[Steppes] Artisan

[AlKudsi at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/24/2007 10:48:17 AM Central Daylight Time, 
reese_esther at yahoo.com writes:

Of all the events, I think Artisan would suffer less from being an off 
calandar event. It _is_ a Baronial Event, and by the nature of the competition and 
the efforts of the participants, that Baronial Title carries GREAT weight in 
the eyes of the Kingdom A&S community. If the Barony supports the event by 
spending the money to advertise it, to get it on the website calander (yes, even 
non-calandar events appear there), then that Baronial Title will continue to 
carry the weight and prestige it currently has.

I would prefer to see it stay a Baronial event, and allow it to keep the 
identity and format that it has established. 

I would like to see the Barony step up and publicize and support this event 
financially and with participation as IF it were a calandar event.

If we are to add anything, I would like to see a revel after the competition 
is over, that is and of itself a revel by and for the attendees.

I feel that to an Artisan, competing in Steppes Artisan is every bit as 
nerve-wracking, requires the same level of dedication and effort, that fighters 
take when they enter a list, and further, when they enter a list like Warlord, or 
Crown, or Queen's Champion. I feel that the artisans deserve a dedicated 
event, and I think that Steppes Artisan has established itself as a title to aim 
for, to bring yourself and your work to the attention of the entire kingdom. I 
think, if the money and the effort is spent by the Barony and its populace, we 
can keep Artisan at the level that it currently is, and possibly make it even 
more prestigious.

I like the idea of regional events, but feel that it is a bad idea, to try 
and take an event that is established as belonging to one group within the 
region, such as Steppes Artisan or 12th Night, or Warlord, and turning that into a 
"regional" event. The other groups in the region would want to put their stamp 
on the event, and rightly so, which would change the event, and speaking 
personally for me, I feel that I would regret, and possibly resent, losing a 
Steppes tradition, as Elfsea might feel a tad territorial about Spring Faire, if 
the hypothetical situation were reversed.

So lets do Regional events, but lets start them from scratch, rather than 
trying to squeeze an event we know and love into a Procrsutrean bed that no one 
would lie comfortably in. Let's build a regional tradition, while preserving 
our Baronial ones.

So, my two pence worth.

Esther

I also concur with this analysis.  It is what I've been trying to say for 
three days now.  



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