[Ansteorra] Job descriptions

[Chris Zakes]

At 10:42 AM 7/13/2005, I had written:

>snip<<<<<P.S. One final question: How would having an event that was 
>completely
>medieval--the hall, the clothes, the food, the whole ambiance, "ruin"
>things? I kind of thought that was the whole idea of the SCA.
>
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>I am not saying that it would ruin the ambience of the event...but you 
>also have to remember 2 things...and this is where the " authenticity 
>mavens" ruin things for everyone.
>
>1) Not everyone...especially the newcomer's to the society, can be perfect 
>in their garb etc...either due to lack of knowledge in the beginning, or 
>lack of finances...or recources.

Granted. But assume for a moment that the event was, say, in Drachenwald, 
in a period castle, and there was enough lead-time that everybody could 
make an extra-special effort to have period-looking clothes (it seemed to 
work at the old Lions and Lyonesse tournies here in Ansteorra, for 
example.) How would that be bad?


>and most of all 2)  Unless you are willing to go out and build the hall 
>the way things were done in period...deal with food spoilage ( no 
>refrigeration remember) , not being able to cook on gas or electric stoves 
>( they didn't have them),

Um... maybe do them the same way these things were done in period? Fresh 
vegetables, freshly-slaughtered meat, wood fires, etc.


>weave all the tapestries and make all oof the other hall decor by hand ( 
>ambience) and grow, spin, weave, aye and sew by hand, and cqrve buttons 
>etc, tan the leather for your shoes...and all of the other stuff that had 
>to be done....remember it is not truly period .

So you're saying that we shouldn't even bother with fixing the things we 
*can* fix? Isn't that a bit like saying "well, my shoes aren't period, so 
it doesn't matter if I wear a T-shirt and jeans instead of a tunic and trews."


>There are many things in the SCA which are 'tradition" and should be 
>allowed to remain as such...troll, autocrat etc were used from the 
>beginning. Maybe not here in Ansteorra...but in the West and Caid where 
>things started and where most of the original members still reside.

I guess Ansteorra is in trouble because we call our fighting area "the list 
field" instead of "the eric"? Let's face it, some SCA traditions are kind 
of silly, and just because they've been around for a while doesn't mean 
they're sacred.

         -Tivar Moondragon
Who's started--and stopped--a few traditions in his time.