[Artemisia] Winning or Just Not Losing?

[ratslayer at spro.net]

Actually you are missing her point.  This game was built on the premise of
fighting and winner becoming the crown.  Not on choosing someone based on a
popularity contest or some abstract judging.  Sorry, there is no perfect
way to choose a winner but fighting was how this whole thing got started
and personally, the way I like it.

Kelwin




n Thu, 1 Oct 2015 12:56:46 -0600, "danoman1000 ." <danoman1000 at gmail.com>
wrote:
> I think you're missing my point.  This is neither a democracy nor a
> monarchy.  This is a game in which we strive for the ideals of the
middle
> ages.  If this were a monarchy, reigns would not last six months and the
> crown would not be won by civilized tournament.  It's a game.  And since
it
> is a game, I think that players should all be able to have influence.
> 
> Sneferu
> 
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 12:06 PM, Illora <illoraofthewestlea at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> My take on that is.... this is NOT a democracy. We signed on for a
>> monarchy
>> and that is what we have. If it becomes a democracy where everybody is
>> the
>> same and it is not like the middles ages anymore.... why not stay home
>> and
>> be modern?
>> Illora
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:artemisia-bounces at lists.gallowglass.org] On Behalf Of
danoman1000
>> .
>> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 10:32 AM
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>> Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Winning or Just Not Losing?
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
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