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Sorry! There is absolutely nothing wrong with St. Sebastian. It
reflects well on the spirit of cooperation that Atlantia can get
140-odd people together for days of fun and totally succeed. <br>
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You can't talk about the Champions Shoot at Pennsic without getting
into politics. I know rumors of at least one archer who changed
Kingdoms in order to get into the Champions Shoot. You can't talk
about deciding against a Known World shoot at Pennsic without
getting into politics, or about archers not taking their gear to
Pennsic. Pennsic is politics and, unfortunately, Atlantia is only
an Ally and not a Principal. It sucks, but Atlantia doesn't get an
equal share in the decision-making process. It would be nice to
move beyond the original premise of Mid-Realm vs. East Kingdom, plus
Allies, but I don't see it happening. <br>
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I really hope that there will be another St. Sebastian shoot next
Pennsic and that it will be a 'fun' shoot and not a 'super
competitive' shoot. And, I hope that a 'Known World' archery event
can be held outside of Pennsic (which, let's face it, holds a patent
on 'Known World') that features Atlantian virtues of inclusiveness.<br>
<br>
barre<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/7/2012 1:35 PM, Holly Gibbons
wrote:<br>
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<div>Barre, I just have to ask, what is politics here? I see
only an honest and open-ended discussion of where we as
Atlantian archers want to put in our time and efforts to
create known world shoots. Lots of us have worked really hard
over the last two years to put on the St. Sebastian's shoots
in the name of Atlantia. What politics are you talking about?
If you refer to the Pennsic politics of East and Mid - - I see
no reason why archers who put on shoots should be "above"
politics when it is the part and parcel of our archery
experience at Pennsic. Nobody is behaving badly here, just
talking. No back-stabbing or plotting, just discussion. What's
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<div>Nuala</div>
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Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:17:24 -0400<br>
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Subject: Re: [Archers] Known World stuff<br>
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I would really like to think that, as archers, we could keep
politics <br>
out of it, but apparently not.<br>
<br>
barre<br>
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