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<DIV><SPAN class=839342520-05112003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Well
said. You beat me to it, and said it better than I probably would
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<DIV><SPAN class=839342520-05112003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Gefjon</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>Greetings,</DIV>
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<DIV>I take some exception to this. In my opinion, Prowess is what
defines the various peerages, but in my opinion it is only about one third of
what it takes to be a peer. </DIV>
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<DIV>To clarify, you might be the finest fighting machine that the SCA world
has ever seen, but if you lack the other things that are important in being a
peer (the other two thirds) then I don't think that person should even be
considered.</DIV>
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<DIV>The actual defining prowess is by far, in my opinion, the EASIEST thing
to measure, its the other intangibles that are difficult.</DIV>
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<DIV>Sincerely,</DIV>
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<DIV>Conrad v Z</DIV>
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<DIV> <B><I>John Johnson <yourguess03@yahoo.com></I></B>
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The thought for discussion- how do you define "Prowess" for each of
the</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I think rather than
doing specific definitions you may want to consider "Prowess" as being the
measuring stick that everybody uses to compare themselves against.
More of the "I want to be 'THAT GOOD' kind of attitude."<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Void of any other consideration, is
the individual talented in the discipline or not?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In my opinion, those
who define "Prowess" for their discipline (with some rare & noted
exceptions) probably should be peers.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Why?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Because competition
creates a better product and it's the best of the fighters, costumers and
other disciplines that pushes the SCA forward.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Michael<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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