[MR] an easier answer - stop wearing coronets

[Gerita della Mara]

I love it!!!

Either we need to all 'hat up', or as you suggested just drop it.    
This would cause issues for two groups that I can immediately think of, 
but we could deal with that.  One would be the currently sitting 
Royals....or, rather, folks like me who don't immediately recognise all 
of them, and thus would fail to make proper obeisance when they appear.  
And those for whom those coronets define them within the SCA.

Or we could ALL wear the headgear to which we are entitled, circlets of 
two flavors, coronets of what, now, four? five?, and the Royal 
Crowns..... the benefit of that would be that we could instantly pick 
out the new folks and those who should have had circlets with AOAs years 
ago!

But I really like your 'drop it awhile' approach....and the courage you 
have to suggest it!

Gerita


On 5/31/2011 11:44 PM, Becky McEllistrem wrote:
> I'm beginning to think there's a better solution to the coronet issue. 
>
> Just stop wearing them!!
>
> Are they something we've worn since the beginning?  Probably.
>
> Are they nice to have?  Yes.
>
> Did I earn mine?  Absolutely!
>
> Is it a controversial idea?  Certainly!
>
> But if they're creating so much confusion and stress that we need to create laws about them then maybe it's just time to do away with them for a couple years until things settle down again.  We don't have to hang on to traditions just because they are there.  Breaking up the routine
> is good for most.
>
> I remember when there were other controversies going on some wise person once said “we vote with our feet” meaning our presence tells you whether or not you’re doing a good job.  Well we can be a bit less extreme than
> that and just not wear the coronets.
>
> They’re not really necessary.  If you don’t know my rank by now we probably haven’t talked for more than a year yet (as I have never thought of rank as a key focus for anybody) or you’re too new to be worrying about all that anyway. In either case the idea might make some people unhappy but I think overall it would make life simpler for all of us!
>
> Maybe we should even test the idea by having coronet-free weekends! And yes I'm extremely serious!
>
> Baroness Rebecca
>
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