<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Works for me... but I think Wolfgang is talking about the map, mainly. There are King's Road and Queen's Lane, the "Merfolk Grove" (?!) and such... helping to stimulate the imaginations of visitors...<div><br></div><div>So, perhaps for the site a big "SCA" sign is the perfect thing, simple and unambiguous for those "ten-second impressions"... but maybe the map, which is less ephemeral thing, could have something a little more fanciful?</div><div><br></div><div>The Consulate of Ansteorra (SCA)? The Known World Outreach Center? Mission for the Liberation of the Mundane? </div><div><br></div><div>I certainly agree any signs and banners should be unambiguous and inclusive, but perhaps we should try to intrigue those who get a map in the southern loop and are looking for interesting places to visit?</div><div><br></div><div>Just my two bits (01)</div><div>-Rob</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Jan 11, 2009, at 5:44 PM, Lawrence wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="161594223-11012009"><font color="#0000ff"><strong>How about making a banner and have.....</strong></font></span></div><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="161594223-11012009"><font color="#0000ff"><strong></strong></font></span> </div><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="161594223-11012009"><font color="#0000ff"><strong>SCA in big letters and below that Northern Region of Ansteorra</strong></font></span></div><br><div class="OutlookMessageHeader" lang="en-us" dir="ltr" align="left"><hr tabindex="-1"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:namron-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org">namron-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[<a href="mailto:namron-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org">mailto:namron-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><a href="mailto:ld_tadhg@sbcglobal.net">ld_tadhg@sbcglobal.net</a><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sunday, January 11, 2009 4:45 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Barony of Namron Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Namron] Help Name Our Med fair Encampment<br></font><br></div><div></div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div>Greetings,</div><div> </div><div>Given that you have about 30 seconds to set a clear memory for a newcomer, why would we want anything more complex than "S", "C", "A"?</div><div> </div><div>What is wrong with SCA, anyway? It's served us quite well since before the 1st Medieval Faire.<br><br>Regards,<br>Tadhg<br>...brick by brick<br><br>--- On<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Sat, 1/10/09, JOHN<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i><<a href="mailto:variglog@sbcglobal.net">variglog@sbcglobal.net</a>></i></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-color: rgb(16, 16, 255); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; ">From: JOHN <<a href="mailto:variglog@sbcglobal.net">variglog@sbcglobal.net</a>><br>Subject: [Namron] Help Name Our Med fair Encampment<br>To: "'Barony of Namron Mailing List'" <<a href="mailto:namron@lists.ansteorra.org">namron@lists.ansteorra.org</a>><br>Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009, 4:28 PM<br><br><div id="yiv1618649594"><div class="Section1"><blockquote style="border-right-width: medium; border-right-style: none; border-right-color: initial; padding-right: 0in; border-top-width: medium; border-top-style: none; border-top-color: initial; padding-left: 4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 3.75pt; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1.5pt; border-left-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom-width: medium; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-color: initial; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font face="Times New Roman" color="black" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; ">Now that we stand ready to raise camp in new and expanded lands this year, we need help giving our encampment a name, something more appealing than “SCA Compound.” This is the name that will appear in all the Fair planning maps as well as the guide map giving to visitors. Of course next to the name will appear “SCA” to eliminate any confusion about who and where we are. </span></font></p></blockquote></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font face="Times New Roman" color="black" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; "></span></font> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" color="black" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; ">It has been suggested since we are guests of the Royal Court of the Medieval Fair the name should reflect that we raise our friendly confines as an embassy of Ansteorra, especially since we will have Royal Presence this year.</span></font></p><div></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" color="black" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; "></span></font> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" color="black" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; ">Please come up with ideas and bring them to the next Populace meeting on the 20<sup>th</sup>. And if you are out of area or unable to attend, e-mail them to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:wolfgangvonsachsenhausen@yahoo.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">wolfgangvonsachsenhausen@yahoo.com</a>.</span></font></p><div></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" color="black" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; "></span></font> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" color="black" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; ">We thank you!</span></font></p><div></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" color="black" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; "></span></font> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" color="black" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; ">Wolfgang</span></font></p><div></div></blockquote><div></div><div></div><pre>_______________________________________________
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