[MR] Marshal Questions

[William de Faleston]

Some insightful and thoughful responses. It makes me want to start the  
marshaling class. It also makes me wish we had more traffic on the  
atlantian unbelts board.

Thank you for doing this.

William de Faleston

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On Jul 20, 2010, at 10:22 PM, "David Wendelken" <david_wendelken at nc.rr.com 
 > wrote:

>
>
> I'm pleased to say that, by and large, all the squires who responded
> followed directions.
>
>
>
> This is a major improvement over my days as a squire... :)
>
>
>
>
>
> Here are the numbers, plus commentary where appropriate:
>
>
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>
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> =================================
>
> 1) Are you an armoured combat marshal?
>
>
>
> Yes     7
>
> Expired 1
>
> No      3
>
>
>
>
>
> =================================
>
> 2) If not, are you a marshal in training?
>
>
>
> Yes  2
>
> No   1
>
> N/A  8
>
>
>
>
>
> =================================
>
> 3) Do you think every squire should be an armoured combat marshal?
>
>
>
> Yes 8
>
> No  3
>
>
>
>
>
> "I believe that any experienced fighter should be a marshall.  Any
> experienced fighter should be able to marshal a fight."
>
>
>
> "I think that every *fighter* should strive to be an armoured combat
> marshal.  It behooves every fighter to understand the intimate  
> workings of
> the ruleset we play within."
>
>
>
> "No, some people, either squires or knights, just do not have the
> temperament to be a marshal and should never have that role in our  
> society.
> I think it would be better for some to not be a marshal than a  
> really bad
> one. "
>
>
>
> "Not everyone has the observational ability and objectivity to be a
> marshal."
>
>
>
> "<expletive deleted> Yes! During my time as a marshal, my most blatant
> offenders were squires, knights , and royalty."
>
>
>
> "Can you imagine asking every NBA player to become certified as a  
> referee?
> Those separate talents will not be found in all players.
>
>
>
> OTOH, if every knight were also a marshal, then the squires  
> naturally would
> follow."
>
>
>
> "I think it is a good way for us to provide service to our community."
>
>
>
> =================================
>
> 4) Do you think that every potential squire should be an armoured  
> combat
> marshal before (or shortly after) they are squired?
>
>
>
> Yes   7
>
> Maybe 1
>
> No    3
>
>
>
> "Is it a requirement that every Knight be an armoured marshal?  If  
> so, then
> I feel it should be a part of Squirehood.  ...  Squires should  
> aspire to
> surpass the expectations of the rank and file fighter - the SCA is  
> service
> organization, after all.  However, I feel that mandating service  
> runs the
> possibility of belittling the service given."
>
>
>
> "It spreads work load around. There was a point many years ago when  
> for
> about 2 years, I marshaled everything in ... because there was a  
> shortage of
> marshals.  Don't get me wrong, it's really fun to always stand on  
> the field
> getting a sunburn watching everyone else fights and then listen to  
> them
> complain that they never get to see me fight."
>
>
>
> "Service is part of our goal."
>
>
>
> =================================
>
> 5) Since we share the combat field with combat archers, should  
> squires also
> be combat archery marshals?
>
>
>
> Yes 6
>
> No  4
>
>
>
> "Archery is a very specialized skill.  Marshalling it should only be  
> by
> those who are very experienced archers."
>
>
>
> "'Marshals'" should be 'Combat Archery Marshals'.  We don't have  
> separate
> marshaling requirements for spears versus two-sword, why do we for  
> CA?  If
> we make the CA marshaling information part of the standard marshal's
> courses, then there's less perceived division."
>
>
>
> "No. I do however think squires should be well rounded and  
> authorized in as
> many weapons forms as possible, including CA.  So, what about the  
> knights?"
>
>
>
> "I don't see the justice of forcing someone to marshal a discipline  
> in which
> s/he does not participate."
>
>
>
> "At the very least they should become authorized combat archers, so  
> they
> know that set of rules."
>
>
>
> "Depends upon the knight."  (This answer explains why the total  
> responses
> are 1 less than the other questions, as it is not counted as an  
> opinion held
> by the squire to one answer or the other.)
>
>
>
>
>
> ===================================
>
> Commentary:
>
>
>
> This is not a scientific poll.   There were 12 responses.
>
>
>
> I edited out personally identifying information and personal  
> comments about
> their personal status.    If any respondent feels I botched the job of
> condensing their opinion into a standardized format, feel free to  
> contact me
> and I'll make the necessary amendments.
>
>
>
>
>
> I did not count the individual who expressed the following opinion  
> in any of
> the answers enumerated above:
>
>
>
> "I think squires should be and do whatever they are told to do by  
> their
> knight, it is his/her job to decide when marshalling is needed."
>
>
>
> I did count one individual who responded who was not a squire.  The
> individual in question is a respected member of the fighter  
> community.  His
> answer was "Yes" to #1,3,4,5 and N/A to #2 in case you feel the need  
> to
> factor them out.
>
>
>
> One person asked, "What of the knights?"
>
>
>
> I can only speak for myself.  I would be surprised if anyone  
> couldn't guess
> my answer to most of the questions, but I'll make my bias clear just  
> to be
> sure:
>
>
>
> 1) Yes.
>
> 2) N/A.
>
> 3) Yes.
>
> 4) Yes.
>
> 5) Yes, but I have not yet done so.  My travel schedule has not  
> enabled me
> to travel to the few events where combat archery is used for the last
> several years. :(
>
>
>
>
>
> Yours in Service,
>
>
>
> Andras Salamandra
>
>
>
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