"Internet turns Scottish clans into global tribe"

[ccga3359]

As an added not to this thread I had a chance to speak to Romilly Squire who is Deputy Secretary to "The Standing Council of Scottish Chieftans".
He said in passing that X Marks although not recognizable as a Scottish Clan would be considered favorably if we wished to apply as the worlds first Internet clan.
Appearantly the Standing Council has been following the progress of X Marks and are impressed with our feeling of family and belonging which are the hallmarks of the definition of Clan.

Interesting thought indeed. I'm seeing myself as the first internet Chieftain of the first internet Clan... Voting won't be necessary, just confirm your allegience to me .

[SteveB]

Grant,
Sorry to rain on your rubber chicken.....
The first Chief of Clan X-Marks is the duly recognized Hank. For not for Hank's insight XMTS would not be. All hail Chief Highlandtide.
We have a true family in the Clan sense in the loyalty and sharing amongst each other freely and without reservation. This is obvious in the willingness of some to donate to the needs of others in the Clan, and usually quite anonymously. We certainly have a Chief's Council, made up of the Administrator(s), House Chairpersons, and the Moderators.
Whereas the Moderators act as council to all of us on the Forum. The Chief's Command is in the tradition of the early clan.
If there is a Chief's Commissioner of Clan X-Marks, it should probably fall on our Quartermaster Steve Ashton for so ably insuring that the clan is properly outfitted in tartan, and insignia.
As I have a relative that is a professor of Scot history to listen to at our family gatherings...

[The Wizard of BC]

I shall never bow a knee to "He who shames a poor defenseless chicken".

Nor to he who abducted and impersonated "The Wizard of BC".

You shall have to recruit your minions from a shallower pool who know not your villainous and evil ways.

[Fedgunner]

MacMillan! KNAP!

[Robertson]

um chicken

[cessna152towser]

Yes, I thought the piece was going to be about the xmarks clan too.
Though it is certainly true that it is thanks to the internet that I have been able to do ancestry research and discover more family names in my ancestry whose tartans I now wear.
Good idea about having xmarks formally recognised.

[Ayin McFye]

I shall never bow a knee to "He who shames a poor defenseless chicken".

Nor to he who abducted and impersonated "The Wizard of BC".

You shall have to recruit your minions from a shallower pool who know not your villainous and evil ways.

He should go hunting in the Newbie Forum. For they know not the ways of the evil chicken sporran, and can be easily swayed by the dark side.

[BEEDEE]

just confirm your allegience to me .

I DO NOT swear allegiance to the clan of the twisted rubber chicken
And to the universe for which it stands
One lone voice under a tartan,
with supression and injustice for all.

Brian

[Galician]

Errr, would that make those of us of non-Caledonian ancestry honorary Scotsmen or something?

[davedove]

Interesting thought indeed. I'm seeing myself as the first internet Chieftain of the first internet Clan... Voting won't be necessary, just confirm your allegience to me .

*Legend had it the that the League was founded by none other than the most virtuous of the knights of the Round Table, Sir Galahad himself! Originally based in Cornwall, the five original tenants of the order were Chastity, Sobriety, Honor, Courtesy, and Good Fellowship. The order existed for centuries in Cornwall until the reign of Henry the Eighth. The King (who is most remembered as a ruler who seldom believed in moderation of any sort) disapproved of the League on general principle. His efforts to destroy the League drove the Order to secrecy and they fled to the highlands of Scotland. There they flourished. Many a famous Scot were counted as members including the poet Robert Burns. By odd coincidence it should be noted that during the time of Burns’ membership in the League that the tenants of Chastity and Sobriety were formally rejected. The League of the Moderators spread to the Americas and there prospered. By the by, the bit about the shrimps was completely correct.

As the direct descendant of the heir of Sir Galahad, I hereby reject your claim.

Furthermore, as the sole heir to the League, I hereby release my own claim as Chief and bestow ownership of X Marks the Scot to it's members, that all may enjoy its halls as equal clan members.