[Namron] Re: [Ansteorra] Newcomers

[margaret]

The main problem with such a book is keeping it up to date. Think about the 
trouble we have with the phone book and double it. Margarite


>I think that it would be really terrific if we had a catalogue, so to speak 
>of SCA activities. (Kind of like the books that colleges and vocational 
>schools put out of all of the classes you can take.) Just the name of each 
>subject, a short paragraph describing it (In language that newbies can 
>understand.), and the name and telephone number, E-mail address, or the 
>publication name where you can get more information about it. Such as:
>
> Light Fighting - John Doe, Rapier Marshall, 580.555.1234
>
> Sport involving attack and defense with a light sword, specifically a 
> foil, épée, or sabre such as the fighting displayed in The Three 
> Musketeers, The Man In The Iron Mask, or Pirates of the Caribbean.
>
> But not like:
>
>
> "The Arte of Defence was studied and taught by masters in the late 15th 
> and 16th Centuries. The most famous of the teachers typically came from 
> Italy. Until the advent of the smallsword and the French schools of fence, 
> the Italians and to a lesser degree the Spanish, enjoyed the role of the 
> most sought after teachers of the Arte of Defence.
>
> The English at the end of the 16th Century followed the continental 
> fencers in taking on the use of the rapier. In defense of English 
> technique, George Silver published a treatise called the Paradoxes of 
> Defence. This treatise was used to espouse the use of the English weapons 
> and to downplay the use of the rapier. Silver hated the Italians and 
> Spanish and made sure that his readers knew that these styles were more 
> dangerous for the user than good English practices. He also wrote a 
> treatise on his Paradoxes..........."
>
> The second example is great for someone who has attended a practice or so 
> and knows that they're interested. The first, however, is much less 
> intimidating to the newcomer.
>
> Maybe we could have those who have been recognized in certain areas take a 
> few minutes to write a paragraph about it? Such as someone who's really 
> good at scroll-painting, a Knight's Marshall for fighting, a brewer for 
> brewing and so on... That way no one person has to know about every little 
> enjoyable SCA activity that a newcomer might be interested in...
>
> If this is a good idea, I'm be glad to help implement it, or do it myself 
> if need be. :) A 'catalogue' is something that we have in the mundane 
> world that a newcomer understand how to use (Not all of us are Internet 
> and Dewey Decimal-sav vy.) and not feel shy or embarrassed with. :)
>
> Anyway, that was just my two cents...
>
> Rose
>
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