[Artemisia] reply to winning or just not losing

[maxine morgan]

In Western Seas (Caid), the barony is a Palatine Barony.  One tourney a year is combat, the other is Arts and Sciences.  This gives everyone a chance to participate, and shine.
Massamilliana 

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 10:31:31 -0600
From: "danoman1000 ." <danoman1000 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Winning or Just Not Losing?
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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.

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