[MR] More about awards (fwd)

[Craig Levin]

Do{n~}a Violante:

> But why force groups to go Barony?

As Mistress Alisoun said, it was an imposition of the West's idea
of what the SCA ought to look like on the rest of the SCA. The
history of SCA's first decade, and the early part of the second,
is a real eye-opening tale, whether on paper or around a
campfire.

> And why *don't* groups like Shires get some sort of ceremonial figure head?
> Not necessarily a 'ruling noble', per se; but I really think smaller groups
> would do better with some sort of charismatic leader to identify with.  So
> if a shire were to decide it wanted a Reeve, could it elect a Reeve?
> (Leaving
> aside the question now of whether the Reeve could give out awards, since
> Vard showed that he or she couldn't.)  I imagine the Reeve wouldn't receive
> any 'official' recognition, and perhaps wouldn't be acknowledged outside
> the Shire.

Well, lots of groups have unofficial structures. Carolingia has
boroughs, Eoforwic has a mayor, and Myrkfaelinn runs along the
lines of the Icelandic republic, complete with lawspeaker. 

Pedro
-- 
http://pages.ripco.net/~clevin/index.html 
clevin at rci.ripco.com
Craig Levin				Librarians Rule Oook!