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[msmemory_archive]

Edward and Marguerite just held their first staff meeting. I'm so excited to be able to be part of their reign!!

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[handymonkey]

Very, very few people feel they can approach Their Majesties' Court Herald (and by that I mean the Chief Herald for the reign) and ask to help. For maybe the last fifteen years or more - you, Ulric, Kenric, Avelina, Ernst, Alys, Adhemar, me - every one with the exception of me has been *at least* a single Peer if not a double peer with a barony.

Thomas, honestly, no one has consistently used locals in 15 years, except during Brion and Anna's and Griffyth and Aikaterine's reigns when I was actively approaching every local herald before each RP and asking them to participate or, in their absence, give me the name of a local voice herald who wished to. I regularly pinged the EKVH list for volunteers. Regretfully, that happened neither before nor consistently has happened since.

Peer fear is a very real thing for many. And, unfortunately, the attitude of "Well, if you'd just asked, I'd have let you" doesn't produce near the sense of welcome and inclusion of "Hey, who out there would like a chance to help?"

[tashabear.livejournal.com]

It's not EVEN peer fear. You know me; is that ever been a problem for me? It's the perception that TRM have chosen Their Herald for the reign and aren't interested in using strangers. This perception can be easily remedied by saying "Who wants to play? There's plenty to go around," but no one has, for whatever reason.