[Ansteorra-rapier] Cadets Corner

[Coby M. Lynd]

4) On the need for new blood.  I have heard of people interested in rapier
 that said that unless you weren't interested in being a cadet or white
 scarf,  nobody would train you.  Has anybody else heard this?  I'll be the
first
 to admit that this may be one person's perception, but if other's feel this
way, then there is a problem.  It's possible for someone to start
dabbling and once they get the hook in their mouth they're stuck.

I have heard this a few times myself. I am also begining to believe it.
There are no WS or cadets within 50 miles. The number of fighters is also
dwindling locally.

Duncan MacDougall of Mendersham

----- Original Message -----
From: "pubear" <pubear at ev1.net>
To: <ansteorra-rapier at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-rapier] Cadets Corner


> Well as a "free ranger".  Is that like a chicken???  Anyway, as this was
my
> first academy and my first chance to sit in on a
> "roundtable", I have to say that at least people acknowledged there was a
> problem.  It could be worse.  You could have a problem
> and be unwilling to acknowledge it.  I have a few points to make.
>
> 1)  It was good to hear about this problem.  I can say that since I am not
a
> cadet and am not on the cadet's corner, I had no idea that this issue
>      was fermenting like this.
> 2)  I don't think that the cadet's corner is bad.  As was pointed out,
it's
> hard enough having any sense of community in a large kingdom.
>      Keep what you have.
> 3)  I am grateful for the chance to speak.  As a bard, I am intensely
> curious about history, and have more than once felt irritation at
>     helpful ideas, such as the only way to know how to be a don is to
spend
> time in Don Iolo or Don Robin's front room.  What if it is almost
>     impossible to be in such places?  You have no idea how much I would
like
> to see things like the Rapier reunion.  Think of them as a chance
>     for anybody that cares to do so, to figuratively spend time in these
> people's living room.   Just as long as we don't set them as a museum
> exhibit.
>     That would be way to odd for me.
4) On the need for new blood.  I have heard of people interested in rapier
 that said that unless you weren't interested in being a cadet or white
 scarf,  nobody would train you.  Has anybody else heard this?  I'll be the
first
 to admit that this may be one person's perception, but if other's feel this
way, then there is a problem.  It's possible for someone to start
dabbling and once they get the hook in their mouth they're stuck.
> >
> In closing, I had a blast.  It's amazing how good some of our fighter's
are.
> The teachers were helpful, and tonight I go to fighter practice knowing
much
> more
> than I did before.  Also, one last thing, that discussion did do one thing
> for me at least.  I realized that I cared.
>
> Bersi
>
> AKA Pubear of Bjornsborg
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dean, Jenice A." <JENICE.A.DEAN at saic.com>
> To: <cadetscorner at yahoogroups.com>
> Cc: <ansteorra-rapier at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 8:10 AM
> Subject: [Ansteorra-rapier] Cadets Corner
>
>
> > Is cadets corner counter productive? Not every cadet and nonscarf is on
> this
> > list, do they miss out by not being part of the discussions we hold
there?
> > Do we miss out by not having their input? By holding discussions on
> > cadetscorner concerning the welfare of the community do we give the
> > impression that the cadets and freerangers are not concerned and not
> working
> > to correct the problems that we see?
> >
> > Amerinda
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