[Artemisia] Reading

[Andrea Waddell]

It's sort of 
funny that this should come up.  You see, I don't normally post on the Aerie, 
specifically because I've watched so many people have their ideas or opinions 
slammed down.  When I was posting about the magic I see in Harry Potter, and in 
other various children's books, it was reminding me of all the reasons I had 
joined the SCA in the beginning.  The idea that this was a group of people who 
truly was trying to do what was right, simply for the sake of doing right.  I 
lost my Dream of the SCA somewhere over the past two years, and am trying to get 
it back.  This random conversation about Harry Potter was, in a way, reminding 
me of all the things I saw in the SCA when I first started.  All the reasons 
that I loved it and enjoyed it.  It was a place where all those childhood ideals and beliefs were coming true.  You are reminding me of all the reasons I lost 
that Dream.  The intolerance, the refusal to accept other people's opinions, the 
"You shall not do thus because I do not like it" attitude that also comes along 
in the SCA.  You are, of course, free to view the SCA as you choose, but please remember that everyone else is listening to you when you try to tromp on someone else's conversation.  As has been pointed out, this list is usually rather quiet except for event announcements.  If we were truly overwhelming a period, SCA related conversation I would understand your concern.  As it is, this is the first true life I've seen on this list in several weeks.  -Maysun 
> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:39:19 -0700> From: conradvz at yahoo.com> To: artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org> Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Reading> > See, now you're just being snarky.>    >   Ah well, do what you will.>    >   CvZ> > Stephanae Baker <stephanae at countryrhoades.net> wrote:>   Sir Conrad,> > You're right that I can see a small difference, and you're also right > that I don't agree. There's a skill called skim-reading. If you lack > it, find me at Baron's War, and I'll be happy to help you acquire it. > If you have that skill, it will be just as if the people in the > uninteresting conversations were moderating their volume and you were > politely tuning them out--although if you suddenly heard a word or > two that interested you, you could tune back in.> > Belladonna> > > > On Jul 26, 2007, at 10:24 AM, Chuck Heisler Jr. wrote:> > > Dear Belladonna,> >> > Unfortunately, the Aerie isn't a big pavilion, its a mailing > > list. In a big pavilion, everyone in it would not be exposed to > > your conversation. On a mailing list, every IS exposed to your > > conversation.> >> > I wouldn't want to limit your conversation, I would expect you to > > do that in a big pavilion by moderating your volume when you > > speak. What happens on the list is that every email is a SHOUT. > > You seem to feel that I should just delete the emails I don't want > > to read. How do I know which ones those are?> >> > How do I know when the topic changes from fantasy to history?> >> > I'm sure you can see the issue, even if you don't agree.> >> > CvZ> >> > _______________________________________________> Artemisia mailing list> Artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org> http://lists.gallowglass.org/mailman/listinfo/artemisia> > >        > ---------------------------------> Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles.> Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center.> _______________________________________________> Artemisia mailing list> Artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org> http://lists.gallowglass.org/mailman/listinfo/artemisia
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