[MR] Use of the word "Troll"

[Becky McEllistrem]

I agree with this sentiment almost entirely except
that feast-o-crat is not a real word and autocrat is a
real word.

See:

http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/autocrat

And autocrats are properly named as they are the SCA's
representative to the site owner at the event and the
voice of the seneschal.  They are the ones that sign
the contract with the site and they are the ones that
can cancel the contract with the site.

Rebecca
--- Elaine Koogler <ekoogler1 at comcast.net> wrote:
> I have absolutely no problem with using the word
> "Troll" to designate the
> person who welcomes me to an event, checks my
> membership, etc.  It is, at
> least, a real word.  I have a greater problem with
> words like "Feast-o-crat"
> or some of the other terms along the same lines that
> I have heard and am
> hearing more and more recently.  I just plain old
> don't like constructed
> words...ask my friends...I get touchy over using
> nouns for verbs and vice
> versa, so this really bugs me.  When I am in charge
> of cooking a feast, I'm
> the Head Cook.  I would even like to see "autocrat"
> replaced by
> "Master/Mistress of the Hall" or something similar. 
> But even that is
> preferable to the made-up words I see being used.
> 
> End of rant.
> 
> Kiri
> ----- Original Message -----
> > >             Here are a couple of new names for
> Troll.  Let me  know what
> > > you
> > > think is the best or an alternative.
> > >
> > > Gatekeeper  or  Concierge (Websters definition:
> Multilingual hotel staff
> > > person who handles reservations, mail and
> luggage arrangements)
> > >
> > >
> > > In your service
> > > Lord Galen Storm
> 
> 
> 
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