One concern I've expressed to many people over the last two weeks is an
aversion to particularism, to specialization to the point of
exclusiveness,
among different activities in the barony.  Because of that concern, I
definitely incline towards anything that would "support all [activities]
at
the same time."  Specifically, Gwendolyn and I are thinking of something
perhaps akin to a Baronial Guard structure, made up of representatives of
all martial activities.  (These thoughts growing especially from a
discussion with Jehan du Lac - giving credit where it is due.)
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This explicitly does not mean we have any intention of going in and
summarily eliminating the current Champion positions, or even radically
shaking them up.  More a matter of discussions with the various
communities
concerning their needs for support and visibility, how well the various
champions meet these needs, what works and what's still not working yet,
and matters like that - all so that we can set up this Guard structure (if
we still think it's a good idea) to include or to complement the Champions
structure in a way that works well for all concerned.
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So to finally give a short answer to your question, I in general favor an
inclusive "single structure" path, but I don't think I have a clearer view
of a "big picture" than you do at this point.
