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<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">My last two cents on this long dead thread,</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I hope that their excellencies will keep this rule in force throughout Elfsea events. The 'policy' is sound, make an attempt. I made an attempt when I purchased the boots I wear to events. I didn't buy the ones that had advertising for the company all along the side of it, I bought the less expensive set that had a simple leather look. Is it perfect? No. Is it an attempt? Yes. Their excellencies have stated this as of Springfaire that this would be the case at Defender onward. And they have reminded people, both through the posting to Elfsea list and the cross-posting to the Rapier Net list, and one cross-posting to the Ansteorra list.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">As to what 'happened at Pennsic' my information is very very third hand, but tells the tale of a very wet listfield, prone to slipping in boots or even normal tennis shoes, and some fighters from out of kingdom who competed in a tournament with cleats. Later at the Ansteorran tournament any shoes that weren't a reasonable attempt at period footwear were banned from the field by the Queen. I believe it was at Defender last year that a gift from the Crown of another Kingdom was presented to Her Majesty for having done this to better the dream in her tournament. Again, very very third hand, I could be very off base.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Timothy of Glastonbury</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Who has no idea how he remembers all this.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">From: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Matthew Saroff [SMTP:saroff@poseidon.vs.lmco.com]</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Sent: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Wednesday, August 04, 1999 2:48 PM</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">To: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">elfsea@Ansteorra.ORG</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Subject: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Re: ES - Elfsea Defender/rules/soccer/etc etc etc</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">On Aug 4, 12:40pm, Arabella de Montacute wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> Subject: Re: ES - Elfsea Defender/rules/soccer/etc etc etc</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> Ya know Sfi,</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> You are doing an awful lot of complaining about issues that concerns an</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> event you're not even going to be at! - Arabella</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">></FONT>
<BR> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Actually, it's a policy thing. I haven't heard anyone say "It's just</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">for Spring Fair."</FONT>
<BR> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I wonder what happened at Pennsic that brought this on. My guess is</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">that someone out-fought, and concluded "it must be the shoes". shades of that</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">ad with MJ and Spike Lee.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Matthew Saroff</FONT>
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