[Bards] bowing out of a championship
Melody Soice
melodysoice at hotmail.com
Tue Oct 31 20:28:19 PST 2006
Alden wrote:
>Personally, I don't like the idea of bowing out of a championship. If I'm
>going to enter a championship, I'm entering to do my best, for as far as my
>best will take me. If I don't think I can perform the duties of being the
>champion, I'm not going to enter. If my aim is to do honor to the
>King/Queen/etc., or demonstrate my abilities, I'll find another way to do
>that than by entering a championship.
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For once, I'm not sure I agree with you, Alden. I think good performances
encourage other good performances and, in general, raise the bar for
everyone in the competition. Especially with the current list of entrants
so very short, I would love to hear a great performance, even if the bard,
for whatever reason, isn't willing or able to fulfill the responsibilities
of our Premier Bard.
I think we need to do whatever we can to grow the field of entrants and
performances, even if it eventually necessitates a change to a double
elimination format. I find a great performance both inspirational and
motivational and feel they have merit on their own, beyond being a stepping
stone toward winning a competition.
Melody
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