[Artemisia] Winning or Just Not Losing?

[danoman1000 .]

When people grumble about a tournament not being won cleanly, I think that
it is a symptom of a bigger issue.  The SCA has many varied activities that
each person can pick and chose from.   Heavy combat is one of the oldest of
these activities.  It's very visible, and it draws in a lot of our new
membership.  But it is not the only activity we do.  Yet the fact remains
that it is the only way to win the crown.  And the crown makes the rules
for all of our activities.  I can't speak for anyone else, but that seems
unfair to me.  It doesn't make sense to me that a person who is good at
combat is necessarily a good ruler.  And it doesn't make sense to me to
quibble about the fairness of combat, when it's already unfair that only
the combatants have the opportunity to rule.

Sneferu

On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 7:06 AM, Duke Alan <dukealan at q.com> wrote:

> Good Morning All,
>
> Seems like we need some lively discussion to wake up the Aerie.
> Excellent!  Here we go, and the topic is appropriate considering this
> weekend's festivities...
>
> The SCA claims to be honorable, and is loath to "call shots" for others.
> But what happens when someone refuses to "call shots" as good in a
> tournament?  Please don't pretend this doesn't happen.  We've all seen it
> repeatedly.
>
> How do we deal with the person who couldn't win, but refused to lose?  So
> far, we've not done much.  Sometimes they get a Crown out of the deal,
> which of course dishonors those who did fight fairly and played the game
> with honor.  Those people far outweigh the Cheaters.
>
> Oh my, is that too harsh?  But PC aside, what do you call someone who
> participates in a game, yet wants to win and not necessarily following the
> rules to do so?
>
> I was extremely pleased to watch our last Crown Tourney.  It was clean,
> and the final winner, in fact, was the winner.  Not the guy who refused to
> lose.  I would greatly hope that we would draw a line in the sand and say,
> that is the standard that we wil hold to.
>
> So, how is that done?
>
> Discuss away!
>
> Alan
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