[MR] Tokens left for A&S entries was gift giving and A&S judging

[Anne Ramey]

--- Olwen the Odd <olwentheodd at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Somehow this is not the same almost at all but here goes.
> 
> I have seen folks who leave tokens of appreciation for A&S entries
> over the 
> course of the last many years and have even gotten a few myself and
> found 
> this a kind and encouraging gesture.
> 
> More recently I have watched this kindly gesture turn into something
> that 
> holds almost no meaning any longer, on two levels.
> 
> Over time I have seen more and more computer generated business
> cards, 
> sometimes with a bead or something attached and sometimes not.  Now,
> I know 
> your heart means well, but let's face it, this is the SCA and we are
> trying 
> to recreate the past.  So you plunk down your computer generated
> business 
> card on top of a hand made re-creation to show you appreciate the 
> workmanship and/or documentation.  hhhhhhmmmmmmmmm.........  

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On the business card part...I would personally much rather have a
business card with the individual's name/contact info than have a
random bead or other token and have no idea at all who left it.  I've
gotten several beautiful tokens over the years with no clue at all who
left them.  While they are still nice to receive (of course), it has
added meaning and value when I can find out who left it.

Jehanette de Provins