[Namron] Re: [Ansteorra] Newcomers

[evelyn harlow]

I'd like to throw my two bits in...I played in Artemsia(Shire of Bronzehelm)
for four years and was accepted cautiously...I moved to Shreveport
(Meridies) and stayed for a year and a half and was snubbed more times then
I care to remember.. then it was in Namron that I landed...I got gutsy and
went to a pop meeting right before Protectorate three years ago and was
welcomed with open arms...It was that event that I became Norse plunder or
so the story goes....So as a repeat newbie I have had several different
experiences on this topic....From the Authenticy police on down to the
wonderful people that just want to share their fire and their
knowledge....In my opinion it takes a combo of the newbie being willing to
make themselves known (I'm rather quiet compared to my husband Halldor) and
the populace paying a bit more attention to the faces that you don't
recognize.  I know there are times at Skarrgard pop meetings or figher
practice when the veterans are focused on issued rather then recruiting for
lack of a better term.  As with all things..it takes two to tango and there
is always another side to the story.

Sammarrah thank you for the compliment.

Sayyidah Fayidah binte Asad umm Jawhar
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Isobel de Kirkbryde" <kirkbryde at yahoo.com>
To: "Barony of Namron" <namron at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Namron] Re: [Ansteorra] Newcomers


> Bobby -- Thank you for a view from the other side.
>
> Duncan -- Thank you for your frankness in illuminating
> some of the issues.
>
> This is exactly the kind of information I want to
> collect so that I can figure out what the stumbling
> blocks are on both sides of this issue.  The only way
> I can help do that is to figure out exactly what is
> causing the problem for the newcomer to break the ice,
> and for the veteran in sharing information.
>
> I see this as a place where I excel and can jump in
> with both feet to try to solve the marketing problem
> and break down the obstacles to make this more fun for
> everyone -- newbie and veteran alike.
>
> Just raising the question of whether written materials
> existed, I discovered that there are publications by
> the Society that I didn't know existed.  So, my next
> question is how do we make them more visible?  If I
> didn't know they existed, I'll bet there are lots more
> people who don't know they exist.  How can I help
> change that?
>
> This is exactly the kind of thing I am doggone good at
> doing -- marketing a non-profit.  I think I mentioned
> in one of my previous posts that I built a mundane
> non-profit in less than 3 years from 10 to over 500.
> I know what works to capture people's attention, where
> to spend the energy, and how to overcome some of these
> hurdles.  I finally found something I can do that I
> know I am good at that will help the SCA.  That's the
> key for me!  It just took me awhile.  But, someone has
> put fuel in my tank, so look out, here I come. . .
>
> I am going to work on solving this problem by making
> the SCA more visible and more accessible to the
> newcomer WITHOUT pointing fingers at anyone in
> particular about what he or she did or didn't do, just
> finding ways to overcome the hurdles on both sides.
>
> My goal is to fix the problem, not the blame.
>
> Continued input required and requested.
>
> Thanks for giving me a mission.
>
>
>
> =====
> Isobel de Kirkbryde married to a Laurel (Michael Fenwick of Fotheringhay)
>
> Mundanes:  Mike and Melody Andrews
>
>
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