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<blockquote data-quote="Ladybird" data-source="post: 1168818" data-attributes="member: 10689"><p>Fionuala rose next (at least, I assume she rose, for the difference between her standing and her sitting height was hardly perceptible). She favored each of her sodales with a smile as she referred to their statements – I felt that she was sincere both in her appreciation of their words and in her own assertion of her beliefs. [Fionuala is turning on the charm a little for this speech, but she’s also fundamentally sincere in what she’s saying.]</p><p></p><p>“I agree with our colleague from Venice” – here she gave a respectful nod, and a slightly brighter smile, to Marcus - “that we should oppose some of the terms that Lemannus has set for us. First, it <em>is </em> a good negotiating tactic, as he has pointed out. While we should not alienate our parent covenant, neither should we allow ourselves to appear as if we have no will of our own.” A hint of wry humor crept into her smile as she added, “There comes a time, after all, for all of us to break away from our parents. </p><p></p><p>“Second, I believe that we should oppose these terms because I have honest objections to some of them. Most specifically, I do not like the idea that they would have the ability to command our votes at the tribunal. It does not sound like much, the way they say it – one vote, once – but if they choose to exercise that right on all of us at the same time? They can override our entire covenant’s opinion. I have not yet thought of an alternate term to put in its place, but I do feel that this is a term that has great potential to harm us in the future, and I object to it. [Fionuala will oppose Lemannus’ control of our votes very strongly, but if everyone else (or a large majority of everyone else) is OK with the terms as they stand, she will let herself be outvoted.]</p><p></p><p>“I am glad that others share my objection to the idea that the primus might be chosen by certamen. Surely we can come to some more peaceful solution than that, and surely there are other skills besides certamen that we would find favorable for our primus to have. [I really don’t think anyone is favoring certamen as a method for choosing the primus, but if anyone does, Fionuala will strongly oppose that idea.]</p><p></p><p>“Instead, I propose that the primus should be elected. A rotating primus might be fair in that it gives everyone an equal chance, but not everyone has an equal desire to lead. If the position were forced on someone who had neither the will nor the ability to be the primus, the whole covenant would suffer as a result. I believe that those who wish to lead should place themselves before us for election, and that we should choose our primus from among those candidates. </p><p></p><p>“I also believe that the primus should be elected for a finite term – perhaps ten years? Election for life is a risky proposition, but on the other hand, I do not think that election for a very short term would allow the primus enough time to set any real policies or see any large projects through to completion. Ten years seems like a good compromise. [She’ll push strongly for election, and against appointment or election for life, but the actual term isn’t that important. Anywhere between 5 and 20 years will be OK]</p><p></p><p>“And in that spirit, I favor the idea of a primus as first among equals. Enough authority to direct and to lead, but not to impose his or her will on the rest or to act without the consent of the rest. The primus could, for example, have the right to break ties in a council vote, but not to veto a decision of the council.</p><p></p><p>“Marcus also makes a good suggestion that there should be a librarian and a vis custodian. Dividing the labor so that all the burden does not fall on the primus, or the council as a whole, is a good idea. Perhaps those positions could be held by volunteers, or perhaps the primus could appoint them. If the duties of those positions are arduous enough, we should consider making that service count as the holders’ service to the covenant.</p><p></p><p>“General service given to the covenant should, as Daniela wisely suggests, decrease as time goes on. The covenant will naturally need more work at the beginning than later on, once it is well-established and running smoothly.</p><p></p><p>“As for how we should interact with each other – of course there should be no wizard war among the members of our covenant! We should also be obligated to defend each other against outside attack – if we do not stand together, we will surely fall. And if there are any disputes between us, we should submit them to arbitration by the council or the primus. [Fionuala feels very strongly about the no wizard-war and mutual-defense clauses; medium-strongly about the arbitration; no real preference whether the arbitration is done by the council or the primus.]</p><p></p><p>“New members should be accepted unanimously, or perhaps unanimous-minus-one. I also think it might be a good idea to have a probationary period of a year for new members, to make sure that they will work well with us, and that their goals and skills harmonize with those we have already established.</p><p></p><p>“Giving aid to the Mercere is always an admirable pursuit, and our kind treatment of the Redcaps will allow them to spread honest word of our covenant’s good name.</p><p></p><p>“And speaking of names - I believe I shall end where the others began. The image of illumination is a powerful one – I very much like the idea of our covenant as a place where ideas will be illuminated, and if we are to focus energy on a scriptorium, then illuminating of another sort will be taking place here too. “Luminarium,” which means “lamp,” might be a more felicitous-sounding name than “Accendo.”