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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>These are all great discussions. It very nice when people with different opinions on how something should happen can express their viewpoints and have the other side listen and discuss back and forth.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I've know other groups that would have had this turn into a giant flame-war and we'd be standing among heaps of ashes by now. While this discussion has only been going on a few days (an eternity really in the on-line age), it's generated 50+ e-mails on it, it's good to see the level of civilly we still have. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Below are the topics I see being bantered about. Each dovetail into each other but really are their own standalone questions. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Generalist vs. Specialty events<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>It appears that in general, no one is arguing against having specialty events as long as the budget and group support is there.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><b>Should we compensate certain people that come to Cynnabar events?<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>OK, Royalty seems to be a given. But other than that, should others be given free or reduced site fees? The discussion seems to range from yes for only specialist volunteers (all day musicians/teachers), to yes for anyone that puts in some help, to no, since we are volunteer organization and we help at one event while get to play at others. And there is a lot of gray area in-between where that “compensation scale” can slide from “no-one gets comped” to “donation only format”. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>If some level of compensation is agreed on, should we make this a Cynnabar policy?<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is basically who should decide who gets compensated. Do we try write something down covering all bases to use as our guideline/policy for going forward in the future? Or do we leave it up to the Autocrat/event coordinator to determine as part of their event proposal/budget? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I don’t think this discussion is over and I encourage it to continue (civilly of course <span style='font-family:Wingdings'>J</span> ). I will however, plan on setting aside some time at the <i>end</i> of the next Baronial business meeting (on the 26<sup>th</sup>) to continue this discussion in person as well. For in the end, it will be at the group meetings where we, as a Barony, will make the decision on what we want to do. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Finn<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Seneschal<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>