span><font color="#222222"><i>" </i> <br>
The day to day workings of the elist are not changed on the server based list. You post a message from your email, it goes to the list, the list sends it to those on the list getting emails, and archives it for future reference. </font></font></div>
<div class="adm" style="margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0px"><font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#222222">Currently the Kingdom server list doesn't support files being added to a file section. But as I stated in the above email. This is something that the Kingdom Webminister is working to make available. In the mean time we have a wonderful website that is maintained by Lady Annora Hall that is capable of hosting any and all files that we might need access to as a group. </font></font></div>
<div class="adm" style="margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0px"><font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#222222">This issue was brought up at the meeting where the vote was taken and it was decided that we were ok with files being housed on the Baronial website until the server list could give us the ability to host them there.</font></font></div>
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<font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#222222">I hope that I have been able to answer the questions you were having.</font></font></div><div class="adm" style="margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0px">
<font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#222222"><br></font></font></div><div class="adm" style="margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0px"><font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#222222">Lady Murienne, Seneschal</font></font></div>
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