Re: [Mid] Awards

Wonder if a self addressed stamped post card in with a mailed recommendation
to be returned to the recommender if the award is to be given?

Brianne/Laura

lkhart@triton.net
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From: Dafydd Blaidd <dafydd@midrealm.org>
To: <sca-middle@midrealm.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 8:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Mid] Awards

> On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Judith Kirk wrote:
>
> > Nice enough to say "hold an award until the recipient can be there"
> > but what about the finished scroll with the date on it already?
> >
> > Hold onto the award and say "well, we woulda given this to you at X
> > event, but you were not there."?
>
> Exactly.
>
> > Yes...can be done, but the phrase "but you were not there" puts
> > blame/negativity on the recipient...on the one hand, they are being
> > rewarded for doing something good, and then having a hand slapped
> > for not being there.
>
> How is that a slap? I don't see any fault to blame someone for?
>
> > I think the best way to try and combat this is for communication to
> > somehow come down to the local level, like to the person who made
> > the recommendation, to "be sure that XX gets and STAYS at the
> > event." Make something up, tell them that a good friend is getting
> > an award, and get the good friend in on it, to act innocent, etc...
>
> Or how 'bout this. When *you* make an award recomendation, *you* make
> sure so-and-so is there. There's no communication to break down then.
> Recommendations are generally considered for, among other things, the
> events the potential recipient will be attending. This is why it's so
> very important to list these events on the recommendation.
>
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From: "Laura Hart" <lkhart@triton.net>
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Received on Wed Nov 3 10:08:32 1999