[Namron] Re: [Ansteorra] Newcomers
margaret
m.p.decker at att.net
Wed Dec 8 06:45:28 PST 2004
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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