[Ansteorra] A few quick obvious points

[Lady Eithne]

I would have been appalled if you had tried to put a white sash on me that
said NEWCOMER.

What Master Robin said was the most correct answer, in my opinion. Be
welcoming to all, treat all as if they are important, because we all are.
House FalconRose welcomes all newcomers and answers questions and we carry
loaner garb with us or take the tunics off our backs.
I once located where my Lord Son was camping at Rose's Tournament by
noticing 3 people who were dressed in his garb.
We are willing to mentor people and let them know our traditions and what is
happening in court.

I cannot tell you the number of people who have told us they did not feel
welcome until they found us. I know there are many people that
spend much time guiding others and answering their questions.  And I think
the encouragement of the Hospitaler's or volunteers to be available
to welcome, assist & / or garb is a most helpful way to encourage someone to
come back.

In Service to the House, the Shire & the Kingdom, and to the Pursuit of True
Honor,
Lady Eithne ingen meic Cináeda
GrandeDamme FalconRose Keep at Loch Callendre,
Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA


On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 11:18, Rose <rose_welch at yahoo.com> wrote:

> A basket of big white sashes with a sign saying 'Newcomers' on it sitting
> at the gate would be pretty hard to miss. The only people who wouldn't see
> them would be a few kids and spouses, who had someone else sign in for them.
> I've worked gate enough time to say that the amount of people who don't sign
> in for themselves is pretty small.
>
> Even if the above were not true... At some point, all symbols were unknown.
> How do you know that a white belt or a red belt means knight and squire? How
> do you know that the brass hat of more than a certain width means nobility?
> And so on... This symbol might not be 100% helpful at first, but less than
> 100% helpful is still better than 0% helpful because it's not available.
>
> I think that we should do this. We should make these things, and have them
> available at every event for one year, and then ask for feedback.  If it
> doesn't work, then we've all learned something new, haven't we? I mean, how
> can it possibly hurt to try? Worst case scenario: We make a bunch of sashes
> that sit in baskets for a year, and nobody uses them. Best case scenario:
> Newcomers feel more welcome and less lost.
>
> So what we need to know at this point is:
>
> Are we going to give it a try?
>
> If so, what is the symbol going to be?
>
> When should we attempt to deploy this?
>
> As I've stated before, I'm perfectly willing to make quite a few of these
> badges/symbols for the effort.
>
> -Rose the Obnoxious
>
>
>
> --- On Mon, 2/22/10, Jay Rudin <rudin at peoplepc.com> wrote:
>
> From: Jay Rudin <rudin at peoplepc.com>
> Subject: [Ansteorra] A few quick obvious points
> To: "Ansteorra" <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Date: Monday, February 22, 2010, 11:05 AM
>
> Since we don't all know about your new symbol, it cannot work.
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