[Archers] Congratulations!

[John Atkins]

Having read the original, Janyn and Siegfried's responses to this I
hessitate to make a suggestion, but let's at least think it over a bit.
To become a warranted marshal of any activity in the SCA, archery,
heavy, light, equestrian, the individual must attend a class and be a
MIT for some events, number depends upon activity, before they are
issued a warrant.  Simply stated, they are a CERTIFIED marshal of that
activity.  This also applies to receiving a warrant for exchequer and
some other offices.  However, and to the best of my knowledge, to be an
autocrat one need only suffer from helium hand, i.e. volunteer.  Now I
am NOT a big fan for over regulating anything, I firmly believe good
common sense often trumps regulations, however, it is often prooved over
and over that common sense is NOT common.  Thus is it not time to
require anyone desiring to be an autocrat to pass through the same type
of process an exchequer or marshal has to pass through?  Archery range
size and safety zones are only one of many things an autocrat must take
into cosideration in running a good, safe event.  To take this out of
the realm of archery, does an autocrat know that they must purchase
additional insurance if equestrian is involved?  Do they double check
the equestrian field for holes in which a horse could stumble and
possibly break a leg?  And what about equestrian archery?  Now there's a
REAL headache in the waiting!  If we realize that the autocrat of an
event is ultimately and legally responsible for what happens at that
event do they not assume the same degree of "exposure" that all marshals
and exchequers experience?  If Atlantia had an autocrat warranting
process we could easily include safety requirements for all our
activities.
 
cog
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