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color:#1F497D'>COG thank you, now I understand and since I’m in the
middle of putting the Baronial Championship together all by my lonesome, I can
now understand the commitment, cost and tenacity it takes to put a shoot on. I
know many of you have done this for years so I once again thank you all. Ever
since I joined the SCA I have been smiling at the fun and camaraderie I have
experienced. Coming from the competitive compound world shooting for a major
bow manufacturer, I can tell you I had no of this fun on that side. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Anne Rose, sorry I didn’t understand what you were
pointing out, but I do now!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Janyn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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[mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Anne
Rose Smythe<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 16, 2010 6:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> John Atkins<br>
<b>Cc:</b> archers@atlantia.sca.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Archers] I'd like to point out.....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>Well said. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You siad what I was not
able to find the words for.<br>
Lady Anne Rose Smythe<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>On Sep 16, 2010 2:55 PM, "John Atkins" <<a
href="mailto:cogworks@triad.rr.com">cogworks@triad.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Let me share a personal experience concerning this train of thought. In<br>
> Trimaris is an individual named Roulant. If you have been to Pennsic or<br>
> Gulf Wars you know his work. He is the guy who carves those horns that<br>
> are absolute works of art. Roulant has been crafting this quality art<br>
> in horn and leather (if you have never seen his leather work you have<br>
> missed some true master pieces) for many, many years. In Trimaris,<br>
> years back, I saw him sitting in court wearing a belt of unfinished,<br>
> untooled leather, simply a strip of leather two inches wide. I chided<br>
> him about it with something like "The best leather worker in the SCA<br>
> wears a belt of raw leather?" He responded that is was his personal<br>
> "statement" to the Trimarian laurels. In short, he was stuffing
it up<br>
> their nose that his work was of master quality but they could not find<br>
> it in their hearts to include him in their exalted order. As you can<br>
> imaging, the laurels were resoundly offended and it was many years<br>
> before Roulant became a laurel. In fact he became a laurel because when<br>
> Mittion once again assumed the Trimarian throne he recognized Roulant's<br>
> skill and artistry and made him a laurel, thereby side stepping the<br>
> laurel community.<br>
> <br>
> I relate this story only in that I feel if the archers have their
"black<br>
> sheep" order/award for work done but gone unrecognized we are
flaunting<br>
> our displeasure of the lack of adequate recognition in the face of those<br>
> who could/would recognize us. Thus I would be more in favor of an<br>
> approach that made it known to the "powers that be" the amount
of work<br>
> that goes into being TA MIC or a skilled archer. I feel too many,<br>
> including some archers, simply think that at an event the archery range<br>
> simply "appears". Add water, poof, archery range! They do not
see all<br>
> the work done off site, pre event making the targets. Then the setting<br>
> of the range, the marshalling all day long, the taking down of range and<br>
> the carting home and recycling targets as best possible or carting to<br>
> trash dump. As in times past, no one gets good at archery without lots<br>
> of practice. How many are aware of the hours spent on the practice<br>
> range working on perfecting technique, making arrows, tuning equipment,<br>
> making bow strings, and practice, practice, practice. I still hear the<br>
> king of the East at Pennsic many years back, "I did not have a high<br>
> respect for archers but I decided, as king, I should learn archery. I<br>
> now have a deep respect for what you archers are able to do." A queen<br>
> remarked to me on numerous occasions she was amazed that I was able to<br>
> hit a 4 inch wide wand at 30 yards consistently. Again, had I just<br>
> picked up a bow the week before she would not have said that!<br>
> <br>
> I believe we need to spread the aspect of how much goes into being a<br>
> good archer or good TA MIC for an event that happens behind the scenes<br>
> and NOT at the event. If fighters get awards and recognition for<br>
> winning lysts, a product of many hours at the pell and/or practice<br>
> developing skill, then archers should also be known for their same<br>
> dedication. This can only happen through education and that, as I see<br>
> it, is our job.<br>
> <br>
> cog<br>
> <br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: <a href="mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a><br>
> [mailto:<a href="mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a>]
On Behalf Of<br>
> <a href="mailto:fenrisulven@comcast.net">fenrisulven@comcast.net</a><br>
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 2:54 AM<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:loreleielkins@aol.com">loreleielkins@aol.com</a><br>
> Cc: <a href="mailto:archers@atlantia.sca.org">archers@atlantia.sca.org</a><br>
> Subject: Re: [Archers] I'd like to point out.....<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Lorelei: Many of us have discussed on and off about the lack of<br>
> recognition -<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Maybe we can have some fun with it, to take the edge off?<br>
> <br>
> Several of us have been competing to see who can accomplish the most<br>
> WITHOUT being recognized. Points are awarded for service,<br>
> events/brackets won, final eight at KA, champions team at Pennsic,<br>
> highest current average score per month, etc. A kingdom level award<br>
> knocks you out of the running. We could always extend it to include more<br>
> archers.<br>
> <br>
> Or perhaps award a quiver favour symbolizing a black sheep (The<br>
> Blackened Fleece?). When the bearer is finally recognized by the Crown,<br>
> they must pass it along to whoever they feel is most deserving. >From a<br>
> practical pov, it could be used to spotlight those that have fallen<br>
> through the cracks, so the rest of us would know who to spam the Crown<br>
> about.<br>
> <br>
> Someone wiser than me once said: "If you're not having fun, you're
doing<br>
> something wrong" <br>
> <br>
> Cheers<br>
> Fen<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <o:p></o:p></p>
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