ANST - Why A&S Gets Ignored

[KiheBard at aol.com]

In a message dated 97-09-09 09:42:29 EDT, Eowyn writes:

(quoting Herskerinde Gunnora)

> > white stuff.  But what do you do when there are NO redeeming qualities
>  > other than the fact that you have an enthusiastic artisan?  I'd like to
>  > hear wat judges and or Laurels have to say, but I'd also really like to
>  > hear from the artisans... what would you want a judge to say to you if
 what
>  > you had displayed was really, really bad?  
>  
>  I don't adhere to the "fluff" theory.  I do try to be tactful when 
>  making comments and try to place myself in the artisan's position - 
>  would I be devastated with the comment if it appeared for one of my 
>  works?
>  
>  Personally, I want a real critique.  Fluff does not help me get 
>  better at my art.  But a real critique doesn't have to hurt.  I 
>  choose to objectively look at the critique and take it at face value 
>  and not a personal attack upon my person.
  
Chalk me up as wanting a real critique as well. I can't abide by 
fluff, and won't dispense it unless I absolutely have to. Fortunately
for both me and those whose works I comment on from time to
time, I have a reasonably broad-reaching command of language.

Although, even that is not what I ultimately was wanting at this
most recent Steppes Artisan. I would have loved more feedback,
certainly, but a significant portion of my reason for entering
was to show my friends and SCA acquaintances that I am
capable of more than just making noise, breaking a sweat,
and separating the foolish from filthy lucre in exchange for
useful steel implements (or contracted care and maintenance
for the same.)

[Translation: I'm a bard, herald, fairly regular worker, and
knife merchant / blade sharpener. I also do a whack of a
lot of other SCA-related things, some of which no one 
in the Steppes had ever seen me turn my hand to...to the
best of my knowledge, anyway.]
  
TOPIC DRIFT ALERT!  The thread title, "Why A&S Gets Ignored",
actually brings up an ongoing sore point: too many of our
separate SCA communities don't regularly support one another.

I do NOT bring this up again with any thought to diminish
the importance of the discussion about judging competitions.
I do NOT bring this up to try and widen gaps. I call attention
to the condition in order that we might all try and do something 
about it.

What to do? *That* would be telling.

But I think if we all dig down, we can think of simple things
which would reinforce our own enjoyment of the SCA and 
also assist others in *their* pursuit of the Dream.

Amra
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