<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Gregoire and Giovanna made remarks that caused me to think of this:<br><br>Can you envision other way that some sort of lottery for dates could level
the playing field for new events in the months currently dominated by
the "monolithic legacy events?" I would like to see that. <br><br>A First Date to book the Calendar might require the calendar secretary to evaluate the events asking for the date on MORE than just the distance and whose email was first in her inbox. <br><br></div>Would a Kingdom level Event Proposal evaluation system encourage groups in a region to band together to create better events? <br><br>What if the new Rule included the proviso that a Multi Group proposal for an event would win the date?<br><br>Perhaps the circle for the 100/ 150 Mile Rule would be drawn from EACH of the groups participating in an event. For example, an event cosponsored by Cynnabar and Red Spears would cover <b>2 circles,</b> drawn from the "capital" of each group, regardless of if the event site was between the two baronies. That is a lot of territory.<br><br></div>Any thoughts inspired by this? <br></div>See next message for why I am doing this at all.<br></div>Kay<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 8:24 AM, Anne Stevenson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:elaine242@gmail.com" target="_blank">elaine242@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>I agree with Gregoire that this may cause even more trouble with people booking up the calendar ahead of time.<br><br></div>What I would like to see more is finding ways to help groups work together to put on events. Then there would be more attendance, more staff and hopefully more opportunities for fun and engagement!<br><br></div>Giovanna<br></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 8:00 AM, Greg Less via Barony <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:barony@cynnabar.org" target="_blank">barony@cynnabar.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Mistress Kay - <div><br></div><div> There are pros and cons to this issue. The calendar is certainly over-booked the way it is already, but reducing the number of events per weekend by increasing the "do not compete" radius is simply going to encourage the monolithic legacy events to get on the calendar further and further in advance. Even if the kingdom starts restricting how far in advance a group can book a weekend, I think that they will see a sudden influx of reservations on the first available day. </div><div><br></div><div> A solution is needed, I'm just not sure that this is it. </div><div><br></div><div>-Gregoire. </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 7:50 AM, Kay Jarrell via Barony <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:barony@cynnabar.org" target="_blank">barony@cynnabar.org</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><p dir="ltr">Does Cynnabar have an opinion on this issue? If you want to add your thoughts to the advice I send Mistress Catriona please write.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Here in Pentamere this change would have a powerful affect. We have struggled with date conflicts just this year. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I appreciate any input from those who do not feel strongly enough to write directly to The Seneschal, but have thoughts to express.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Thank you<br>
Kay</p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em">The Middle Kingdom is fortunate to have more than eighty local groups and thousands of members. Our longstanding law is groups are not typically allowed to hold events within 100 miles of one another. The kingdom Calendar Secretary is instructed to inform groups if an event is within 200 miles and/or in the same region of an event that is already scheduled. The purpose is to help bring potential conflicts to mind. The intent is to help Shires and Baronies be aware they may be impacted in terms of attendance. Currently, groups are not prohibited if the events are scheduled at least 101 miles away from each other. However, a law change is under consideration to change the “100-mile rule” to 150 miles. Commentary, concerns, and discussion can be sent to me at <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="mailto:seneschal@midrealm.org" target="_blank">seneschal@midrealm.org</a>. <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.midrealmgazette.org/2016/01/25/from-the-kingdom-seneschal-february-as-l/#more-929" target="_blank">Read more of this post</a></p>
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