Real Life Issues = Little There Time

Heyla, all!

I do apologize for having been out of action, again. A day or so after the decoration party, I had been blind-sided by some unexpected real life issues that needed my attention. I hadn't expected them to take very long to attend to. Indeed, I thought that I would only need about a week, at most, to attend to them. After that, I would send in a late report on the decoration party meeting. Unfortunately, the situation I'm in was more serious than I realized, and before I knew it, I looked up and discovered that February is almost over.

I'm letting everyone know that I am still out of action, as the real life issues I'm attending to have not yet been resolved, and they demand my full attention. Again, I sincerely apologize for this. I'm hoping that I can be back to attend to the group at the end of March. I will do my best to keep everyone updated as to the situation. Until then, we have a couple of options:

1. The group can continue to lay low and quiet, for now.

2. I can find someone who's willing to take care of things while I'm gone. I needn't officially hand the group over to this individual, if anyone who would like to help is concerned about that. I realize that most people in this group have more than enough on their plates as it is, and I have no intention of adding unnecessarily to that burden. If someone is willing to take over leadership for this time, they would only be expected to run shop events, manage the monthly showcases, and take care of one further duty. (Yes, I did say showcases; my estimation of when my rl issues may be resolved may be a month off, so I would like to be prepared for that contingency.)

Before I can discuss the last bit of duty required of the temporary leader, I must first discuss an issue that had come up during the decorating party, earlier this month.

During the decoration party, those who had attended discussed how group members' items can be displayed in the shop. We had decided that the best way to do so is this: those who wish to set out their items for display in the shop can give me their items for a time to hold onto, for purposes of displaying in the shop. To assure everyone that their items will be returned, no matter what, those wishing their items to be displayed would send me an e-mail outlining exactly why I'm receiving a particular item or items, how long I'm to have it, etc. They are to keep a copy of these e-mails, as well. This way, if, for whatever reason, a dispute arises, group members have proof to take to There admin that the item in question truly is theirs, and must be returned. I doubt that the situation will ever come to that, as I'm more than happy to return an item given to me for display whenever a group member wishes, but I'm sure that simply having the proof will put everyone's fears to rest. I'm certainly not out to scam everyone.

So, how does this relate to the duties of the temporary group leader? Easily. If Kasss is still willing to have the group stay in Dragon's Hollow, and if I must still be the one to hold onto the property in order for the shop to be decorated, then I'm thinking that, during this time, the temporary group leader and I will arrange to have an event for about 1 to 2 hours every week where, after sending me the e-mails, everyone will meet to transfer the items over to me, so that I can then set them out in a hopefully pleasing manner for display. Again, if anyone wishes their item or items back, for any reason, just drop me an e-mail, and I'll happily return the item(s).

And that's all the temporary leader really needs to attend to, I think.

This blog is configured to accept comments from anyone, whether they have a blogspot account, or not. I invite everyone to please leave their comments as to which option they prefer, and if they like option number 2, whether he or she would be willing to look after the group while I'm out of action. I'll be monitoring the site every day, as often as I can, to hear what people think. Hopefully, by Friday, we'll all know what to expect in the next few weeks.

On that note, I once again apologize to everyone for having to take some time out from the group. I sincerely hope to be able to return, soon, and wish everyone well.

TheKeeper