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<DIV>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Holly Gibbons <holly0920@yahoo.com><BR>To: <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1288357340_0 class=yshortcuts>jmu1861@aol.com</SPAN><BR>Sent: Thu, Oct 28, 2010 9:53 pm<BR>Subject: Re: [Archers] Consensus<BR><BR>
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<DIV>Geoffrey ~</DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you for your most kind encouragements. May I with your permission, answer you on the list so other archers my read your wisdom?</DIV>
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<DIV>Nuala<BR></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> "<A href="mailto:jmu1861@aol.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:jmu1861@aol.com"><FONT color=#0000ff>jmu1861@aol.com</FONT></A>" <<A href="mailto:jmu1861@aol.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:jmu1861@aol.com"><FONT color=#0000ff>jmu1861@aol.com</FONT></A>><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <A href="mailto:holly0920@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:holly0920@yahoo.com"><FONT color=#0000ff>holly0920@yahoo.com</FONT></A><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thu, October 28, 2010 9:24:37 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Archers] Consensus<BR></FONT><BR><FONT color=black size=2 face=arial>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">On the heavy field there are numerous competitions that have nothing to do with war points. There are all kinds of specialty tournaments and melees. There are pas and historic marshal arts tourneys. There is Hastings and <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1288357340_1 class=yshortcuts>Combat of the Thirty</SPAN>. Heck, they even let the Tucux (I know I miss spelled that) have a tourney. To a lesser degree, they do it on the rapier field as well.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>The point is that there is nothing unusual about having a championship that is outside of the war points. The only issue is getting the space and time slot to put it on. I like the idea.</DIV>
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<DIV>Geoffrey ~<BR>Participant in Combat of the Thirty, The Atlantian five man rapier tournament and numerous HMA competitions. I also shoot the archery war point....<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Holly Gibbons <<A href="mailto:holly0920@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:holly0920@yahoo.com"><FONT color=#0000ff>holly0920@yahoo.com</FONT></A>><BR>To: <A href="mailto:archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org"><SPAN id=lw_1288357340_2 class=yshortcuts><FONT color=#0000ff>archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</FONT></SPAN></A><BR>Sent: Thu, Oct 28, 2010 9:00 pm<BR>Subject: Re: [Archers] Consensus<BR><BR>
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<DIV>Thank you, Fen! </DIV>
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<DIV>We should all agree, as a first point, to accept that the <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1288357340_3 class=yshortcuts>Pennsic War</SPAN> is East and Middle and that it is their game to run as they see fit. I am not going to presume to tell them how to run their war or in interferring in their processes - - who knows how Atlantia would run it if it were our war! If East/Mid wanted a third team or a fourth team - lovely - but we, none of us, will hold our breaths. How the archery MIC's choose their championship teams, if it is "fair" etc. is not a good road to head down. So we must stop complaining and work towards the common good.</DIV>
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<DIV>This is precisely why I would be interested in hosting a shoot completely outside the war, outside the war points - - as exists on the thrown weapons range every year. I have been posting here on this list only to try to see if we can come to a consensus on a novelty shoot that would be a proxy for a kingdom/individual championship, that's all.</DIV>
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<DIV>With deepest respect and affection for all my fellow archers-crazies, Nuala</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></div><br>
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