Re: Offer of Aid concerning the Awards on Line idea

[Logan & Arielle <sirlogan@mail.clt.bellsouth.net>]

Poster: Logan & Arielle <sirlogan@mail.clt.bellsouth.net>

Kevin I see two problems with e-mail awards recommendations.  First, it is
too easy to set up an anonymous e-mail account, and even though those can be
deciphered to find the original poster, there is always the situation where
someone at school gets his 32 classmates to post similar messages via an
anonymous address, thus deluging the recipient (be it King/Queen or
Baron/Baroness).  Secondly, it is far too lazy.  If you don't feel strong
enough about an award recommendation to sit down and type/write (legibly
PLEASE)that letter then shame on you.  It must not mean enough to you to
take the time.  As King I received around 100 e-mails per day.  Now I get
something like 30.  No more than 5 or 10 were award recommendations but most
of the total where due to the fact that I was King.  If it were me, I
certainly would not want to make it any easy, or harder to track, then
having people sit down and write a letter.

Duke Logan

ps I will respond privately to your last message to me soon


Kevin of Thornbury wrote:

> Poster: Kevin of Thornbury <kevin@maxson.com>
>
> Greetings unto Cheapside from Lord Kevin of Thornbury, Atlantia's Web
> Minister!
>
> rmhowe wrote:
> >
> > I don't know who forwarded my post, but here's what came back to me:
> > I'm not that websmart, and I don't have a server - but I know some of
> > you guys do....so, if they hand you the information, looks like they
> > might, maybe we could use it. (Especially with half the work done).
> > Magnus
>
> In fact, this could very easily be accomplished with or without the
> gracious help from our friends in Northshield.  The real question is
> whether or not Their Majesties and the Order Principals would like to
> receive award recommendations via e-mail.  (I'd think they'd be thrilled
> to receive these, but someone might have to pay extra for mail storage
> and would be worried about being flooded with requests.  Any web page
> that automatically generates a message has that possibility.)
>
> I'll look into it, and if it's feasible with the folks accepting the
> letters, put it up on the kingdom's web server.
>
> I remain, true to Their Majesties' service,
> _____
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