[Archers] MiC Qualifications - was: Re: Ymir & Archery

[deallac at juno.com]

Siegfried, 

You beat me to it :)
My understanding of the proposed new 'warrant' would 
be to cover all of the aspect of completely running an event.
What you say they you have been practicing at HRM is just the
type of thing that was discussed.  The MiC is the organization
and paperwork jockey for the event.  There is no reason to 
be fully versed in the activities, just have someone who is
running that section :)

The discussion also covered the concerns about possibly 
limiting the number of MiCs, and Jos and others understood, 
but felt that it wouldn't come to pass --- to be seen :)

Jos is the one (or one of the main movers) organizing the
new class.  There was a bit of difference of opinion as to
whether marshal 201 already or would soon cover this,
or whether a 301 class would be needed.

Questions should probably directed to Jos, as the DEM for
training :)

(it helps to be a multi-marshal, but it painfully fills up
most of the slots at unevent :))

Dealla
---------- Original Message ----------
From: Siegfried <siegfried at crossbows.biz>
To: archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
Subject: [Archers] MiC Qualifications - was: Re: Ymir & Archery
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:11:14 -0500

I've been staying out of this thread, because I believe that others
(Janyn, Cog, Lorelei, Karl, etc) are saying everything well.

But I wanted to respond to this one side-point, which I disagree with:

> I also believe that if you are going to be MIC of an event, you need to
>  be versed in all the disciplines that are going to be there.

I will contend that point.  One doesn't not been to be well versed with
all the disciplines (though, it can certainly make things easier).   One
simply needs to be good at delegation, trust their warranted marshals
underneath of them, and support them.

We've had a strong tradition for a while up here in the North, of
having, say, a Thrown Weapons Marshal, be the MiC of a large event like
Highland River Melees - (Where there might not even be Thrown Weapons
happening!)

And those situations have often been the absolute best.   Because the
person would find deputies to run each of the activities, trust them to
do so, trust their decisions, and then in turn, simply help provide
oversight between all the activities (helping coordinate their
schedules), solve any site issues that are presented, help general
layout of the event taking the various marshals information into
account, clear any roadblocks, and support their marshals expertly.

While having no idea how Heavy combat, or Archery, or Rapier, is done.

And I don't see any issues with that at all :)

Siegfried

PS.  That being said, I certainly don't have a problem with having some
MiC training, that specifically drives that concept home.   I am
concerned however that adding a separate MiC training, at any more
effort than a single class & checkmark on your card.  Might harm events
more than help, as it would reduce the number of people who would MiC an
event.



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