[Ponte Alto] Demos...

[Kevin Maxson]

:-/

See, now I have a problem with this.  Is the "educational" 
part of the SCA in educating *about the SCA*, or about 
educating about the Middle Ages?

This message says "we demonstrate SCA".  Does this mean 
that in our talks we should not mention that there was this 
little sickness going around Europe?  Does this also mean 
that we shouldn't talk about these little spats that 
happened between different religious beliefs?

When a child asks me a question about something she read in 
her textbook, do I answer, "We have no popes in the SCA, 
let alone two of them"?

And does this also mean that I can't bring out a wooden 
waster (practice sword) and show some of the arm movements 
that a (documented) man-at-arms would have made in combat?

I think this is good stuff for discussion.

+ Kevin of Thornbury, OP

---- Original message ----
>From the baronial seneschale:

>   SCA is SCA...if it is an SCA activity (and demos
>   are) then we
>   demonstrate SCA and NOT nonSCA activities. 
>   Whether or not someone comes in
>   contact with the swords is irrelevant.
>   Okay that about covers it. Keep this in mind when
>   planning your Demo's.