[MR] for "Feastocrats" and other interested folk...

[The Sheltons]

My lady,

There is no reason for you to apologize. I am a nitpicky cooking Laurel
and I didn't take offense at your posting.  We are trying to encourage
more periodic names for SCA positions, but I've never been insulted by
being called a "feastocrat."

Personally, I am grateful for your posting. When I first read it, my initial
reaction was to make a note to look for this article, because it references
"A Soup for the Qan," which is ungodly expensive and hard to find. It
wasn't "Omigod, what a stupid twit, she called us 'feastocrats' instead of
'head cooks!'"

Don't let the negative responses of a minority dampen your enthusiasm
for sharing information.  Some of my research ideas have come from
clues like yours. If I can be of any assistance to you, please let me know.

John le Burguillun


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Cox" <perndragon at dockpoint.net>
To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: [MR] for "Feastocrats" and other interested folk...


Based on a private response I have received, it appears that I inadvertently
gave offense to at least one person by use of the term "feastocrat."  My
apologies to anyone similarly offended - again, not being someone
well-versed in cooking for events or researching such things, I used the
term I knew that might draw those interested and that I had in mind late at
night when I had a minute to spare for the keyboard.

 It was and is my hope that the message itself is of more interest than the
only term I had on hand to refer to those who might find the article
interesting.  I don't post much to any lists, and I must say that being
dinged for terminology does rather dampen one's enthusiasm and the wish to
share.

 With regret at any perceived slights that were most certainly unintended -
 Lady Lucy Rose Falconer