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- From: konstans@grafted.UUCP (Mark C Morgan)
- Subject: Re: SCA geography (was: through a looking ...)
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- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 02:20:24 CST
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- mittle@watson.ibm.com (Josh Mittleman) writes:
-
- > Greetings from Arval! Axel Rose made some comments about his experiences
- > with the SCA.
- >
- > > Of course, the followup from my perspective is, "If we can have
- > > people from non-European backgrounds, why can't we have personas from
- > > fictional backgrounds?"
- >
- > Because that's not the game the SCA is playing. One organization cannot
- > encompass every possible interest. The SCA provides a broadly defined
- > framework within which people can have fun and learn about our period of
- > history through re-creation. Fantasy role-playing can be fun. So can
- > baseball, rock concerts, and modern art. Those are also things that the
- > SCA is not here to do.
- >
- > On the other hand, if someone told you that you _can't_ come to an SCA
- > event and pretend to be a half-elf or a ninja, then he is wrong. Many
- > SCAfolk may feel that your choice of persona is inappropriate, and
- > depending how you use it some people may dislike you for it, but it is a
- > matter of taste. I suspect that most of people are only trying to help;
- > what they are really saying is that you will have more fun by playing the
- > game with us, instead of bringing in something that doesn't fit very well
- > with twhat everyone else is doing. Playing frisbee in the middle of a
- > baseball game is not likely to be great fun for anyone. In the final
- > analysis though, the SCA is open to anyone who behaves courteously and
- > makes some effort at medieval garb.
- >
- > > My point? Maybe I don't have one. Maybe I'm so frustrated at
- > > the SCA and the Kingdom game that I came online to rant & rave and see
- > > just how many people flame me.
- >
- > You may be pleasantly disappointed: Flame wars are extremely rare on this
- > forum. Happily, most of the participants bring to the Rialto the standards
- > of mutual respect and basic courtesy that make the SCA work pretty well
- > most of the time in most places. Unfortunately, there are exceptions and
- > you may receive replies from some of them. I'd count it a friendly favor
- > if you'd keep any resulting angry exchanges to private mail.
- >
- > ===========================================================================
- > Arval Benicoeur mittle@watson.ibm.com
-
- After all you can always tell people that Crazy people are PEROID, and
- perhaps if (the person uncormfortable with Elves etc.) is told that
- privately, and with a little bit of flair. They can enjoy as well. After
- when I see something that really drives me nuts (i.e. people with truly
- tacky names such Juste Rick) That is what I think to myself, "Crzy people
- are peroid too" and I feel better. I've never tired to be crazy and use
- that line but Ithink it is worth a thought at least.
- Just My 3 cents worth (inflation)
- Koenstaens Errickidaes
- *s
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