<html><div style='background-color:'><P>I think that is a "strength" is declared, it should be the bards themselves who decide what that is. No outsider can do that. It has to be a personal decision.</P>
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From: <I>Esther <reese_esther@yahoo.com></I><BR>Reply-To: <I>Ansteorran Bardic list <bards@lists.ansteorra.org></I><BR>To: <I>Cisco Cividanes <engtrktwo@earthlink.net>,Ansteorran Bardic list <bards@lists.ansteorra.org></I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [Bards] insignia</I><BR>Date: <I>Sat, 4 Nov 2006 20:50:44 -0800 (PST)</I><BR><BR>
<DIV>Who decides if you deserve to claim a strength? Is it something we decide for ourselves, or will the college determine a standard?</DIV>
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<DIV>If so, how will it be applied?</DIV>
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<DIV>Esther<BR><BR><B><I>Cisco Cividanes <engtrktwo@earthlink.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Okay<BR><BR>I'm following all the conversation about the college. My ultimate reaction is as follows:<BR><BR>sounds great; let me know if you need anything.<BR><BR><BR>Unless anyone objects, I think there is a slightly more direct thing we can do that will help a lot as well. <BR><BR>Lets talk about insignia. I mentioned this before. I think there should be some standardized way of declaring:<BR><BR>I am a bard, who is strongest in "X" discipline. <BR><BR>Reasons are as follows:<BR><BR>Newcomers can tell right off the bat who the bards are, this will hopefully facilitate more communication<BR><BR>People who are looking for other bards can now tell who they are, even if they are not locals.<BR><BR>You can declare you craft and your support of it whenever you want without having to raise
your hand up and actually say "Im a bard"<BR><BR>....<BR><BR>You all get the idea.<BR><BR>It doesn't have to be anything spectacular, but I really think it should be in existence. <BR><BR><BR>Ivo Blackhawk<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Bards mailing list<BR>Bards@lists.ansteorra.org<BR>http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/bards-ansteorra.org<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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