Consistency

[gwyneth1362]

In light of the recent membership announcement, people in the SCA have been asking "What do we need the corporation for, anyway?"

Consistency.  Do you want to belong to a multi-national organization that has members around the world, all playing by (basically) the same rules?  Do you like going to Pennsic, and Gulf Wars, and Estrella, and actually

Comments

[thatpotteryguy]

I agree with you totally. Professional leadership would benefit the Corporation, and therefore the game we play, on a number of levels.

But the first thing that people will bring up when this conversation is raised is "Tony Provine". I'm just sayin'...

[gwyneth1362]

Just to expand on that a bit, Tony Provine hit a lot of sacred cows by suggesting sweeping changes to the game we play. Most people don't actually pay as much attention to what is happening with the corporation, they pay attention to what is happening to their experience. Someone moving the corporation forward but staying out of their experience could work.

[gwyneth1362]

And, frankly, that was 16 - almost 17 years ago. a-a lot of folks weren't here then, and b-I got a different response from people even 5 years ago when I was on the Board. It might be working up to being doable.

[gwyneth1362]

I know - but it was 1994. January of 1994, when the first changes were passed at a meeting.