Bards - Sponsored Bardic Competition

[StephenMacthomas at aol.com]

Greetings unto the bardic community of Ansteorra from one Stephen Macthomas, 
a fair gentle from the Canton of Gate's Edge.

Lord Antigonus Bearbait (hereinafter referred to as *Tiggy*) has an idea for 
a new type of bardic competition, and my one comment of disagreement is below.

>  A new bard is a bard who has been performing less than two years 
>  and competed in no more than two competitions, neither of which can have 
been 
>  won by them.  An experienced bard is a bard who exceeds the requirements 
>  for a new bard.

I would suggest changing this to *a new bard is a bard who has: (1) been 
performing less than ONE year, (2) has competed in no more than two TITLED 
competitions, and (3) has never won a bardic competition on any level.*  
Tiggy's arbitrary numbers add up to one competition per year for the first 
two years, and that would eliminate many beginning bards from consideration.

Everything else that Tiggy has suggested is sound in my reasoning.  I'd 
personally love to give this one a try and see how it runs.

In your service,
Stephen Macthomas
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