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Rules
for Battlegroup
(1) Have Fun !
[Not a Hard one to follow]
(2) Any & All can
join
free!!!
[We don't care where
you live, who you are, what you like best, be it Sci-fi or Fantasy, or
even weather you wish to be a active or in-active member, all are welcome]
(3) Make a uniform &
send us a photo!!!!
[Photos are great because
most of the time we never get to met face to face our members, its nice
to have some idea who you are and what you look like]
(4) Form a group and
Have Fun !!!!!
[Again not hard to follow,
plus it gets you noticed, you make friends, & maybe even your present
friends might like to play & have fun too]
May Kah'less bless the
8th year of Battlegroup !
So what is Battlegroup??
WELL!! . . . . BattleGroup
was created in the spring of 1999 by The Thought-Admiral KRIS [John
Halverson]
and many others [to
many to mention here, but they know who they are :) ]
as a way for Klingons, Alien Races, Sci-fi fans and
Star Trek Fans alike
to unite from all over the world with just one goal in mind.
To Have FUN!
So who can join??
Anyone can join Battlegroup
no matter what group they presently belong to or where they live.
Anyone & Everyone are Welcome,
&
in BattleGroup everyone
agrees to recognize one common theme, we are all here as equal Sci-fi Fans
as well as to have fun..
Priorities for BattleGroup
are:
(1) Recruiting new members
and starting new groups.
(2) Getting the members
uniformed. (& photoed)
(3) Finding goals and
pursuits that will unify our club and keep things fun..
(4) Having no Politics.
Getting the notion out that our club doesn't play the politics game.
BattleGroup has a "No
Politics" policy in place. . Battlegroup just simply does not allow it,
period..
(5) Challenging our
members to do things that interest them & their group.
[examples; Charity Events,
Blood Drives, Bowling , Gaming or even Blood Wine drinking contest etc...].
What is the operating
Range for BattleGroup is??
Simple, . . .
Anywhere. .& Everywhere...
This means that BattleGroup
covers anywhere on the globe that a member or group wish or wants to belong
from,
we don't care where
the member lives or who they are, all are welcome. & the best part,
its Free to join...
What are the real Rules??
[Besides the 4 fun rules
listed above!!]
BattleGroup follows
many of the same guidelines set forth many years ago for Kag by Thought
Admiral KRIS. .
Below are the four main
rules that all Battlegroup members agree to follow at all times.
1. To Have Fun
! [At all costs]
2. No Live Steel
!! [No dangerous weapons near the public]
3. Don't Embarrass
Battlegroup !!!! [Control your urge to
go a bite to wild]
4. The Thought-Admiral
Makes The Rules !!!!!
{ Yes, Thought-Admiral.
KRIS Has retired, But as far as members of Battlegroup are concerned he
is Still and also will be our Official Thought-Admiral}
. .
KURKURA'S AXIOM:
"If you have to pay for publicity, you're doing
it wrong". Keep your money. Share your enthusiasm, your talents, and your
Klingon ego.
Three major tried-and-true media areas: Print.
Radio. Television.
PRINT MEDIA
They can, in their fine typesetting, give locations
and/or directions to your "BIG EVENT/ PROJECT". After said event, they
can have interviews, show pictures,
and possibly give contact information. Groups
can (could, and should) build a scrapbook of stuff they've done, and flop
it on a recruiting table, for the passersby to peruse.
Shows people that you actually DO things, and
know how to have fun.
RADIO
It's okay, but tricky. In large cities/venues,
getting a blurb mentioned can be tough. Small cities or areas--easier.
They can give swell directions and info, IF written out for them.
Man-on-the-street interviews are usually choppy,
and we don't come across so well there...unless one's ready for it, and
knows what to say... Stick some Klingonaase into your spiel for fun.
Have a spokesperson. Play it in character, OR
speak clearly. Try not to stutter, and go easy on the "you know", "Uh",
and "Like...well...
" Focus, a clear head, and a sense of mission
will
win the day.
TELEVISION
Boo. Hiss. No thanks! I don't "play" for the
cameras any more. Took me a while to re-think TV. Any --make that ANY--use
of Trek fan footage is going to be used at the end of the broadcast,
with the air of "what are those goofy Trekkie
geeks doing NOW?" Color commentator will say cutesy crap, and the two anchors
will yuk it up with closing quotes of their own.
We cannot win that scenario, so... why play there?
AND... where to start.
Invitations. PR. Publicity. Sending out PRESS
RELEASES: Yeah, Baby! You give 'em ALL the info. Who, what, where--exactly,
and when. Who to contact with email and phone number...
Perhaps a photo of the group from an earlier
endeavor attached. Scrawled--neatly, neatly!!-- in Red Ink the lovely words...PHOTO
OPP. Photo opportunity. For a newspaper,
that adds some spice, and might fill up room
they haven't sold for ads. The paperwork--cover letter with info, possible
picture-- gets mailed to the newspaper.
If they like it, if they want it, they'll call.
Mail at least one week ahead of the event; the editors will make their
assignments, and hopefully, the Groups piece will get the nod.
Spell-Check EVERYTHING.
Subsection: Magazines
Glossy stuff, and the not-so-glossy, like "Parade"
in the Sunday paper. Their scheduling is different; it's summer now, so
they're already at work on their fall/winter issue Plan ahead.
Way ahead. Mail your PR early. Maybe you're thinking,
"Well, we'll just use email." It's limp, pal. Like the difference between
getting a real birthday card in the mail and one of those e-cards.
Real mail shows you took the time and trouble
to send the editors or reporters something they can hold in their hands.
When
it comes to PR, snail mail prevails.
Klingons LOVE to show off, and we of Battlegroup
are probably THE BEST when it comes to pulling off great events.
So, have a good barbecue... if that's what you do.
And IF you do, Fed-Ex me some brisket!!
For Battlegroup!
Thought-Admiral.
KRIS
.
John Halvorson
5624 Fair Ave 116
North Hollywood CA 91601
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