🚀 go-pugleaf

Greetings from Arval!  Godfrey wrote:

> `Ranking one's work' in the service field also isn't always easy.  I
> was stunned when a Pelican asked me to take his belt and become his 
> protege; not only didn't I think the work I was doing at events was
> anything out of the ordinary, but I also didn't believe (and still 
> don't) that I had the qualities of a Peer.  He disagreed; go figure.

You seem to have the notion that a protege/apprentice/squire has to
demonstrate skill in order to "earn" his position.  I've run into that
notion frequently, across the SCA, often tied to the idea that these
relationships confer rank on the dependent (which idea I certanly don't
attribute to you, Godfrey).  I find this a peculiar notion.

Why do people think this happens?  Is it a misunderstanding caused by the
behavior of some/all peers?  Is it built into the system?  

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Arval Benicoeur                                       mittle@watson.ibm.com