[MR] SCA Census..

[Patty]

 I too am wondering about this rumor that the BoD was hesitant to release this. I *do* think it took a while to analyze the data, especially since members of the SCA Census team were doing it on a volunteer basis, and I'm sure that most if not all of them have their own mundane jobs to do for pay.


I know we're all going to focus on the "bad experiences with people in the SCA" finding, but I noticed that the top two answers to "What led to the decrease(s) in your activity level in the SCA?" (page 27 of the 61-page slideshow) are two factors that our Society ultimately CANNOT control: lack of time and lack of money.

If young adults have to stay in postsecondary school longer (see the recent New York Times article, "The Master's Is the New Bachelor's") and then if they have way too many financial obligations afterward (if they even have a job), how are they supposed to throw themselves into our game? If they work long hours, spend a total of two and a half hours out of their day on the road just commuting, where does that leave time for SCA activities?

Just some things to think about before we all start accusing each other of being the source of "bad experiences with people in the SCA."

Also, I was intrigued to find out that Atlantia is the fourth largest Kingdom in the Known World. Go us! :-)

In service,
Patricia of Trakai
(who joined the SCA 7.5 years ago)