[Artemisia] RE: [Fwd: [Announcements] Request for Comment - Competitor-Consort Proposal]

[morganblaidddu@yahoo.com]

My thoughts-

 

One of the most basic rules of all Crown/Coronet lists in the Society is that “the entrants must be acceptable to the Crown”.  With that in mind, combining these two rules is basically saying we want to make sure that a same-sex couple entering the list are indeed a couple, and not a pair of fighters thinking to double their chances of winning, i.e. we want to ensure that Duke Fred and Duke Bob aren’t trying to sweep the list [note: if there are any Dukes out there named Bob and/or Fred, I don’t mean you].  The thing is, no matter who the consort is, whether or not both are fighting, no fighter can be *sure* that they will win, unless they plan on cheating [rhino-hiding, weeble-ing ,bullet-proof,  whatever you call it, it’s cheating] , and we all know that our Crown’s would NOT find those fighters to be acceptable entrants.  I think the first rule is about 4.5 decades overdue, and the second rule denies way too many fighters the chance to show their love and respect for their consorts.  Consider this, if this rule had been in effect when we began, we could not have had the LEGENDARY fight that gave us the First Queen by Right of Arms.

 

Baron Morgan Blaidd Du,

old guy


  Sent: ‎November‎ ‎1‎, ‎2012 ‎9‎:‎48‎ ‎PM
To: artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org
Subject: [Artemisia] [Fwd: [Announcements] Request for Comment - Competitor-Consort Proposal]
 

An FYI......

Katya
Kingdom Seneschal


---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
Subject: [Announcements] Request for Comment - Competitor-Consort Proposal
From:    ea at sca.org
Date:    Thu, November 1, 2012 12:02 pm
To:      announcements at lists.sca.org
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On July 17, 2012 the Board distributed to the membership for its comments
the following proposed change to Corpora:

Current language reads:

Each comptitor in a Royal List must be fighting for a consort of the
opposite gender.

Proposed change for commentary reads:

Each competitor in a Royal List must be fighting for a prospective consort
of the opposite sex unless the Crown has elected to permit a competitor to
fight for a prospective consort of the same sex.

Commentary on this language is being accepted until December 1, 2012.

After additional discussion, the Board has decided to submit the following
additional proposed change for commentary. These proposed changes, if both
are approved, would work together to address the intent behind allowing
same-sex couples to have the opportunity to enter a royal list to fight
for the honor of their inspiration.

Corpora IV. B. 4.

No one may take part in a Royal Lists as both competitor and prospective
consort.

Commentary on this secondary language will be accepted until March 1,
2013. Please use the title "Competitor-Consort Proposal" in the Subject
line.

While these proposed changes, if both are approved, would work together to
address the intent behind allowing same-sex couples to have the
opportunity to enter a royal list to fight for the honor of their
inspiration, it must again be stressed that no decisions have been yet
been made. The Board may approve or reject one or both of the proposed
changes and will make a decision on each proposed change when its
individual comment period is over. The Board’s current intention is to
not delay a decision on the first proposed change while the comment period
for the second proposed change runs its course.



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