[Ravensfort] Thoughts on Authenticity

[David Whitford]

All very true, two groups with smaller time frames but
a huge amount of printed material are the various ECW
and ACW groups. You want hard core check out their
requirements. If someone has made their best effort
then it should be fine. Those you question are the
ones who have been around forever and show desire to
improve what they bring to the game(this is more than
just clothes-its alot of things). Most of the newer
folks want to have all the really cool stuff, they
just usually dont know how or where, so drag them down
the path with you(the trips less tedious with someone
to talk to about similar interests).
Robert
(Should I be working?)
--- Jeremy Meaux <j_meaux at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Greetings, 
> 
> After reading the post that have been written in the
> last few days I'd like to throw in my share of
> opinions. First, the defining minimal effort in the
> SCA is impossible, one the SCA as a whole is to
> widespread of a time frame and allows too much area
> for persona's. Two, there are very few sumptury laws
> that say what and who can do something. Even these
> such as coronets and such basically mean nothing. I
> too often see people of low are no rank call peers
> by
> their name with no regard for who is in hearing
> distance. They earned the title use it, one way to
> improve the game. Cover your mundanity and move your
> car. If the hosts of an event go to the effort
> respect
> them in common areas that are for public use, ie.
> not
> your camp site. Respect peoples camps, in period
> walking in to a camp unannounced could have resulted
> in death, or the very least a beating. Same with
> titles. 
> Complaining about being authentic is an easy out. If
> you go to many of the other reenactments out there
> you
> will see that you have to be "juried" before you can
> enter the event site. Why, they put a monumental
> effort into recreating a time period to truly
> experience what they are trying to portray. The
> "stitch Nazi's" for the most part are those with
> self
> issues and need to vent them on someone else. The
> people that truly love what they are doing will take
> the time to work with you, not against you.
> The biggest part is living within your persona and
> trying to learn. We have non profit status because
> we
> are supposed to educate people. If you can prove
> what
> you wear is authentic, cotton/polyester, then carry
> your documentation. But don't cry to me if your
> wearing purple polyester in 10th century Norway and
> someone questions you about it. If you want to
> strive
> to be a peer, then prove why your work is peer
> level.
> If you want to be a Pelican, get off your butt and
> work for it. If your aspiration is to be a knight,
> then learn what a Knight was. It's not about being
> good at swinging a stick and kissing ass. It was
> about
> how much land your dad had, and in a few cases how
> well you fought. So, the SCA as a whole is not
> authentic, but after thirty some odd years, you can
> either change it, or allow the reputation it holds
> in
> the reenacting community to grow by the attitude
> that
> " I'll do it my way, why does it matter if its
> authentic, it's the SCA".
> Too often we all take short cuts on authenticity.
> Work
> a little harder and all your efforts will be
> rewarded.
> Some may not appreciate your effort but only you can
> be the judge on your own life and what you put into
> it. 
> Well here it is, flame away, but in my persona I
> have
> the right to "judicial combat" if I feel offense. So
> if you want to do the persona thing and truly "play
> the game" watch your step.
> 
> I am
> Lord jean-michel de Meaux
> 
> ps. anybody slam Clarissama's food you'll have a lot
> of pissed-off fighters. Its period, good and she
> remembers that I get sick from greens and doesn't
> put
> them on my plate.
> Pss. Sewing on a machine and then slamming someone's
> hand sewing is unforgivable, they sewed, you didn't,
> your Singer did.  
> 
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