[MR] [Fwd: Re: Troll Rights - was Re: [Sca-cooks] *&^%$

[Charlotte Johnson]

> I'm all for it. Problem is, we have decades of tradition working against it.
>  
> I undertand that the term started when the entry to an early event was placed
> under a bridge. According to folklore, trolls dwell  under bridges, and so .
> . . 
>  
> And I don't doubt that the assonance wtih Toll was a factor also. 
>  
> I certainly endorse the use of more period-based terms, such as "feast cook"
> rather than tacking "-crat" on the job areas. In fact, I wouldn't mind seeing
> the head of an event called something like steward rather than autocrat.

Time to start new traditions, then! If one group starts it, people in another
group might think it's a nice idea, and try it themselves. I know groups that
use "Gate"/"Porter", "Event Steward", and "Feast Steward". "Head Cook" is even
better. Or maybe even "Kitchener", a great period term. Unfortunately, some
potentially appropriate words, such as "Marshal", "Seneschal", and Chatelaine"
have already been appropriated for other uses.

Things *can* change. Luckily, terms such as "farspeaker", "dragon", and "smalls"
(for cryin' out loud, they called 'em children!) have lost popularity in many
areas.

Cheers,
Mathilde