[Ansteorra] What's happening here?

[David Whitford]

Most of these problems have been around from probably
about day 2 of the society. The newer/younger/more
innocent/less exposed you are to them the less your
aware of them. The longer your here/higher in station
etc the more you become aware and notice these things.
The reason many long timers stay is for the golden
moments that occur when some special thing happens and
it peels away much of the weight of the bad stuff.
When these moments occur either to oneself, friends,
or dependents it revitalizes one enough to get
through. Enough babble-need caffiene
 Robert
 (btw-Ren faires have as much if not more ick behind
the scenes. They have money and lead roles at stake)

--- Lisa <silvina at allegiance.tv> wrote:

> What's happening to the SCA?  We have Authenticity
> Police, but there'll
> always be a few of those.  There aren't enough to
> scare newbies about them
> on a regular basis.  Yes, authenticity is nice, but
> it's not something that
> everyone aspires to.  If you're in the SCA for the
> cookies, then yes you'll
> want to be more authentic in your costume as well as
> everything else, but
> that's not everyone's desire.  I'm seeing people
> telling others how they
> should think, dress, act, and what they should do. 
> I'm seeing groups torn
> apart because a choice was made that was not the one
> everyone wanted.  I'm
> seeing people hurting long time friends because of
> misunderstandings and
> unintended slights.  I'm seeing fits thrown over
> stuff that COULD cause a
> problem if someone wanted to push it, but are things
> that have always been
> done and until now have not caused offense.  I'm
> seeing politics out the
> ass, people arguing over stupid stuff and people
> asking for help being
> either blown off or overridden.  When did the SCA
> become a job, a political
> arena, a lawsuit, or a battleground?  I joined the
> SCA to have fun and learn
> about an area/aspect of history I had an interest
> in.  The SCA is no longer
> fun.  I was recently asked why Ren Faires are
> getting more publicity and
> activity
> than the SCA.... Look at the lists lately.... you'll
> see why.
> 
> Grow up people and act like the adults you claim to
> be!
> 
> Elizabeta of Rundel
> 
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