[Namron] Re: [Ansteorra] Newcomers

[scott melton]

all i can say on this matter is that if you want something, go get it. my 
first year in the SCA went very fast. i wanted to fight so i made my own 
armor with little imput from others, sure i had to fine tune it once it was 
done to meet safty specs but i didnt wait for someone to take my hand and do 
it for me. i am anything but shy, so if i wanted to know something, i would 
ask.
 i am not saying we shouldn`t try to help others, but i also think some (not 
all) people use excuses such as this to not get all they can from the SCA
----- 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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