[Archers] Congratulations!

[Peter G]

I'm relatively new to the Society, but I'd think that when an event is planned, 
the autocrat would be told, or know, that they need to get together with local 
experts. If they want a feast, they need to talk to the person they expect to 
actually cook the feast. If they want archery, then talk to the marshals that 
are members of the barony.

I could see an autocrat class as an option, but I'd be hesitant to expect them 
to actually remember / keep up with the various martial activity rules. Yes, a 
very quick overview but the big admonition I'd think would be to check with 
their local experts.

Yitzchak



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From: John Atkins cogworks at triad.rr.com


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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