==Recognition of Orders of Chivalry==
Presently, the Chivalry Committee will consider recognition of Orders (and organizations of a chivalric nature) only when presented with a petition and payment. Delistings (and occasionally listings) are done motu propicioproprio.
While it seems that the Chivalry Committee has a very clear idea of what constitutes or disqualifies an Order from respectability, this needs to be documented for the guidance of those who follow. These standards should also be published, so as to offer perspective on our list of recognitions.
'''Proposal: The Society should maintain and publish the criteria by which the Society will judge Orders of Chivalry (and organizations of a chivalric nature) worthy of Society recognition or not.'''
'''Proposal: The Society should maintain and publish a comprehensive and public listing [[List of Recognized Orders ]] (of Chivalry (and organizations of a chivalric nature) which the Society has judged worthy of recognition.'''
'''Proposal: The Society should maintain and keep private a list of those Orders of Chivalry (and organizations of a chivalric nature) that we have examined and found unworthy, along with the disqualifying conditions, so as to speed reconsideration should those change, and so staff can answer either "yes", "no", or "we haven't yet considered them" as appropriate.'''
While it seems that the Chivalry Committee have a very clear idea of what constitutes adequate evidence of membership and rank, this needs to be documented for the guidance of those who follow. It is recognized that Orders vary from very public notice to secretive about their memberships, so it won't be a "one size fits all" approach.
'''Proposal: The Society should maintain and publish the standards by which they judge membership and rank in recognized Orders of Chivalry (and organizations of a chivalric nature) worthy of recognition or not.'''
'''Proposal: The Society should maintain and publish a listing of those chivalric memberships recognized, both for present Augustans and for others.'''
* Used in Society publications past and present
* Used by [[Recognized Orders of Chivalry]], etc.
* Such others as are likely to be encountered in the course of Society business
The list should indicate which are currently valid and which are currently recognized by the Society. Obsolete and currently unrecognized postnominals need to be included for this list to have optimal utility.
The list must, as a result of the above, include a substantial and unavoidable disclaimer disavowing recognition of those postnominals not so marked.
'''Proposal: The Society should maintain and publish a list [[List of those postnominals Postnominals]] used in Society publications, recognized by the Society at any time, granted by the Society, or likely to be of value to members. This list should include postnominals not recognized by the Society for historical purposes, and these should be so flagged.'''
==Library Support==
The Department, either through the main Committee, a sub-committee, or a designated officer, will advise the [[Library|Library Department ]] in matters of accession, classification, and deaccession of materials on this subject.
==Article Solicitation==
The Department, either through the main Committee, a sub-committee, or a designated officer, will solicit articles on this subject for the [[Augustan Omnibus]], in cooperation coordination with the [[Omnibus Editor]].
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