[Ansteorra] Children in the Sca

[Randy Shipp]

I'm always a little surprised at how much people can do in the SCA without
being members.  Most of the clubs and organizations I've been a part of or
known about have required membership to enjoy most of the privileges.

--Antoine

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Cionaodh O'Hosey <CionaodhOHosey at verizon.net
> wrote:

>
> On Feb 7, 2012, at 12:37 PM, Ld. Albin Oil De Larrun wrote:
>
>  Banning children from the Sca does not solve the problems of child abuse
>> or law suits.
>>
>
> But it does solve the problem of children being abused at SCA events and
> the SCA from being sued.
>
> The issue is not wether we want underage participation, but rather being
> honest about the costs and how we are going to pay those costs.
>
> People hate the idea of requiring memberships to play, the so called "pay
> to play" argument, but it is what is necessary to cover these costs.
>
> People hate the idea of "non-member charges" at events, but it is what is
> necessary to cover these costs.
>
> So what if we could reduce the drive to "pay to play" and "non-member
> charges" at events by going adult only?
>
> OR
>
> If maintaining underage participation is a worthy goal then "pay for play"
> and higher "non-member charges" may be required.
>
> OR
>
> The costs of serving the underage community and their families should be
> put more on to them than it already is.
>
> Cionaodh O'Hosey
>
>
>
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