[Ansteorra] ideas was Presentation at Round Table

[Penny Roberts]

Look to Shadowlands
they have fun


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>From: Monalee R Kendall <monaleekr at gmail.com>
>To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> 
>Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 8:43 AM
>Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] ideas was Presentation at Round Table
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>Greetings,
>
>When I found the SCA in the late 70's I was taken with the idea of
>"knights in shinning armor" and the pagentry. It was also easier, I
>think, to make a start. My first court dress had a zipper in the back.
>
>As time has progressed I've watched the SCA struggle for legitamacy in
>the Historical Re-enactment world. So many of us didn't want to be
>seen as a "back-yard costume party" anymore. We wanted to be seen as a
>serious history group.
>I think that we have achieved a certain amount of that goal but in the
>process we have lost some of the carefree fun and the ease of getting
>started.
>
>We now have to worry about keeping all aspects of the SCA in check to
>meet with modern laws and to protect ourselves from costly lawsuites
>as much as we can in this much more letigious society. But that is
>what multi-million dollar international corporations have to do.
>
>I believe that younger folks (20's to 30's) want the carefree fun and
>the ease of getting started. It seems that the other groups (LARPs)
>provide this better. How can we provide this?
>
>The truth is I don't know, but if someone has some ideas, I'd be
>willing to give them a shot.
>
>Baroness Genevieve McCullum de Caen
>Hospitaler for Barony of Stargate
>
>
>On 1/30/13, Bree Flowers <evethejust at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 11:39 PM, kajira camber <kajiracamber at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> *snip*
>>> 4-Recognition-As Arthur stated, we all need to make a better effort to
>>> submit/recognize those that have done the work or improved in the arts or
>>> what have you.  I have heard through many reigns regarding the lack of
>>> award recommendations and this is an important piece of being part of a
>>> volunteer organization.  Heck, look at how much apps and online
>>> mini-games
>>> (i.e. Farmville, Hero World, Bejeweled, Angry Birds, etc)  pull people
>>> back
>>> to keep playing simply based on simple 'electronic' awards/badges!  It
>>> doesn't even have to be an 'award' from Their Majesties.  A simple thank
>>> you goes far and it lets them know that their service or skill
>>> improvement
>>> has been recognized by others.
>>
>> THIS! 100 times this! By all means, write your recognition letters,
>> but don't rely on that alone to give people the pat on the back you
>> think they deserve. A lot of us don't get around to writing letters,
>> or forget who we should be writing about, or heck, some things just
>> aren't letter-writing-worthy, but they still deserve some recognition.
>> Like singing a song at a feast that knocks your socks off, or helping
>> you set up your camp, or just plain old looking awesome! Yeah, doing
>> those things repeatedly is worthy of letter-writing, but that doesn't
>> mean you have to save up all your thanks until someone's done it a
>> bunch of times. Bring a little supply of "cool stuff" with you in your
>> pouch to hand out to people who do little things that impress you. I
>> make beads, so I always try to remember to bring some beads along that
>> I can gift to the feast steward, the kid that brings me water at
>> feast, the bard, the fighter that dies amusingly, the rapier fighter
>> with the rapier wit to match, whatever catches my imagination and
>> really makes it magical that day. Not everyone does beads, so find
>> something else, some little trinket, wrapped candies, illuminated
>> bookmarks, a pewter token, a bell, a tassel, a rubber ducky dressed up
>> like a viking. Or if you don't have the time/financial means for
>> stuff, SAY SOMETHING, really, words are good too. You don't have to be
>> landed nobility, or have a shiny crown or a peerage to recognize
>> people who do awesome things. We can all say "thank you, you made my
>> day".
>>
>> ~Astridr
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