[Loch-Ruadh] populace (Long reply)
j_greywolf at earthlink.net
j_greywolf at earthlink.net
Thu Sep 6 06:45:12 PDT 2007
thanks i would not even think of not making angels part of history work
wolfie
Lord j_greywolf at earthlink.net
to the kingdom and ,
the one from who all blessings flow
> [Original Message]
> From: <Klfrench1023 at aol.com>
> To: <loch-ruadh at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Date: 9/6/2007 1:13:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [Loch-Ruadh] populace (Long reply)
>
> Aingeal certainly makes many good points. All in all, I think that I
have
> to side with the Old Wolf, though. I, too, think that we are totally
missing
> the mark. Populace meetings are for business, not necessarily of great
> interest to newcomers. There is plenty of time to bore them with our
political
> trifles once they are caught up in the game. I did not seek the SCA to
find a
> political venue. I came for King Arthur. I wanted the chance to escape
from
> the mundanity of my life. It was the costumes, the pageantry, the
fighting,
> the chivalry, and the persona play that enraptured me. That is what
draws
> people into our game. This is why Fighter Practice can be the most
important
> weapon in the arsenal for drawing in newcomers, and in keeping them.
When
> utilized properly, Fighter Practice can be a free demo for the SCA. We
used to
> bring whatever we were working on every week to practice, and it was a
> social event as well. We tried to wear garb even if we were only
spectators, and
> talk to people who would curiously approach our strange entourage. We
brought
> in so many people that way. Holding it near the University of Colorado
> didn't hurt, either. In fact, in winter our fighter practice was inside
the
> field house at the University stadium. I agree that you have to invest
a lot of
> time inducting newcomers to the game, and that it takes a lot of
mentoring
> for younger recruits. But I do believe that persona play and forsooth
speech
> play an important part, too. We are so much more than just a medieval
> interest group. We have the opportunity to bring history to life, and
to entice
> others to join us by making it look like fun. There have been those
rare
> events where I felt completely transported to another place in time, and
it is
> because of those that I still play. Well, that and the fact that I have
no
> where else to wear these funny clothes.
>
> M. Caterina
>
>
>
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