Re: [Mid] Court troubles.

I have to ask-in addition to the thoughts on it seeming like a
graduation-wouldn't that encourage more talking since now people don't NEED
to listen for the info?
Siobhan nicInis

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>From: "Sean Garrison" <vitus@aye.net>
>To: sca-middle@midrealm.org
>Subject: [Mid] Court troubles.
>Date: Tue, Nov 2, 1999, 9:01 PM
>

> I have an idea.
> I think that at large events where there is to be a protracted court full of
> tired and hungry folks, a type of "court program" could be prepared in
> advance. Example, someone is to be awarded a Purple Fret and the house is
> packed with gentles whose attentions are wandering and many people are
> yacking away- the commentary that is usually delivered (unheard) by the
> Crown could be presented in printed form for people to read at their leisure
> during the court or afterwards. This could speed things up alot at these
> events where there are ALOT of folks. Sometimes it doesn't matter how well
> you project, the room is too large. You could scream your head off and it
> would not be heard by everyone. So, you could tell who was recieving what by
> the order of the program and because the high praises from the Crown are
> printed and right there in your hand, you may be a bit more pre-disposed to
> remember who has accomplished what. Think of how you can use the back issues
> of the Pale to quickly refresh your memory about policy changes etc.
> So, the gentle recieving the award (and their accomplishments) would be
> called and handed their scroll and things would move right along. Then, when
> you are reading the program you can take in all the info about their
> accomplishments and its always there to refer back to in case you want to
> contact them with questions etc...
> "Who was that lady who made the amazing 14th century hats? She recieved an
> award at (event name), I'll just dig out the Court program and read up on
> her and get her contact info." It seems like that this could save alot of
> wasted energy at these huge courts where people can't shut up. Smaller
> courts would not need a printed supplement because everyone can hear and
> court does not drag along.
> Sounds like it could save alot of time and wear on the Crown...
> Vitus Litold
> ICQ #51025792
> Fiat Iustitia Ruat Caelum
> (Let justice be done, let the sky fall)
> From: "Sean Garrison" <vitus@aye.net>
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Received on Wed Nov 3 10:35:04 1999