Actually, yes I have considered going out for the Sergeantry (and putting my name in the hat for the Coronets, and becoming a protege). I have not done so because of some unresolved personal game play issues. (I'd welcome the opportunity to discuss them with you and gain your insight in private. I'm starting to get interested in moving forward again.)
If I like an idea, I say so and identify the challenges. If I don't, I say so and identify the problems. Too often challenges and problems can be the same thing, or mistaken as such when they aren't, which is why I'm careful to state my position and beliefs (when I have them) right up front.
And that's exactly what I did here. I stated my belief that reviving the Sergeantry was a good thing, and proceeded to identify the challenges in making that happen. I even expressed why I did so - to attempt to make sure there was a solid foundation going forward as a further attempt to ensure I was not misconstrued.
I didn't "add any positives" because the subject under discussion was how to implement a plan to bring back the Sergeantry not whether or not it was a good idea to do so. (Though I did allude to them in the first message and previously in the discussion.)
To repeat and expand on what I said earlier;
The Sergeantry (in their role as Guards) add to the pageantry, ceremony, and 'feel' of an event. (More so in Court than as escorts.) They can serve as highly visible teachers, role models, mentors, etc... These activities and their visibility as Sergeants will inspire others to seek to improve themselves and take a larger role in the Branch, Kingdom, and Society.
Once the Order is well established and visible, they can also serve a valuable and subtle role in teaching (by visible example) what we, as a Society, expect of our greatest, our teachers, our leaders. Future Peers of all stripes, future Coronets, future heads of Houses, all can be inspired and guided by such an example. As the old bromide goes, "a rising tide floats all boats".
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timeasmymeasure
Re: More Thought - Part II
Date: 2010-09-25 04:24 pm (UTC)If I like an idea, I say so and identify the challenges. If I don't, I say so and identify the problems. Too often challenges and problems can be the same thing, or mistaken as such when they aren't, which is why I'm careful to state my position and beliefs (when I have them) right up front.
And that's exactly what I did here. I stated my belief that reviving the Sergeantry was a good thing, and proceeded to identify the challenges in making that happen. I even expressed why I did so - to attempt to make sure there was a solid foundation going forward as a further attempt to ensure I was not misconstrued.
I didn't "add any positives" because the subject under discussion was how to implement a plan to bring back the Sergeantry not whether or not it was a good idea to do so. (Though I did allude to them in the first message and previously in the discussion.)
To repeat and expand on what I said earlier;
The Sergeantry (in their role as Guards) add to the pageantry, ceremony, and 'feel' of an event. (More so in Court than as escorts.) They can serve as highly visible teachers, role models, mentors, etc... These activities and their visibility as Sergeants will inspire others to seek to improve themselves and take a larger role in the Branch, Kingdom, and Society.
Once the Order is well established and visible, they can also serve a valuable and subtle role in teaching (by visible example) what we, as a Society, expect of our greatest, our teachers, our leaders. Future Peers of all stripes, future Coronets, future heads of Houses, all can be inspired and guided by such an example. As the old bromide goes, "a rising tide floats all boats".