[MR] In defense of inauthenticity

[Thorgrimm at aol.com]

    Ummm, the shoes that I've been wearing to fight in for the past three or 
four years are black nylon and leather. I'm fairly certain that no one could 
tell the difference at five feet, much less ten, between them and a pair which 
were all leather. I'm fully in support of covering blatantly non-period items 
that take away from the ambiance at events, but the banning of all non leather 
shoes is wee bit extreme. I switched to the Hi-techs because they are a safer 
shoe to fight in than my boots. Better traction, better arch support, and 
better ankle support. Outlawing them would be a mistake.

Hrothgar