ANST - laurels competing

[Bowen]

Leofric Ealdricson wrote:
> 
> Volodislav wrote
> >snip
> >IMHO to restrict the laurels from competition or restrict them to
> >competition
> >in crafts that are new to them lessens the A&S community greatly.  let them
> >be an example to strive for.  after all, it's not about the goodies ones
> >wins, it's about bettering yourself and your craft 
(snip)
> 
> I agree with what you have said but there is something else to consider.
> Some people will not enter an A&S competition where a laurel is competing
> because they think that their work is not good enough.  They will withdraw
> or dont compete simply out of embarassment (been there, done that).  What
> can be done to change this perception?  The solution in the past has been to
> not allow the Laurels to compete.  This may not be the correct solution, but
> it was one way to get contestants of lower skill levels to enter their work
> so that it could be seen and critiqued.

It seems to me that there are enough A&S competitions around so that there can
be a variety of kinds of competitions. Laurels should certainly have
opportunities to compete, and there must be competitions open to them.
However, we do need to recognize that newer artisans may never get started if
they feel that Laurels will always win every competition. (Whether this is
true or not, that perception will remain because of human nature.) Therefore,
we need both kinds. We can have them at different events, or we can have
multiple competitions at the same event. We run simultaneous chivalric and
light lists, we should be able to run a couple of A&S competitions at the same
time. Even if there is only one competition, it is easy enough to give a prize
for best first-time entrant and to give word fame or small prizes to
outstanding non-winning entries. 
> Regards
> Leofric Ealdricson
> 
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