[Ansteorra] Theory

[Gudze O'Domhnaill]

Lorraine DeerSlayer asked:
> I'm still trying to figure out terminolgy for those who participate
minimally on a local level but participate and take responsibility on a
Kingdom or Society level...got any ideas?

They are the elves. You know they're there, and that they do good work, but
you never see them. :)

Humble Regards,
Gudze O'Domhnaill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "L T" <ldeerslayer at yahoo.com>
To: <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>; <ravensfort at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 13:15
Subject: [Ansteorra] Theory


> I've been thinking a lot about views of the SCA...
>
> Some people see the organization as a game, some as "one big family," some
as
> just another hobby...etc
>
> My current theory of the SCA is to see it as one of the communities we
inhabit.
> We all have civic communities we live in. Some people have religious
communites
> they participate in.. Some have fraternal or political communities they
participate in.
> The SCA is just one more...
>
> Further I theorize that each SCA group is like a town consisting of local
nobility, shopkeepers, officials, etc. Each town may be all interrelated or
may be made up of
> several "families" and or non-related people. These towns hold festivals
(events) periodically to encourage the exchange of ideas and promote common
experiences.
>
> Here's a suggestion of the types of people in a group and those who come
to festivals:
>
> Townspeople - those who participate in local official activity on a weekly
or monthly basis. These people maintain the community of the group and set
the tone of the grouup by working for the group and with each other on a
consistant basis.
>
> Country Dwellers - these are people whose main SCA related activity is
within their own
> household orgroup of friends. They participate in local offical activity
infrequently and occaisionlly contribute to the workings of the local group.
>
> Visitors- people from different "towns" who mostly come to visit town
festivals.  They participate in the activities arranged for by the town
members and sometimes help out, but they are only present for festivals.
>
> Transients - those who feel their sole purpose in the SCA is to entertain
themselves. They have little or no interaction with the local group and
seldom participate in scheduled
> activities...
>
> I'm still trying to figure out terminolgy for those who participate
minimally on a local level but participate and take responsibility on a
Kingdom or Society level...got any ideas?
>
> I'd like to hear what you think about this model!
>
> if you are uncomfortable sending commentary to a list...please send it to
me personally
> at ldeerslayer at yahoo.com
>
> Thanks
>
> Lorraine DeerSlayer
>
>
>
>
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