[Ansteorra] Nicknames in the SCA-starting a conversation

[Bill Tait]

"Period police" may be a tad less offensive (except to our law
enforcement members, of course)

William

On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Chris Zakes <dontivar at gmail.com> wrote:
> At 12:44 PM 12/20/2012, you wrote:
>
>> Ive heard Authenticity Maven thrown around a lot
>
>
>
> To *my* mind, an authenticity maven is someone who prefers to be as
> authentic as possible *themselves*, not someone who insists that other
> people should do so. They lead by example, rather than by forcing their
> standards on other people. Duke Cariadoc is probably the best-known
> authenticity maven. In his Enchanted Ground campsite at Pennsic, the only
> non-period and non-persona-appropriate items were when his wife had a baby
> and they used disposable diapers.
>
> Someone who attacks another SCA person for being inauthentic--especially a
> new member in their first clothing--is being a jerk, *unless* their atack
> includes an offer to make better clothes for that person at no charge.
>
>         -Tivar Moondragon
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