FF:SA A message from the CR

leektar · leektar, Jul 23, 2009 at 3:47 PM

oz_skipp said:

Whilst I'm not one for trying to 'one up' others, I was at the first PARSEC meeting 10+ years back and have been involved in some form or another ever since. If you've been around doing stuff for longer with EI, great. But I've been a fan for the better part of the last 27 years and have loved most of the community based stuff. Until lately that is but everything has its ups and downs.

I'm glad you were at the first PARSEC meeting, Skipp, at least I know that all my efforts in organising it paid off and you were able to enjoy it ...... behind everything great man with an idea or a vision is an even greater woman, who generally does all the organising, photocopying and making phone calls to get things off the ground.

leektar · leektar, Jul 23, 2009 at 4:10 PM

oz_skipp said:

So, to move this discussion forward, I ask, what is a reasonable number of events to attend over a 12 month period (noting that both costumed and non-costumed/informal events count)? One? Two? Three?

My idea of reasonable is not a number set in stone - I believe that it should be attending the MAJORITY of events. If 8 events are organised over the course of 12 months, attending 4 - 5 of them shouldn't be too hard for anyone. Most events organised (non-costumed) aren't on a strict day - there is generally a list of dates, and the date where most people can attend is generally taken (eg New Years in August). Attending an event every 3 months shouldn't be a stretch for those that enjoy the friendships that have been made with this group. We all make the effort to catch up with other groups of friends more often than once every three months ....

Even those who don't own costumes (and I was one of those) are always welcome at the "costumed events". It should be remembered that whilst a fair few ?costumed? events were organised, there are always people required to wrangle & be the ?face? of SAFF.

People without costumes were never made to feel lesser than those with, they are actually WANTED there to help those "dressed up".

MarcusP2 · MarcusP2, Jul 24, 2009 at 4:37 AM

...was there serious talk of this being a breach of the equal opportunity act?

Ask your lawyer friend about this:

Equal Opportunity Act s5 Definitions said:

"impairment" means intellectual impairment or physical impairment;

"intellectual impairment" means permanent or temporary loss or imperfect development of mental faculties (except where attributable to mental illness) resulting in reduced intellectual capacity;
"physical impairment" means?

(a) the total or partial loss of any function of the body; or

(b) the total or partial loss of any part of the body; or

(c) the malfunctioning of any part of the body; or

(d) the malformation or disfigurement of any part of the body,

whether permanent or temporary, but does not include intellectual impairment or mental illness;

I don't see anything on there about post counts.

Anyway under this structure I wouldn't be able to vote, because I attend only a couple of events a year. But I don't care that I don't vote because I only attend a couple of events a year.

Obi-Wan_Toddi · Obi-Wan_Toddi, Jul 24, 2009 at 7:27 AM

leektar said:

Now Toddi, please don't try to play dumb - as the newly nominated CR, you know why I can't attend any RL events any more, and, if you don't, if you are ever lucky enough to have a family of your own, maybe then you will realise......

Sorry, but I'm honestly not aware as to why you can't attend RL events anymore. If you'd rather PM me about it instead of posting here, feel free.

leektar said:

You took a break from the boards when M-S originally took over as CR

A check of my post history shows otherwise ...

Marcus, thanks for the additional info regarding the EO Act! Hopefully there are a range of activities that everyone can get to over the year.

Obi-Wan_Toddi · Obi-Wan_Toddi, Jul 26, 2009 at 4:53 AM

So, discussion has ended. Thanks to everyone who lent their views.

The new thread is now up, pinned, so please read and sign!

TYKEN_BLADE · TYKEN_BLADE, Aug 5, 2009 at 7:35 AM

Should we lock the thread now?

Adalia-Durron · Adalia-Durron, Aug 6, 2009 at 5:44 AM

This one or that one? Wont lock that one, so newbies can sign it, and wont lock this one so people will read it and know to sign the other. If I lock it, it will slip off the page.

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FF:SA A message from the CR

leektar Jedi Master

leektar Jedi Master

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