</p><p></p><p>“Let us go forth, sodales, and make our covenant a light for all the world to see.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybird, post: 1168818, member: 10689"] Fionuala rose next (at least, I assume she rose, for the difference between her standing and her sitting height was hardly perceptible). She favored each of her sodales with a smile as she referred to their statements – I felt that she was sincere both in her appreciation of their words and in her own assertion of her beliefs. [Fionuala is turning on the charm a little for this speech, but she’s also fundamentally sincere in what she’s saying.] “I agree with our colleague from Venice” – here she gave a respectful nod, and a slightly brighter smile, to Marcus - “that we should oppose some of the terms that Lemannus has set for us. First, it [I]is [/I] a good negotiating tactic, as he has pointed out. While we should not alienate our parent covenant, neither should we allow ourselves to appear as if we have no will of our own.” A hint of wry humor crept into her smile as she added, “There comes a time, after all, for all of us to break away from our parents. “Second, I believe that we should oppose these terms because I have honest objections to some of them. Most specifically, I do not like the idea that they would have the ability to command our votes at the tribunal. It does not sound like much, the way they say it – one vote, once – but if they choose to exercise that right on all of us at the same time? They can override our entire covenant’s opinion. I have not yet thought of an alternate term to put in its place, but I do feel that this is a term that has great potential to harm us in the future, and I object to it. [Fionuala will oppose Lemannus’ control of our votes very strongly, but if everyone else (or a large majority of everyone else) is OK with the terms as they stand, she will let herself be outvoted.] “I am glad that others share my objection to the idea that the primus might be chosen by certamen. Surely we can come to some more peaceful solution than that, and surely there are other skills besides certamen that we would find favorable for our primus to have. [I really don’t think anyone is favoring certamen as a method for choosing the primus, but if anyone does, Fionuala will strongly oppose that idea.] “Instead, I propose that the primus should be elected. A rotating primus might be fair in that it gives everyone an equal chance, but not everyone has an equal desire to lead. If the position were forced on someone who had neither the will nor the ability to be the primus, the whole covenant would suffer as a result. I believe that those who wish to lead should place themselves before us for election, and that we should choose our primus from among those candidates. “I also believe that the primus should be elected for a finite term – perhaps ten years? Election for life is a risky proposition, but on the other hand, I do not think that election for a very short term would allow the primus enough time to set any real policies or see any large projects through to completion. Ten years seems like a good compromise. [She’ll push strongly for election, and against appointment or election for life, but the actual term isn’t that important. Anywhere between 5 and 20 years will be OK] “And in that spirit, I favor the idea of a primus as first among equals. Enough authority to direct and to lead, but not to impose his or her will on the rest or to act without the consent of the rest. The primus could, for example, have the right to break ties in a council vote, but not to veto a decision of the council. “Marcus also makes a good suggestion that there should be a librarian and a vis custodian. Dividing the labor so that all the burden does not fall on the primus, or the council as a whole, is a good idea. Perhaps those positions could be held by volunteers, or perhaps the primus could appoint them. If the duties of those positions are arduous enough, we should consider making that service count as the holders’ service to the covenant. “General service given to the covenant should, as Daniela wisely suggests, decrease as time goes on. The covenant will naturally need more work at the beginning than later on, once it is well-established and running smoothly. “As for how we should interact with each other – of course there should be no wizard war among the members of our covenant! We should also be obligated to defend each other against outside attack – if we do not stand together, we will surely fall. And if there are any disputes between us, we should submit them to arbitration by the council or the primus. [Fionuala feels very strongly about the no wizard-war and mutual-defense clauses; medium-strongly about the arbitration; no real preference whether the arbitration is done by the council or the primus.] “New members should be accepted unanimously, or perhaps unanimous-minus-one. I also think it might be a good idea to have a probationary period of a year for new members, to make sure that they will work well with us, and that their goals and skills harmonize with those we have already established. “Giving aid to the Mercere is always an admirable pursuit, and our kind treatment of the Redcaps will allow them to spread honest word of our covenant’s good name. “And speaking of names - I believe I shall end where the others began. The image of illumination is a powerful one – I very much like the idea of our covenant as a place where ideas will be illuminated, and if we are to focus energy on a scriptorium, then illuminating of another sort will be taking place here too. “Luminarium,” which means “lamp,” might be a more felicitous-sounding name than “Accendo.” “Let us go forth, sodales, and make our covenant a light for all the world to see.” [/QUOTE]
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