[Sca-cooks] My experience with the Savory Tosted Cheese contest

[Lonnie D. Harvel]

Bill Fisher wrote:

>I wouldn't let it phase you too much.  It sounds like you intruded on 
>someone's small domain that they wanted absolute control in and they
>handled it in a less than civilized manner. 
>

Bingo! Beware the small person (not referring to physical stature) given 
any kind of authority. The fact that she says she was personally "hurt" 
because you broke a rule in a melted cheese contest is indicative of a 
need for counseling.

Christianna is right, the SCA does not have a lock on the market for 
this kind of behavior. Once not longa ago, a facilites manager tried to 
shut down a series of demos and presentations we were having for a 
delegation from Taiwan because she had not gotten a *copy* of the form 
reserving the space. She knew we had reserved it, since it was in the 
system, but she did not get her copy (she was out sick the day we 
registered, her boss had done the paperwork). The fact that she was 
throwing a temper tantrum in front of a dozen university presidents and 
deans from Tiawan as well as the Tiawanese Consul and two senior members 
of our (US) State Department didn't seem to phase her a bit.

Even the slightest challenge of someone like that's authority will 
usually result in an outburst that can be charted on the Volcanic 
Explosivity Index. Which may be why there were so few entries. They knew 
her better than you did.

Aoghann