[Cynnabar] A rational approach

[Aaron Elkiss]

I don't think anyone is disputing that they need help. Nor is anyone
disputing that we can and should help after the dust settles and
everyone has had a chance to get all the information. What I haven't
really seen so far (for the most part) is justification that the
additional money is needed so immediately that the use of the
emergency spending rules are justified. Emergency spending should be
limited to the actual emergency.

-a

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Dennis Higgins <mortisfan at comcast.net> wrote:
> We know that SCA Inc and the Middle Kingdom needs financial help, above and
> beyond the minimum asked for. It has been stated in several previous e-mails
> being passed down from the correct offices.
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> You are correct that running off a cliff just because everyone else is doing
> it is a bad reason to do things. However, running with everyone else to form
> a bucket brigade to help put out a house that’s on fire is the best reason
> to join in and help.
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> Finn
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> From: barony-bounces at cynnabar.org [mailto:barony-bounces at cynnabar.org] On
> Behalf Of Randy Asplund
> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 10:27 PM
> To: Barony of Cynnabar
> Subject: [Cynnabar] A rational approach
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> Jawiga was absolutely right, and I commend her for having the guts to say it
> in the face of such a polar reaction.  I hope that other people who feel as
> she does will be willing to speak up so we can at least represent both sides
> of the matter fairly.
>
>
>
> Here's why she's right:
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> 1) The SCA Inc leadership is not stupid. They asked for what they need. They
> thought about it and told us specifically what they want. Therefore there is
> no emergency that requires our immediate payment beyond what they asked for
> and so the emergency policy for a decision is not appropriate. It is hard to
> make a case for there being a need to decide right now how much extra to
> give or who it should be given to. As long as the SCA meets the required
> need, the excess is not time critical.
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>
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> 2) The whole point of taking time to decide is so that here is time to
> actually sort it out and get the word with ACCURATE facts to people. But
> what you folks are demanding is that we go on minimal information that
> includes a very poor understanding of the situation since all of the facts
> have not even been produced yet. We may indeed decide later that it is a
> good and right thing to contribute the excess amount to someone, but we
> deserve a chance to figure that out without being caught up in a rushed
> panic and pushed into it. And that is what is happening, action without
> looking squarely at all of the facts.
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>
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> 3) There is nothing that says we can't give deeply from our pockets in 3
> weeks, and the delay won't cause one bit of a problem for the SCA if you
> believe #1 above to be true -that the SCA isn't stupid and has asked for
> what it actually needs.
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> 4) The worst excuse I can think of for doing this now is "because other
> groups are doing it now." Geeze, do we want to be rational or do we want to
> join the lemming conga line because our egos need us to keep up with the
> Jones? If the SCA or the Middle Kingdom wants more money or needs more money
> after this weekend it will become known at that time., We can still be just
> as generous in 3 weeks as now, but we will be making an informed and
> thoughtful decision based on facts, not what some panicked guessing
> produced. I would rather be appreciated for being wise and generous when it
> counts than seen as foolish for blindly committing to a path I didn't fully
> understand.
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> RanthulfR
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