[Ansteorra] Newbie's perspective on NMS and other things

[Danielle Jennings]

As a newbie I have felt welcomed from the moment I shyly sidled up to a
fighter practice last August to Kingdom A&S last weekend and not just by
those from my home Barony. Like Alex the NMS never bothered me and $35
dollars for a year long membership seems exceptional reasonable. What has
really made me want to be more involved is the people. The people in this
organization are amazingly friendly and generous. The moment you screw up
the courage to tell some one that you are new or lost they latch on to you
and if they can not help will find five people who can. A small token to
identify newbies might be very helpful. Not a token so large and flashy that
the newbies feel like they have been branded as different and stick out.

At Gothic everyone who was at their very first event was invited to come
forward in court and was given a token. Perhaps this token could be the
indicator and it could change once a year or every reign, and could be worn
to kind of to let people know how long the newbie has been around.

Just a thought. Though some of us are vocal enough that being identified is
not really a problem we just walk up and say "hi I am really really new and
have no idea what is going on".

Pippa

On 19 February 2010 14:56, Alexandra Shahan <acshahan at att.net> wrote:

> I have a unique problem in that I am often mistaken for someone who has
> been in for years. (No, seriously, I'm the redhead with the SHORT hair - I
> can only sit on my braid, not walk on it!).
>
> Anyway, yes, A special badge or nametag, or token or something would be
> great. Being singled out is a bit daunting, but it would help too.
>
> Thanks for the welcome, looking forward to more events.
>
> Alex (NottClaire)
>
> --- On Fri, 2/19/10, Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair <
> donnchadh at cornelius.norman.ok.us> wrote:
>
>
> From: Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair <donnchadh at cornelius.norman.ok.us>
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Newbie's perspective on NMS and other things
> To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Date: Friday, February 19, 2010, 2:53 PM
>
>
> Thank you Alexandra for putting everything into perspective. =)
>
> One of the problems we've had in the past is just knowing who is new.  One
> idea that was brought up was having a badge or sash that we could give to
> newcomers.  The idea being that others would then recognize that the person
> wearing it was a newcomer and we could offer whatever help and guidance was
> needed.  As a newcomer, what would your feelings on something like that be?
>
> I hope we're able to meet sometime soon.  Welcome to the family!
>
> Donnchadh (pronounced Duncan)
>
>