[MR] Proposal for reducing the backlog of scrolls withhelpfromBarons/esses and Heralds

[Wilma Walter]

From: atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org
[mailto:atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org]On Behalf Of David Chessler

>If SCA is   UPPER CLASS (primarily nobility), then that might well be 
>stated. But, supposedly, it is (as the middle ages "should" have 
>been) a classless society. 

It is indeed stated. From the SCA's main website (http://www.sca.org/sca-intro.html):

"The SCA has an elaborate system of rank, awards, and honors, which are granted to individual members by the royalty in return for various kinds of service to the Society. SCA rank is earned, not inherited: Everyone is presumed to be minor nobility to start, but any noble titles or honors used in the SCA must be earned in the SCA. Many new members (and lots of long-time members!) find the SCA's system of rank to be rather peculiar, in that it differs rather radically from medieval practice. Like many of the SCA's institutions, our system of rank wasn't so much planned as evolved. It seems to serve our needs most of the time, but don't be surprised to hear people discussing how it could be improved."

Again, "Everyone is presumed to be minor nobility to start..."

There are certainly people who chose to portray lower-class individuals, but it *is* stated right there, on the corporate website.

I'd encourage all newcomers to the Society to click on the "New to the SCA?" link on the Society's main website and read the information therein. It will answer a *lot* of questions.

Yours in Service,
Grainne ingen Lugdach
Shire of Roxbury Mill
    

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