[MR] Waterbearing.

[Carolle Cox]

Please read from bottom message to top.  The formal decision is not yet
made.  What it would mean is the disbanding of the Guild of Waterbearers as
a "SCA" entity.  Volunteers are still allowed and encouraged to carry water
to fighters, etc. The problem is, again, legal mumbo-jumbo and liability,
not something the BOD, the President, or anyone else is doing to upset the
populace, ruin the Waterbearers, or tie the hands of the Chirurgeons.

Gerita

  Gerita,

Yeah, I figured that this would raise some eyebrows on this list, so I
lurk harder than normal. I am not subscribed and read this online when
I have time at my modern job. Right now I have time.

1. Yes. Don't get me started on the concept of the state health
departments trying to hold us liable for things that the law says we
can't be held liable for. I twisted around that one for awhile.

2. I suspect so, but...seriously, that's one of those that will have
to be answer by the Soc.Sen. upon implementation.

3. Yes. The language from my letter is: Marshals would still be
permitted to allow waterbearers on the field, but any waterbearing
must not be done by any officially sanctioned or regulated groups of
the SCA.

In short, households, unofficial kingdom groups, whatever, will still
be allowed on the field to carry water...we're not restricting
that...we're just not regulating it. This is deregulation, not
restriction.

I may not be around this afternoon, and I may not be able to answer
questions, but I'll get to this list eventually.

Thanks,
Patrick
President, SCA, Inc.

--- In SCA-Chirurgeon at yahoogroups.com <SCA-Chirurgeon%40yahoogroups.com>,
"Carolle" <chinrescue at ...> wrote:
>
> Ah, Patrick, you are here, then...
>
> Please. Before this erupts into another brother vs brother screaming
match:
>
> 1. Understand the 'unofficial' status of waterbearers. Sad, but
understand.
> 2. Are event staff allowed to put out water, Gatorade, Tea for
self-service?
> 3. Are individuals formerly known as Waterbearers permitted to carry
water
> to fighters for their convenience, ie during holds and short melee
breaks?
>
> The answers to these, clearly given, will give all of us what we need to
> keep our own Kingdom volunteers from imploding and finding another
hobby.
>
> Gerita della Mara, Mentor
>
>