[Ansteorra] Indoor Fighting, was Re: Ansteorra Digest, Vol 51, Issue 13

[Chris Zakes]

At 03:38 PM 7/13/2010, you wrote:


>I concur that most people in the SCA would not want to be referred 
>to as macho.  A close by society incourages macho behavior with bull 
>fighting, cock fighting, horse tripping, and training their male 
>horses to "dance" by tying them between two poles and whipping their 
>legs sometimes till they bleed.  No wonder tempers flared.  I 
>believe that when posting on a public forum where passions and 
>tradtions run deep is crude and obnoxious.  It's most certainly not 
>going to endeer anyone.
>Personally I would love to see shaded pavillions for fighters but 
>even then they have the right to refuse and fight in a traditional 
>setting.  My thought is set up public pavillions for spectators and 
>misting fans like Warlord had.  As a new comer I have been afraid to 
>even ask for shade under a pavallion because I am concerned it would 
>be seen as rude.
>
>Irial


Asking if there's extra space under a pavilion isn't rude. Moving 
into a pavilion *without* asking--which I've had happen to me on 
occasion--that's rude.

As a generalization, pavilions for groups (like Bryn Gwlad, Steppes, 
etc.) are pretty much open to all.

         -Tivar Moondragon