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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>WOW!!! A light bulb moment!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thank you Duchess Willow, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>This is a very intriguing commentary and
the first time I have heard it put this way. I think you may have many good
points on the culture of the SCA. I think this post could go well on the
Ansteorra list I think it only got to the Elfsea list. (I could be wrong)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thank you for the new thoughts. I was really
thinking that the thread was beating an old horse once again.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Ameline<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Lady Elfsea<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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elfsea-bounces+ameline=generich.com@ansteorra.org
[mailto:elfsea-bounces+ameline=generich.com@ansteorra.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>willowjonbardc@juno.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, October 04, 2005
2:13 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> elfsea@ansteorra.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Elfsea] FW:
[Ansteorra] What has happened?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I will
tell you why I think things are going wrong. To start off with we were a group
that studied history by creating a persona from a time pass. We based this role
on the best values, the ought of beens of a viable society. The values of that
society became real to us. We thought of our club as a kingdom. We displayed
loyality and caring because we were part of this peudo socality. We found it
easy to teach the values because we were not imposing our values, but rather
the Historical values needed to re-create pre 17th century life. Because we
were studing a complete culture we knew what we needed to do. the Lords and
Ladies did their jobs, the Peers did their jobs and the Nobles did theirs. They
could look at historical patterns to see what their jobs were. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Then we
changed. We started being real. We started living the SCA not doing historical
reinactment. . The problem with that is the SCA is a 21th century group. We
talk the dream, but we didn't talk about what it means. People became shy to
teach values because now we talking about our personal values and the
modern world thinks it is rude to impose your personal values on others. People
lost their roles. Peer and noble has no meaning in a 21th century club. There
are only mundane patterns for us to follow. The action I see going on is the
pattern offered by the modern world. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I believe
we need to go back to the historcial values of the medieval construct we create
to learn about our periods. I think we need to go back to a base level of
roleplaying and make Ansteorra the place we play not the club, SCA.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Duchess
Willow de Wisp<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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