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Valentyn valentyn at gte.net
Tue May 26 17:05:25 PDT 1998


My mistake, Ms. Temple...there was no signature on the message to 
which I replied, and I meant to cut out the quoted addresses so
as not to confuse quotes.  I must have missed yours...my apologies.

Valentyn

At 03:00 PM 5/26/98 PDT, you wrote:
>While I have been opinionated in the past (both intentionally and 
>unintentionally) these are not MY opinions. They have been attributed to 
>me in error. If you are truly interested in discussing MY opinions, feel 
>free to email me privately so as to not take up bandwidth.
>
>Catriona Rowley
>mka Mary Temple
>
>>At 06:34 PM 5/22/98 EDT, you wrote:
>>>
>>>On Thu, 21 May 1998 13:00:30 PDT "Mary Temple" <noxcat at hotmail.com>
>>>writes:
>>>>
>>
>>>While it is true that a new person may get a bad impression, a woman
>>>would want to know if a man was potentially dangerous, at least I 
>would,
>>>and I would be open-minded enough not to think that a whole 
>organization
>>>would be like that.  All we can hope for is that most people are
>>>open-minded, and try to keep women and children safe.  What kind of
>>>impression
>>>would a person get if they were not warned and found
>>>out the hard way
>>
>>If you're specifically addressing a case from years past, I confess
>>I have no firsthand knowledge and will not participate in discussion.
>>However, the above paragraph appears to me as a general guideline,
>>thus:
>>
>>I cannot think of a worse form of vigilantism short of an actual 
>>lynch mob.  There is no reason why a woman new to the SCA should
>>need to be warned that "a man was potentially dangerous".  The 
>>mundane authorities have the means of removing dangerous people
>>from our midst, and the SCA even has its own (legally enforcable)
>>banishment processes.
>>
>>This "warn the newbies" attitude accomplishes two things: a) As
>>Modius said, it makes potential newcomers wary of the organization
>>and b) it guarantees alienation of someone who may or may not
>>deserve it, oftentimes on the basis of a rumor or accusation.  
>>Claiming to act in defense of women and children hardly mitigates
>>the irresponsibility of ruining another's happiness without due
>>process of facts.  
>>
>>Valentyn Drake
>>Cadet to Don Miguel
>>
>>
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