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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Taking off the Seneschal hat…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>OK, here is my personal opinion on the subject.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Generalist vs. Specialty events<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Yes, have some. They’re both tasty.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Should we compensate certain people that come to Cynnabar events?</b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I think the only people that should <i>always</i> be offered compensation is Royalty. Any other offered compensation (full or partial) should be determined by the Autocrat and approved by the Barony during the event proposal process. This would give each event the flexibility needed to be successful. Trying to put any other policy in place, especially when trying to balance out help/volunteerism across multiple events (I helped at X event but get to play at Y event) gets unwieldy. If someone doesn’t agree with a compensation proposal, they can come to the business meetings and let their voice be heard, then the Barony can decide if they want to support the event proposal or not. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></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><span style='color:#1F497D'>Something should be written down but should be flexible. The above “Royalty always offered compensation and others at the discretion of the Autocrat to be built into the event budget and agreed upon by the Barony as part the event proposal process” could cover all the bases and be simple enough to work for everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Again, these are my personal opinions on how things could work. The Barony as a <i>group</i> will end up agreeing on the ultimate way we want to go. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I now return you to your regularly scheduled program…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>-Finn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> barony-bounces@cynnabar.org [mailto:barony-bounces@cynnabar.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cynnabar Seneschal<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 16, 2011 9:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Cynnabar'<br><b>Subject:</b> [Cynnabar] Wrangling the Can of Worms<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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>