[Cynnabar] Cynnabar Chronicles proposal
Randy Asplund
randyasplund at comcast.net
Wed Sep 12 16:43:46 UTC 2012
That's a superb enhancement to the idea Sir Gregoire!
RanthulfR
On Sep 12, 2012, at 12:25 PM, Greg Less wrote:
> Hi All-
>
> Yay, Cynnabar history!
>
> I think that both Lady Ceara and Sir Ranthulfr have hit on some
> very key, important points: we need our history, the history we are
> making everyday, to be recorded and we need to do it in a way that
> is accessible and convenient for all.
>
> I believe that the scrapbook is a fantastic idea - it can be
> taken anywhere and shown to anyone, no electricity/network
> connection required. This will help us with demos and recruiting, as
> well as give us the opportunity to point and laugh at our current
> goofy haircuts in ten years time!
>
> A huge thank you to Lady Ceara for volunteering to do this for us.
>
> I also think that digital is a boon when trying to store huge
> amounts of information. It also gives us a way to keep the records
> forever, with minimal upkeep. Here, what I propose might be the
> easiest way to handle a digital history would be to create a
> cynnabar.org Wiki that members of the barony can edit themselves to
> self-report what happened at events. This allows all of the
> information Lady Ceara has listed below and more to be added with
> minimal effort from the Historian. The Historian could simply be the
> moderator for the comments and the person who reminds people to self
> report when the initial enthusiasm dies off. The other benefit of a
> Wiki is that those who don't want their info recorded don't have to
> participate.
>
> Regards,
> -Gregoire.
>
> On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Randy Asplund <randyasplund at comcast.net
> > wrote:
> Milady Ceara,
>
> I like your idea of a scrapbook per se. I think it is really cool
> when I get to look at pictures of "the old days" and show friends
> what we were doing back then and compare to now, or to just
> reminisce. There is actually an SCA historian office, though I don't
> believe we have such an office currently in Cynnabar (do we?). I
> think the closest thing is the chronicler theoretically keeping
> records.
>
> Well, I had a friend who was an avid scrapbooker. He had the
> 28" (about that anyway) kind and he had about 30 of them. They took
> a large amount of space in his home because he kept them accessible.
> Then he met a gal in England and hired me to digitize them so he
> could take it with him. It was like trying to digitize Godzilla.
> When it was done the stack of CDs was about 5" high.
>
> The thing I learned was that digital takes up WAY LESS space than a
> physical scrapbook, and if you want as as much info as you are going
> for, it is going to be hard to deal with physically. Whereas if you
> go digital, then you can make it instantly accessible to anybody.
>
> Lastly, another lesson I learned was that the SCA is positively
> draconian about getting signed permissions from everybody who goes
> into something official. This means it would be almost impossible to
> use your photos for any "official" SCA or Cynnabar publication, and
> a publication can be a one-of item. So I would suggest never letting
> it be an official thing owned by the SCA.
>
> RanthulfR
>
>
> On Sep 11, 2012, at 7:30 PM, Ceara inghean Mhuirghease uí Fhaoláin
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Everyone!
>>
>> I would like to propose Cynnabar Chronicles. I’d like to make
>> this in a scrapbook form. Not just as something pretty for us to
>> look at but as something extremely useful to the barony. I thought
>> that doing this yearly might be best starting from after Pennsic to
>> ending with Pennsic.
>> This is what I would like this book to serve as
>> v We can keep records of our events
>> Ø Proposals allow us to see an account of when, what, where and
>> how things happened for an event.
>> Ø Pictures would follow so that we could remember (for many years
>> to come):
>> § Venue appearance
>> § Who was there
>> § Set up
>> Ø Blurbs
>> § What happened in court
>> § Significant wins for tournaments
>> § A schedule of what we offered
>> § Site tokens?
>> § Misc.
>> v A record of events we attended
>> Ø Pictures
>> Ø Court: Did anyone from Cynnabar receive an award?
>> Ø Misc.
>> v Practices
>> Ø Winners of tourneys
>> Ø Misc.
>> v Meetings
>> Ø Significant things that happen
>> Ø Midair’s pie (haha)
>> v Officers
>> Ø Who was/is in office
>> Ø Pictures
>> v Other happenings
>> Ø Dance practice
>> Ø Garb workday
>> Ø Archery
>> Ø Craft night
>> Ø Fundraisers
>> Ø Demos
>> Anything else I missed!
>> We could also do the general form of a scrapbook where it is
>> just simple comments, pictures and memorabilia though I thought
>> having it as a reference for events and a more organized history of
>> our barony might serve as a better purpose so that it isn’t just a
>> pretty book to look at.
>> Also, if it is wanted, I could also do another general one of
>> Cynnabar in the past before this point!
>> To do this, I need some things for it.
>> v Book (preferably 12x12)
>> v Paper
>> v Embellishments
>> v Pictures
>> v Permanent non-acidic glue
>> I have a lot of the tools needed to do the actual work on it so
>> I’m not asking for those. If anyone could donate any of these
>> items, I would be grateful! It could be anything from simple
>> scrapbooking paper to ribbons, stickers, fairly flat unwanted old
>> site tokens, etcetera. After I know what I have to work with then I
>> can make a proposal for other materials I may need that I did not
>> receive or get enough of.
>> Thank you for your help!
>>
>> ~-~ Lady Ceara inghean Mhuirghease uí Fhaoláin ~-~
>> (Stephanie Bates)
>>
>> "
>> "Here's to you and yours, And to mine and ours, And if mine and
>> ours ever come across you and yours, I hope you and yours will do
>> as much for mine and ours and mine and ours have done for you and
>> yours!"
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