ANST - Re: Amtgard vs. the SCA

[Mark Hinkle]

I disagree about the money. The people I knew (way back when) could
easily have been in the SCA. Parents will help out with things like
this. Really. It is also not about maturity. It is about the TYPE of
fun you enjoy. I've known people who were members of both Amptguard
and SCA. I have experienced elitism and maturity levels that cover the
gambit on both groups. Amptguard has its place. It fills a niche that
the SCA does not - fantasy. There are no spell throwing battle wizards
on the field of combat in the SCA.

I've never actually been a member of Amptguard, but I have friends who
were and are. They are good friends, too. Me? I like the stories of
reality a little more. Some pretty neat stuff happened in history. I
wish I could escape my technical manuals a little more often to catch
up on the past.

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Mark Hinkle                      Team OS/2    IEEE     SCA
mhinkle at rocketmail.com
   "The difference between genius and stupidity is that
    genius has its limits." - Unknown
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---ches <ches at io.com> wrote:
>
> The point here is the younger crowd. Having been in both I have found
> nothing but good things to say about both organizations. The simple
fact
> is NOT about attitude or maturity. It is about money. 
> 
> While I was a young person in the society I did not have a problem
with
> money or others attitude. It was easy for me. But I watched other
> youngsters start and leave to spend their small allowences on D&D
and card
> games rather than armor and weapons. This happened in both groups. 
> 
> It had nothing to do with the maturity level. All they saw were
fighters
> with stuff that cost more than what they had. They could do the garb
but
> not the stuff. They never saw anyone sitting out there sewing a item,
> embroidery, board gaming, illuminating, writing a poem, open
> conversations. These are things that they can afford since to start
them
> only cost about a weeks allowence, not a month or more salary.
> 
> The problem is money, not maturity. Many SCA'ers on this list
started out
> at 14 or 16. You just insulted a whole bunch of them.
> 
> Ches
> 
>
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