ST - Fighter practice March 4

[ironwyrm at juno.com]

Dux,

I am sorry if you or anyone else perceive that statement in that manner,
that was not my intent, however after rereading it this morning I am sure
some will take it that way.  I completely left out the paragraph that
should have preceded that statement.  Opps!  

I also agree I was a bit snippy in attempting to respond to Mike's
question in the second & third paragraph and do offer apologies to you
Mike, the strains of mundane life and lateness of the hour catching up
with me I guess!

The statement which you have referred was directed toward incidents which
have been occurred as of late with archers and combat archers that don't
seem willing to follow the rules, bringing static target arrows to combat
events, bypassing the inspection stations and entering the practice
field, and others replacing combat arrows in their quivers picked up from
the field without the marshals reinspection, to name just a few of these
"acts".  Some of which Mike himself has reported to me which I do greatly
appreciate and having that in mind I chose to state my position on this
matter (although a bit out of context).  I am sure you understand the
importance of having a marshal in charge to prevent these occurrences
from happening and will agree that these and other such rouge practices
must stop.   

What we are dealing with here are possibility life threatening weapons
that should never be taken lightly and with the several "close calls"
that have happened over the last year the safety of those who play and
watch us play our at hobby should be considered by everyone before they
ever step upon any field.  I may appear somewhat frustrated and
overzealous in my concern for safety and have come on a bit harsh but if
that zero tolerance has the potential to keep one person from being
injured, so be it.  

I do appreciate your cooperation and that of everyone else in this task
to continue to make our events, practices, and demos safe and fun for
all!

Should there be any question about archery please contact myself or one
of our other deputy archery marshals we have posted our e-mail addresses
and phone numbers as many places as we can in an effort to make ourselves
available to the populace of our Barony.  If we cannot help or answer
your questions we will put you in contact with someone that can. 

In service,

Ironwyrm 

PS: I shall also post this on to the Steppes page hopefully to clarify
the what I was trying to say and shall try to refrain from answer e-mails
so late at night in the future.  Thanks! 


  

On Tue, 27 Feb 2001 07:59:12 -0600 Greg Shetler
<mordockvonrugen at home.com> writes:
> Will, I think you should re-read what was posted prior to your
> response.  Nobody is saying they want to use live points - on the
> contrary, all discussion has indicated a concensus that we're just 
> using
> combat points.
> 
> Also, nobody has suggested that we *are*, or *should* do combat 
> archery
> at the demo.  Mike *asked* if we were.  Nobody suggested that your
> authority should be usurped - on the contrary, you were being 
> consulted
> in a public forum, where your answer would be broadcast to all and
> sundry.
> 
> I hope I'm misreading the harshness of tone in the response - but 
> this
> really came across as an angry, harsh response to perceived 
> callousness,
> irresponsibility, and usurpation of authority - none of which seemed 
> to
> be present in the discussion to this point.
> 
> Dux
> 
> ironwyrm at juno.com wrote:
> > 
> > Thank you for responding to this good gentle's question your 
> Excellency.
> > I was away competing with my mundane dart league this night.
> > 
> > No Mike, we shall not be having combat archers and fighters mixing 
> it up
> > at this kind of a demo or using live steel points of any kind.  
> Safety
> > always being our first concern any such actions could not be 
> controlled
> > and would be an extreme hazard to all in the area.  Although I 
> have not
> > yet seen the site I suspect that will be the case and that is how 
> we are
> > going to proceed.  A bit of caution and common sense are always in 
> order!
> > 
> > We shall be giving demonstrations of shooting skills in armor at 
> static
> > targets in front of an arrow catching net using combat archery 
> equipment
> > only.  Also demonstrating skills in fletching, combat arrow & bolt
> > making, and constructing Flemish strings.
> > 
> > Lets be clear on this matter and take note, as the Archery Marshal 
> of the
> > Barony of the Steppes I do reserve the right and have the final 
> say what
> > we will and will not do concerning static and combat archery 
> within the
> > Steppes.  If the safety of our archers, fighters, and/or 
> spectators is
> > ever compromised, I will halt that event and pull the 
> authorization cards
> > of whomever is responsible for that act!
> > 
> > Should you have any further questions on this matter you may 
> contact me
> > privately at ironwyrm at juno.com which is clearly posted on the 
> inside
> > cover of the Steppes Letter.
> > 
> > In service,
> > 
> > Lord William Ironwyrm
> > 
> > Marshal of Archers Barony of the Steppes


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