[Ansteorra] Travel (was Re: Participation vs. Recruitment (long))

[Tim McDaniel]

On Fri, 3 Feb 2012, Ld. Albin Oil De Larrun
<albin_oil_de_larrun at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I don't know of any other group /club that gives out awards without
> being a member..  I believe this is one area that needs to be
> fixed..

I've been up these stairs before and I'm at work, so I won't go into
it with any depth now.
- Having no membership requirement is a long-standing tradition in
   most of the SCA.  In the earliest days, someone who participated in
   SCA activities was defined to be a member.
- I distinguish SCA Inc, a California corporation with some
   subsidiaries, from the Society, all those who are playing.
   I consider the Society to be the important part and the corporation
   to be a means to that end, and often a destructive or useless means.
- Therefore, I feel that contributions of time, sweat, and heart to be
   important, and tithes to a Board are not.

> What else would motivate a person to join..

It used to be that you got some actual benefits from membership:
Tournaments Illuminated and kingdom newsletters.

Danihel Lincolia
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Tim McDaniel, tmcd at panix.com