[Ansteorra] Banning children??

[Chris Zakes]

At 07:40 PM 2/7/2012, you wrote:

>I have tried my best to remain quiet on this issue.  I honestly 
>have.  Granted, I have been lax in my attendance to the meetings and 
>practices and such, but that was due to some personal issues.  Going 
>to school full time, combined with work full time, and a family -- 
>not to mention that I just had major surgery November 16th and am 
>still kind of recovering from it, I have not been able to attend any 
>events.  Which reminds me, I have no armor -- but I digress......... 
>I think we should all think very carefully before we start thinking 
>about things such as banning children from events or from the SCA 
>such as what I have seen in some of these posts.  I love the SCA 
>with all of my heart and was seriously looking forward to getting 
>back into the swing of things and even making my 5 year old daughter 
>some matching garb to go with mine.  I have put off paying my dues 
>because I am waiting to see what everyone decides.  I am hoping that 
>we are not going to go the way of punishing oth
>  er children or the children of current or even future members by 
> way of either charging more for children to participate or to 
> outlaw their participation altogether.


Fear not. *One* person has suggested that the "solution" to this 
situation would be to ban children from the SCA. Nobody else has 
agreed with that position. His suggestion doesn't have a snowball's 
chance of actually being implemented.

         -Tivar Moondragon