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Greetings, fellow Rialtans. Lady Alayna said:

>	Please, all of you stop and think about what you are saying!
>	Try and recall the spirit in which the SCA is founded and in 
>which we participate.  Authenticity, is a goal, the ATTEMPTS IN GOOD 
>FAITH to be authentic is the reality.  Yes, obviously there will be a 
>wide range of attempts, but to qualify them is to rate them and, 
>frankly that is not what we are all about, or so I have been led to 
>believe.  

	If we're not about the rating of people's attempts at
attaining authenticity, at least in some part, why do we have the
Laurel and the kingdom-level awards that lead to it? In intent, at
least, we're supposed to be an educational organization, & we ought to
reward those who are "pushing the envelope" for authenticity and
teaching others their knowledge.

>	When someone asks about authenticity the best response, in my 
>opinion, is to have that person do their best within their own ability 
>and resources.  The more they research and work, the more "authentic" 
>it would be, but this does not mean that someone who can't or even 
>won't go through all the trouble should feel penalized.

	Anyone who _won't_ go through the trouble is lazy. The barest
amount of research can't take more than a few minutes with an
encyclopaedia. Even if you don't own one (a distinct possibility) any
public library has at least 2. I can almost understand how someone
cannot do research, but surely they can ask someone for help, yes?
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Always carry a spare...of -everything.-  
                        -Ioseph of Locksley 
 
Craig Levin/Pedro de Alcazar, Illiton, MKdm moonman@camelot.bradley.edu

In article <moonman.728110652@camelot> moonman@camelot.bradley.edu (Craig Levin) writes:
>	Anyone who _won't_ go through the trouble is lazy. 

Gentle Lord, 
I feel that I must take umbrage at that remark.  I work for a living, I run 
an outside business, and I am a free-lance writer.  In my spare time, I have 
no interest in spending time in the library.  Research is work, and I don't 
care to invest the emotional and intellectual energy in it.  I am here to 
have fun, not to labor.  (Mind you, I do my share of the dishes.)

Are you saying that I have a character flaw, or that an unwashed heathen 
such as myself is an Abomination Unto Your Sight, and Has No Place In The 
SCA?

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Greetings, fellow Rialtans. Ld. Archer (?) said, commenting on my
post:

>>	Anyone who _won't_ go through the trouble is lazy. 

>Gentle Lord, 
>I feel that I must take umbrage at that remark.  I work for a living, I run 
>an outside business, and I am a free-lance writer.  In my spare time, I have 
>no interest in spending time in the library.  Research is work, and I don't 
>care to invest the emotional and intellectual energy in it.  I am here to 
>have fun, not to labor.  (Mind you, I do my share of the dishes.)

	The research I've been talking about is rather basic stuff:
stuff on the order of: what's proper garb for an SCA event, what's
proper behavior for an event-little stuff. 

>Are you saying that I have a character flaw, or that an unwashed heathen 
>such as myself is an Abomination Unto Your Sight, and Has No Place In The 
>SCA?

	No, I'm saying that someone who's trying to add to the
atmosphere ought to make an effort at wearing garb, not doing mundane
things, etc. at an event.
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Happiness is a belt-fed weapon. 
      -Gunther of Braunschweig 
 
Craig Levin/Pedro de Alcazar, Illiton, MKdm moonman@camelot.bradley.edu