Capt. Sterling

I think Matt was just trying to wake up the Order...He believes in the Order and wants very much to see it succeed, but so far little has been accomplished since business of the Order was turned over to the Order.

Hmmm this is becoming more and more complicated all the time. I am not quite sure as to how we shall be following the exact format of the original contest.. I can still see having folks nominated and having their profiles printed up in Pirates Magazine, but I was under the impression that it was up to the members of the order to vote in the new members and that it is no longer the privilege of the magazine readers, so there will be obvious changes to the process. As to nominees being last minute, granted they have not been placed in the magazine as of yet, but folks have been nominating candidates all along here at the pub. It is just that no one has bothered to do anything about it, we seemed to have been too concerned about our colours. And aye, t'is obviously too late this year...it was almost too late the first year. Nominees should be announced early in the year, so folks get a chance to meet them at events during the year. So perhaps no inductions this year at Fells Point but how about announcing some nominees? I highly disagree with waiting every two years, although I can understand where costs are concerned...I have heard too much "gossip" that since nothing was done this year, that it was a one shot deal. We should have struck whilst the iron was still hot and then announced a two year wait...Maybe things are different on the West coast or perhaps we operate in different circles within the hobby but that is the impression I have been getting and it is no longer a positive one in many cases. If you wish to keep the numbers low, induct fewer members each year. As to how the business of the Order is to be conducted, that too needs to be settled and soon. Facebook is out for me as I work in an elementary school and it is banned here. Also conference calls are out as well. If we are to meet in person, it will truly need to be somewhere centrally located to all of us and with the distances that are involved, I truly think that online meetings are still the best way to go. I think Stynky had the right idea by setting up this private area for the use of the Order and we should take advantage of it. Perhaps he could set up a private chat and we could meet online once every quarter on a particular evening?

%#@@$! Politicians... thanks PoD...another great read!

Damn, haven't been here in awhile...even forgot how to sign in Well hello there stranger... and where the hell is this?

Members of the Order, I have reposted these items for discussion in our own forum... please sign in there and post your thoughts asap. Thank ye. Folks wishing to nominate a member to the order, please forward your nominations to me via email and please include a paragraph or two, as to why you think your nomination would be an asset to the Order. Thank ye.

Matt, posted the following in an open thread which I am reposting here so we can either discuss or at least answer his questions: There will 100% be an offical Order of leviathon meeting at Fells but the Order needs to decide on some things ahead of time. A)Are you electing anyone new? B)If so how many? C)Do the new people get rings? D)If so do the pay for them or does the Order want to try and fund it some how? E)The Order working with Pirates Magazine needs to decide a Pirate of the year. (DOES NOT have to be in the Order) F)Any other awards you want to give out to members or none members of the order G)M.C. of the event or would you members of the Order like to do it as a Council type of thing. I am sure there are more Q's to answer but get chatting about these. A)Are you electing anyone new? I think we should elect at least two or three new members this year and every year... if we wait too long,say another two years as was suggested, the whole Order will look more like a one shot deal and possibly a failure. We need to act, and act quickly this year. B)If so how many? 2-3 C)Do the new people get rings? Due to the cost of the rings and no one currently able to sponsor new ones, I suggest the rings remain a special possession of the original "Devil's Dozen". It would be nice to be able to give away more of these special rings, but personally speaking, even when the economy was good, I couldn't afford even one, let alone give multiples away. So perhaps we should come up with something more cost effective to be given to the next members...? Perhaps a period style coin with the logo stamped on the reverse? Thoughts?? D)If so do they pay for them or does the Order want to try and fund it some how? It would be odd for the new members to have to pay for the item themselves...although someone suggested perhaps having the crews that nominate their members donate to the cause. Unless we can find vendors that might be willing to donate items? Sorry fund raising is not my strong point. Thoughts? E)The Order working with Pirates Magazine needs to decide a Pirate of the year. (DOES NOT have to be in the Order) This is our job? F)Any other awards you want to give out to members or none members of the order At one point there was talk of free advertising space in the mag... is this still available? G)M.C. of the event or would you members of the Order like to do it as a Council type of thing. Still need to figure out exactly what the event at Fells Point will be this year...maybe we should quietly sit down and actually get some business done?

**Pats Dutch on the back** Ahem... just ...ack...what did ye do?

First off, stop crying...yer getting snot all over my logbooks!!!

Just a thought here, and you can take it or leave it, but I would hate to see the pub get into trouble because of this thread... technically tracing a pattern without altering the design(not size) by at least 20% is illegal, tis an infringement on the copyright. To continue to trace and pass along a pattern in such a fashion could be considered stealing from the pattern maker... and at least one pattern maker used to be a member of this forum...and may, occasionally look in from time to time... so just a head's up...

Actually a very good question...as I would be willing to fight for this...I shall bring it up at Fells Point.

Me as well, must have been chasing Jamie there... Many happy returns nonetheless, and hope ye had a grand day of it and a blessed year to come.

Well thank ye Lady B...that truly means a lot ...

**sniggering** I love that picture!

Honestly I think we should stick to lemonade...

What manners? the new comer is supposed to purchase the first round...bloody..master gunners...

Hmmm and with a post in between... not senile, more like tricky, although I bet I couldn't pull that one off again if I tried... OH STYNKY!!!

King's lap dog indeed.... Virginian first, sirrah, then a bloody Englishman... **damn did I write that out loud again??** I would like to see ye drop my corpse any where...as if ye would ever take yer pistols out of them fancy boxes ye make fer em...as to that Ale, why aye, and thank ye... one needs to wet their whistle, these nooses make fer hard work....

King's lap dog indeed.... Virginian first, sirrah, then a bloody Englishman... **damn did I write that out loud again??** I would like to see ye drop my corpse any where...as if ye would ever take yer pistols out of them fancy boxes ye make fer em...as to that Ale, why aye, and thank ye... one needs to whet their whistle, these nooses make fer hard work....

"Honest" and "Imprison".... I find both highly unlikely, especially where ye are concerned...

**&$%%@%** colonial sailing masters.... Oi another thing Stynky.... um only on the work computer... but the google add box on the sign in page and messenger area... Doubles...so there are two appearing and the second one drops down and covers the sign in area or the top row of messages so that you cannot click on the space to sign in or you can not click on the top message to open it, instead you end up clicking on the damn add which then redirects you to that instead of what you want... since this doesn't happen at home...any ideas what needs to be fixed on the work laptop?? Yeah, I know... pain in the arse...

No since I am the one ridding the world of ye “Hostis Humani Generis”, I would be the...ahem...cough, cough... good guy, thus I would be famous... t'is ye pirate lot that would be infamous...

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Welcome to the pub.

Yesterday I was wrestling with memory limits on the server and recompiling tables. . . . not that I'm sure that has anything to do with it - but let me do some more of that and get back to you. Thanks for the heads up Captain! Thank you Stynky for looking into it...

Good Lord, Cap'n....... I certainly HOPE you don't get PMS !!!!!! :o If you do, it's the rest of us that need notification....... ROTDLMAO!!! Now wouldn't that be a horror indeed! Thank God that will never happen...