Date: Fri, 11 Mar 94 15:58:55 -0500
From: rick@sug.org (R. Gilbert)
Message-Id: <9403112058.AA25783@sug.org>
To: carolingia@bloom-beacon.mit.edu
Subject: re: A Plot to keep our burough "members"


Lowell writes about the fringe participants:
*I'd like to point out that those Peers are only the tip of an iceberg.
*When I was explaining the situation to my lady (for some reason, her
*copy of the letter from the Board never arrived, although mine did),
*she commented that $35 per year was definitely more than her current
*membership was worth to *her*, since she only attends two to three
*events per year.  Now admittedly, her presence is less valuable to the
*barony, but (a) that's a bad way to think about people, and (b) she's
*not costing much.
*
*I suspect that for every now-almost-inactive Peer that would have to
*make a close decision on membership, there are dozens of people who
*are virtually unknown in their local group, but currently send money
*to Milipitas.  Why do they bother to pay?  Plenty of reasons: to find
*out about events for the couple of events they go to annually, and
*because they've enjoyed the SCA in the past and don't mind supporting
*it now.  

Like me for example.  I am a busy person, and my career has me busy on
lots of Saturday nights.  Result - I go to only a couple of events a
year, and while I like them, I don't think they are worth $35 + the
cost of admission...and I certainly don't think that TI is worth more
than a few cents...and I can live without Warthaven (although I will
miss it:) I just don't think I will renew my membership unless I am
_sure_ I am going to Pennsic (and that is hard for me to be sure
of...)

Lord Richard DeLacy (who still can't help but think of Randal as the
8' tall glowing figure who fought his authorization bout and then gave
him his arms at the same event...)

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