[Ansteorra] A few quick obvious points

[Svan Coldbrowskaldsson]

Well then i guess we wont need those brown shirts and armbands after
all.lol       svan

On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Jay Rudin <rudin at peoplepc.com> wrote:

> 1. DO NOT give a newbie any badge, belt, or other symbol and tell them that
> it's a newbie badge and will tell people to treat them like they're new
> unless *EVERY* *SINGLE* *PERSON* at the event they are going to will
> recognize it as such -- including visitors from out of kingdom and people
> coming back after a ten year break.  Otherwise, you're only setting up yet
> another awkward situation for them.  Oh, joy.  Since we don't all know about
> your new symbol, it cannot work.
>
> 2. If there are in fact people who are too pushy or scary or rude to
> newbies by inclination or policy, you are providing them signposts to do so.
>  They will spend more time looking for the badge than the helpful people
> will, since the helpful people are busy at the event helping.
>
> 2. Our symbols have value, but the value isn't to tell us which people to
> be nice to.  People in the SCA already have a tendency to sniff each other's
> symbols like dogs do, to determine how to treat each other.  This is the
> problem newbies suffer from; it isn't the solution.
>
> 3. The only solution -- the ***ONLY*** solution -- is for us to treat
> everyone we meet with courtesy and openness.  Newbies don't need a badge or
> belt.  They need a smile and polite conversation.
>
> And so does everyone else.
>
> Robvin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin
>
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