Re: 150th Cycle Meeting
Ok,
Let me address some thoughts listed and also put out an invitation (which was in the original press release) to those who wish to attend and participate in the next meeting.
First of all, I did not release the notes publically as I was getting all input from attendees first, I had issued them by email to folks who attended or who were on the email list. Was waitingon feedback from them prior to a large public airing of the notes, but hey, nothing ever goes according to plan....anyone who has ever done anything appreciates that one.
But, yes, there needs to be more folks involved, more folks who see a common goal, and work towards a larger common goal, while still keeping thier vision.
The hobby is a huge bell curve, and most folks fit somewhere in the middle, with extremes on both sides.
This meeting was not to embrace the whole middle, but for a lack of better terms, the upward middle and stopping short of the far upper extreme, as we all know that if you put 200 reenactors together, someone's cap pouch will be wrong, so there has to be an attainable standard/goal that will enable the growth that the 150ths will definately bring.
Folks are invited to attend the next meeting, and Laurel has agreed to be the contact person for such (thank you!)
We constantly discussed a "buffet" of events, and hopefully folks who will be new to the meeting will be able to help provide more "fixins" to choose from.
Now to address Dusty and his questions-
With an event of "several thousand with spectators", I have some questions for you. I'm not trying to be pissy, just want to know your thought process.
1) How much land would be needed to do such an event? Normally 350 acres is the starting point, but that has a lot to do with usable % of property and the terrain itself- example, the Boonsboro site had only slightly over 200 acres, but the terrain made it work. The AHT event site had 500, but really needed to be bigger in some aspects and smaller in others. Really depends on the ground layout.
2) What would be the funding source for these events? Reenactors- counting on the public money instantly changes the the focus of the event, thus 3pm Sunday fights and so forth. Reenactors IMO come first.
3) Why are some groups included and excluded? See Mike's post above.... it was folks whom I had worked with over the past decade who were team players. The next meeting appears to be getting bigger :)
4) Is this group an extension of the past "Reenactor's Liasion Committee" (I think that was the name of it). Nope- that had no reason to exist, as it really did, well nothing, as it chose to. Many of us played that game in the RLC, and it turned out to be a total waste of time.
5) I know you and Dave are working on this, but who else? Already listed above, and more folks signing on each day. Wanna help?
Pards,
Ok,
Let me address some thoughts listed and also put out an invitation (which was in the original press release) to those who wish to attend and participate in the next meeting.
First of all, I did not release the notes publically as I was getting all input from attendees first, I had issued them by email to folks who attended or who were on the email list. Was waitingon feedback from them prior to a large public airing of the notes, but hey, nothing ever goes according to plan....anyone who has ever done anything appreciates that one.
But, yes, there needs to be more folks involved, more folks who see a common goal, and work towards a larger common goal, while still keeping thier vision.
The hobby is a huge bell curve, and most folks fit somewhere in the middle, with extremes on both sides.
This meeting was not to embrace the whole middle, but for a lack of better terms, the upward middle and stopping short of the far upper extreme, as we all know that if you put 200 reenactors together, someone's cap pouch will be wrong, so there has to be an attainable standard/goal that will enable the growth that the 150ths will definately bring.
Folks are invited to attend the next meeting, and Laurel has agreed to be the contact person for such (thank you!)
We constantly discussed a "buffet" of events, and hopefully folks who will be new to the meeting will be able to help provide more "fixins" to choose from.
Now to address Dusty and his questions-
With an event of "several thousand with spectators", I have some questions for you. I'm not trying to be pissy, just want to know your thought process.
1) How much land would be needed to do such an event? Normally 350 acres is the starting point, but that has a lot to do with usable % of property and the terrain itself- example, the Boonsboro site had only slightly over 200 acres, but the terrain made it work. The AHT event site had 500, but really needed to be bigger in some aspects and smaller in others. Really depends on the ground layout.
2) What would be the funding source for these events? Reenactors- counting on the public money instantly changes the the focus of the event, thus 3pm Sunday fights and so forth. Reenactors IMO come first.
3) Why are some groups included and excluded? See Mike's post above.... it was folks whom I had worked with over the past decade who were team players. The next meeting appears to be getting bigger :)
4) Is this group an extension of the past "Reenactor's Liasion Committee" (I think that was the name of it). Nope- that had no reason to exist, as it really did, well nothing, as it chose to. Many of us played that game in the RLC, and it turned out to be a total waste of time.
5) I know you and Dave are working on this, but who else? Already listed above, and more folks signing on each day. Wanna help?
Pards,
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