[Elfsea] Archery Practice

[Paul or Galen]

Karrick -

First, my compliments on a most well- and courteously-phrased note.

Second, and to the point, I think most of us would strongly prefer a
site where we can concurrently hold archery practice with fighter
practice.  There's no option for "I don't care about archery", so you
really can't draw from the responses that a majority exists who place no
importance on archery.

I'm excitedly looking forward to hearing the results of Ceatta's inquiry
into the possibility of permitting archery at Trinity Park.  I am very
turned off of Bedford Park because of the report that archery is
unlikely to be permitted there.  But these are my personal opinions, and
the barony as a whole will decide this matter when it gathers.

Please don't mistake those who might be willing to consider a park
despite a prohibition on archery for people who don't care at all about
archery.  There are many factors to consider, and we will each weigh
these factors differently in our personal deliberations.

So, buck up!  I have high hopes that we will yet settle on a park at
which we will have awesomely well-attended fighter practices in comfort,
safety, and convenience, where we will have chivalric & duello combat,
archery, a nearby playscape for the kids, available parking, good
mundane traffic to recruit from, but not _too_ crowded, and the company
of our friends from all over Elfsea.  (Yes, I view being optimistic as
an important part of my job.)  Let us all come together in courtesy in
support of this ideal.

Finally, more options for parks at which we can hold archery and
fighting together would be most welcome.

- Galen
Baron for all the folk of Elfsea, where Life is Good, Lord of Loch
Ruadh, OverLord of Dragonsfire Tor, Regent of Three Bridges

On Friday, November 16, 2001, at 02:05 PM, Ken Cooke wrote:

> Gentles,
>
> I was just reviewing the results of the survey and I find myself to be
> very
> much dismayed.  The general and overall lack of interest in archery as
> part
> of our practice concerns me greatly.  Archery has become an important
> part
> of our group.  I wonder how many of you would feel if the discussion
> went in
> different lines like; there can be no rapier practice because they use
> real
> steel, or perhaps there can be no heavy fighting because they don't have
> tight enough face shielding?  I'll bet that the decisions would be a bit
> different.
>
> I would like to ask all of you to consider the fact that to have
> practice
> without archery is asking a lot of us to make a choice that none of us
> should have to make.  Ask yourselves how you would feel if the rest of
> the
> group did not support your particular interest and that you had to find
> alternate places and times to play, without the interaction of the rest
> of
> the group.  What if these places and times conflicted with the other
> practices and you were forced to choose one or the other and could not
> do
> both?  How would you deal with the situation of having more than one
> interest and not being able to participate because of the times,
> distances
> and locations?
>
> I feel that it should be of the utmost importance that we do our very
> best
> to find a place where we can ALL get together and share in the dream as
> brothers (and sisters, family!).
>
> Karrick
>
>
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