[Ansteorra] Question 11/18

[Eddie and Barbara Calhoun]

You can't make anyone play this game. All you can do
is offer to get them to events. You can lead a horse
to water but you can't make him drink.
Arabella(Eldern Hills)


--- "niklas at pbgilbert.net" <niklas at pbgilbert.net>
wrote:

> A caveat here that may change this equation...
> 
> What if the ones that do not travel, refuse to
> travel or even 
> participate on a local level except in their own
> skewed view of the SCA.
> 
> Niklas
> 
> 
> 
> Vicki Marsh wrote:
> > Cross-pollination.
> > 
> > And, if Mohammed won't come to the mountain, then
> the mountain must come to
> > Mohammed.
> > 
> > The *real* leaders of the groups must travel and
> make connections with other
> > groups that are socially different from theirs in
> nature. They must make
> > connections with others and work to invite the
> outsiders to come to events
> > where the insulated populace can meet them and
> have a sharing of ideas and a
> > shared experience with the "foreigners". Groups
> tend to become xenophobic if
> > they never come in contact with other groups. It
> becomes an SCA groups that
> > is almost like the Branch Davidians - Us vs. Them,
> and my way is the only
> > ONE true way..... I've seen more groups
> self-destruct when they become
> > "ego-centric" because they revolve around one
> person's ego and it is their
> > way, or else...
> > 
> > Real leaders, whether officers/nobles, or not,
> will understand that they
> > have to expose their groups to other schools of
> thought and ways of playing
> > the SCA. They also need to work steadfastly to
> counter the peer fear that we
> > tend to instill in our new people over time.
> Leaders also need to lead by
> > example by traveling and teaching, as well as
> bringing along members of
> > their household/shire/barony/etc., so they can all
> learn new things
> > together.
> > 
> > Rambling from lack of sleep,
> > 
> > Xene
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> ansteorra-bounces+xaraxene=comcast.net at ansteorra.org
> >
>
[mailto:ansteorra-bounces+xaraxene=comcast.net at ansteorra.org]On
> Behalf
> > Of L T
> > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 6:36 PM
> > To: ansteorra at ansteorra.org
> > Subject: [Ansteorra] Question 11/18
> > 
> > 
> > Many groups have the problem of much of their
> populace being not  willing to
> > partake in Kingdom activities/culture. As a
> result, their  thinking becomes
> > very insular and  creates problems because their 
> vision of the SCA  does
> > not grow as the Kingdom's does.
> > 
> >   How would you  propose to bridge this gap
> between the 2 visions?
> > 
> > 
> >   Awaiting your answers!
> > 
> >   Lorraine DeerSlayer
> > 
> > 
> > 
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