[ANSTHRLD] Okay I'm a little confused now.

[kobrien at texas.net]

Quoting Alasdair MacEogan <alasdair at bmhanson.net>:

> Bajula <bajula at windfire.net> wrote: 
> >  Now I've heard repeatedly on this list and verbally that you cannot
> register
> >  your legal name. (maybe I picked it up out of context?) If I
> misunderstood
> >  that's okay too. just someone clear up for me this bit.
> >  <start quoted bit>
> >  4. Legal Names. - Elements of the submitters legal name may be used as
> the
> >  corresponding part of a Society name, if such elements are not
> excessively
> >  obtrusive and do not violate other sections of these rules.
> 
> You may not register your EXACT legal name.  You may use a portion of your
> name as the correspondign portion of your society name.  IE You may use
> your first name as your SCA first name regardless of its documentation as
> long as it  is "not excessively obtrusive and do not violate other sections
> of these rules".
> 
> My mundane name is Bryan Hanson.  So I could register Bryan Smith, Bryan
> Johnson, but I can not register Bryan Hanson as my society name.


It's actually way more broad and specific than that.  To get a thorough idea 
of exactly what's allowed, you kinda need to get familiar with 4 areas:

1) RfS 2.4
http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/rfs.html#2.4

2) Admin Handbook, III.A.9
http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/admin.html#III_A

3) Past "Legal Name Allowance" precedents
http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/LegalName
Allowance.html

4) Past "Conflict" precedents regarding required difference between your SCA 
name and your Legal name or a "Use" name you would reasonably use.
http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/Conflict.
html#Mundane_Name

Ack!  I just got called to a meeting.  I'll send a followup email in a little 
bit finishing my train of thought.

The basic is that you can register an SCA name that is AT LEAST one syllable 
and one visual difference from your Legal/Use names.  I'll go into this more 
in a bit.

Mari