[Hellsgate] "My lord", "my lady"

Web Minister webminister at hellsgate.ansteorra.org
Wed Sep 12 20:28:38 PDT 2012


And some of us just go by our names unless it happens to be a very formal
occasion.

Eirik
On Sep 12, 2012 9:23 PM, "STEPHEN STEGER" <knightslament at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Seeing as all  this conversation  started shortly after  I lovingly
> corrected  My Lady (who is so brand new I haven’t bought her membership yet
> and hasn't done anything but post on the list once) when she referred  to
> me as m'Lord,  letting her know that m'lord is ok. Such as we all call each
> other here except like Lord Eric is in fact Lord Eric and so on for the
> rest of Hellsgate with titles . I figure now I am going to give my reply.
>
> I am within my first six months  of being a member. On the SCA Main
> website under newcomer info you will find the following;
>
> Rank in the SCA, or Who are those people wearing crowns?
> The SCA has an elaborate system of rank, awards, and honors to reward
> participants' accomplishments and service to the Society. Everyone is
> presumed to be minor nobility when they join the SCA, but any noble titles
> or honors used in the SCA must be earned in the SCA. These honors are
> bestowed by the King and Queen during their Royal Courts. You will find
> that the SCA's system of rank differs rather radically from that of Europe
> during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Like many of the SCA's
> institutions, our system of rank wasn't so much planned as evolved.
>
> Now that being said even minor nobility would be recognized properly.
> Now I do not have an AOA or any award for that matter.
>
> In being brought up  I was taught that God was with A "G" and gods with a
> "g".
>
> Now since being in the SCA I know somewhere I came across that people with
>  AOA's or higher were  Lords and Ladies with a "L" or by their other
> summary of earned titles.
>
> But I was also told that when in doubt and in courtesy a good m'lord or
> m'lady will do. I use titles out of respect and where they are earned. So
> right or wrong whether you have earned a title or haven’t, out of simple
> respect for each person out there playing and posting is going to continue
> to get a m'lord or m'lady from me unless of course I am aware of your title.
>
> For me it is about respect for each person.
>
> Stephan
>
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