[Ansteorra-archery] Pomp and Ceremony
Talmon Parker
tt_ann at hotmail.com
Wed Feb 18 12:35:58 PST 2004
What hassle???
JUST FILL OUT THE FORMS AND GIVE IT TO SOMEONE ..Give them a few bucks and
forget about it. They will do all the leg work for you. So what if it takes
a long while to get an answer.
From A guy who has been 12 years trying to get just one eye fixed, And
just recieved another delay of 3 or 4 months. It all comes out in the
wash....
Talmon, Gates edge, Ansteorra
DER BARON
>From: Rumil Fletcher <rumil at sbcglobal.net>
>Reply-To: Archery within the Kingdom of
>Ansteorra<ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
>To: Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra
><ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: RE: [Ansteorra-archery] Pomp and Ceremony
>Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 14:26:30 -0600
>
>>Ok, let me see if I have this ....In order to compete in anything other
>>than a local type competition, I should have toget my name registered and
>>a device created. Well, I do have a problem with this. Lots of us have
>>perfectly good names, but have heard of enough horror stories of people
>>trying to get devices and names approved that we are more than a little
>>reluctant to even make the attempt, not knowing any heralds that we have
>>enough trust in to get us through the process. I'm not sure if it is worth
>>the headaches and frustration.
>
>Have you personally tried? I have heard horror stories too. But my
>experience has been far removed from those stories.
>
>
>>That being said, I don't see how having one's name or device registered
>>determines if we 'play the game right.' I was told when I started
>>'playing' this game 2 years ago, by a knight of some repute in the Kingdom
>>of An Tir, that he recommended that one play forat least a couple of years
>>before settling on a specific time period or name. He himself had changed
>>his name after years of playing under another name. I have a name that is
>>period. It is not the name I would like to have registered as I have only
>>recently discovered an alternate spelling of the name I wanted to have
>>that IS period where the first choice was not. I am not completely sure if
>>it is worth the hassle of having everyone that already knows me as Linet
>>Grey trying to recognize me as or learn another name.
>
>Never did I suggest you can't play locally or kingdom wide if you do not
>have your name and arms passed. This entire discussion pertains to the use
>of banners with your arms on them. For that to work, there would need to
>be a substantial number of people with passed arms. Pertaining to my
>comment regarding "play the game right," you can like or dislike as it
>suits you, but that is simply the way it is. I agree with your "knight of
>some repute" that a year or two should go by before you start thinking
>about registering a name and device to ensure you have landed on something
>you like. But there are problems associated with waiting longer, such as
>getting awards under one name, then changing your name to something else.
>But how many of us on this list have been playing longer than 2 years?
>Almost all of us, I think.
>
>
>
>>Sorry if this is a bit on the b*tchy side, but the one way to get my
>>hackles up is to say that I HAVE to do something in order to be 'popular'.
>>Didn't work in high school and won't work now. I will do my duty to the
>>Crown, my Barony, and to the Knowne World to the best of my ability and
>>with the respect that each of them are entitled to. If that isn't 'playing
>>the game right' I don't know what is.
>
>What on Earth are you talking about? When did I EVER say or imply the word
>"popular?" Nor did I ever suggest you HAVE to do anything.
>
>>
>>Linet Grey (also known as the Outspoken)
>>
>
>Perhaps you don't understand what it means when I discuss playing the game
>right. People come to the SCA for a lot of different reasons, some to
>party, some from an interest in Medieval history, some like to fight, etc.
>But like it or not, this is a Medieval Reenactment Society. Our goal is to
>reenact the Middle Ages and Renaissance in all its (better) aspects. Now,
>no one is expected to have all their Ps and Qs dotted on day 1, or year 1,
>or ever, for that matter. Some people want to just party, or shoot
>archery, or whatever, and that is fine. But it is understood that some
>people want to really play the game right, and that involves a little more
>effort. That could mean using a knife to eat with at feast instead of a
>fork. It could mean registering your name and arms. It could mean making
>a period tent to replace that worn out plastic one. It could mean shooting
>at tourneys with fully period equipment instead of that fiberglass bow.
>
>If you go to Crown Tourney and look at the "shield board," you will note
>that there are very few blank shields. That is because it is understood
>that most people who compete in Crown Tourney have moved to that next level
>and are willing to take that extra effort to play the game right. It has
>nothing to do with being popular. It has everything to do with trying to
>further advance the period experience for yourself and others by improving
>all aspects of the game.
>
>I suppose you may respond that if that is what it means to "play the game
>right" then I can keep it. But whether you like it or not, that is the way
>it is. Not because I say so, but its just the way it is. This may come as
>a surprise to you, but some households and groups in this kingdom encourage
>their new people to start the process of registering their names right
>away. When I was Zodiacus and was entering the passed names and arms each
>month into the OP, I was amazed how many people were registering names (and
>even arms) who had not even received an AoA yet. And in some other
>kingdoms, it is common to do so.
>
>Rumil Fletcher
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