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

[Janyn Fletcher]

This has been my point for the last few years and all I hear is grief that
autocrats are so busy, yada yada yada. What I have been proposing is not
only autocrats but our own marshals understanding the relationship between
the two and understanding the needs and requirements to hold archery at an
event. Ymir is another example of the autocrat not knowing and seemingly not
caring about the martial activities, those obviously fall to the MIC. Not a
finger pointing at autocrats, I know it is a stressful and very busy job to
pull off, one that I don't care to ever do. This does not exclude them
though from having an understanding of our needs and how we operate. I don't
think making a mandatory class is a good thing, but I have been inviting as
many as I can to our marshal's class so they can be exposed to our world.

Janyn


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of John Atkins
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 9:49 PM
To: archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
Subject: Re: [Archers] MiC Qualifications - was: Re: Ymir & Archery

Let me add to the original idea of a level 2 MIC warrant.  I believe there
should be some form of autocrat warranting as well.  Often, in the south, we
face autocrats that have absolutely no clue as to the requirements for live
weapons.  If the event MIC is going to be allowed to rely on their activity
MICs (really not a problem there - see post on effective delegation), I
believe the autocrats should be aware of each activity's requirements.
Often autocrats are service oriented individuals and not warranted in any
marshal activity.  Thus archery is often over looked when locating a site or
placed in an area that is simply unsuitable due to safety concerns.  The
simple requirement of attending the marshal classes for heavy, archery and
equestrian would cover all aspects of SCA activities.  There really is no
need for a warrant in each of the disciplines simply a familiarity with
requirements via the class.

I would also add that if someone is not willing to do this then they should
not be either an event autocrat or MIC.  There are some potentially serious
legal ramifications that could rear their ugly head with this if not handled
correctly.

cog

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