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Re: Creating a society/order?
« Reply #300 on: 2011-03-22, 20:22:38 »
That'd be simpler wouldn't it?  lol
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Re: Creating a society/order?
« Reply #301 on: 2011-03-23, 00:43:08 »
Just a bit......
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Re: Creating a society/order?
« Reply #302 on: 2011-04-02, 04:33:16 »
Just wondering, how would someone who doesn't live in the DC area go about joining your order?
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Re: Creating a society/order?
« Reply #303 on: 2011-04-02, 13:16:47 »
Just wondering, how would someone who doesn't live in the DC area go about joining your order?

Distance isn't a problem at all. Well, to be accurate, it's a minor hindrance. :) As I pointed out earlier, right now we're in the paradoxical situation of needing knights to bring in new members, but no one has been knighted yet. Once we get the first knightings done, then technically we'll be free to start bringing people in. I suppose if we wanted to induct some new initiates before then, we could, but we'd have to do so outside the rules as written.

The system is designed to require two sponsor knights for a new membership. So the intent is for the applicant to hang out with us and let us all get to know each other, then they can get a couple of knights to sponsor them to join. For more distant folks, the best thing is to participate here on the forum.

Since we haven't done the initial knightings, and it's taking longer than I planned, maybe we need to discuss bending the rules a little until we get them done.
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Re: Creating a society/order?
« Reply #304 on: 2011-04-02, 13:26:36 »
Okay thanks.  :)
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Re: Creating a society/order?
« Reply #305 on: 2011-05-10, 17:35:02 »
Just an update for everyone, especially those wanting to join. We haven't forgotten you. :)

I'm trying to kick up the discussions in the private area of the forum to get the ball rolling a little faster. It's now been six months since we kicked it all off, according to the join-dates on our roll of arms, which is a bit sobering. :)

We want new members to join, and to get some progress going. But you know, the whole "herding cats" thing always applies in any organization. Stay tuned.
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Re: Creating a society/order?
« Reply #306 on: 2011-05-10, 20:18:39 »
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Re: Creating a society/order?
« Reply #307 on: 2011-05-10, 20:48:37 »
Herding cats?  I'd like to see that...I have a hard enough time corralling my ONE little guy!  lol
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Re: Creating a society/order?
« Reply #308 on: 2011-05-11, 14:02:08 »
the whole "herding cats" thing



I'm the fat white one :D
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Re: Creating a society/order?
« Reply #309 on: 2011-05-11, 20:07:03 »

Lots of rules updates in the bylaws!

http://orderofthemarshal.org/

We're getting closer. We'll get our first few knightings done soon, then we can start inducting new members within the rules.
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Re: Creating a society/order?
« Reply #310 on: 2011-05-12, 16:07:19 »
Do we have a final listing of knights?  Who's going to knight you, Knight Commander?
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« Reply #311 on: 2011-05-12, 19:04:09 »
Do we have a final listing of knights?  Who's going to knight you, Knight Commander?

I think we're waiting to hear if the king of VARF would do it?
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Re: Creating a society/order?
« Reply #312 on: 2011-05-12, 19:43:36 »

They're an Elizabethan faire. So they have a Queen, not king. :) I didn't think to ask Kat to ask them about that. But since we'll be writing up our own ceremony and the like, and they're pretty busy with the faire, I'd assumed we would be performing it ourselves.
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« Reply #313 on: 2011-05-12, 20:43:31 »
Too bad we couldn't corral Prince Edward when he was here...to get it done by royalty?  DREAMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

From the hand of the Queen would be most excellent (Faire Queen I mean) but I'm for whatever's clever.
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Re: Creating a society/order?
« Reply #314 on: 2011-05-13, 11:17:23 »
Well not to be a stickler for details, but I do not consider an actress who is playing the part of royalty (no matter how well) to be authorized to bestow knighthood upon a person. I consider someone who has been actually knighted by some noble or knight of a legitimate realm, society or order (military or religious) to be the premier qualified person to bestow knighthood upon another. Sir Edward was knighted while part of a now defunct society and by my above criteria qualified to bestow a knighthood upon me. So if you are willing and find me worthy Sir Edward I would humbly ask that you perform the knighting ceremony for me.
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