"Back when I met you, you and Andrew and Raul and Oelf and Douglas, et al, were still squires and you openly talked about the importance of being able to dance and that doing arts was part of the prerequisites to being a knight. I think that's been lost; knights are no longer expected to be well-rounded gentlemen, they are combatants."
Not sure if you are asking this toward me or Threadalker. On my end I am using this to point out [I'm the Andrew mentioned] that where I learned much about what I do and how [when I was more active anyways ;)] was at events where fighting tracks no longer happen. Which I find ironic. I'm not refering to elevations at all.
"I find that each has at least a passing background in Arts, Service, and Courtly Graces."
No arguement on that point. You other post about sub-groups really hits the nail on the head. I think problems occur when people looking inward at their sub-group lose awareness of other groups around them and then end up stepping on toes. That can happen with any segment of our group.
Just hearing people talk about an "arts community" and a "figthing community" like there's a border between the 2 is a little nuts making. One of the things I've always liked about the SCA is the ability for people to bounce around and follow different interests. I mean how many folks out there have more than one peerage?
Re: Knights as Stick Jocks
Not sure if you are asking this toward me or Threadalker. On my end I am using this to point out [I'm the Andrew mentioned] that where I learned much about what I do and how [when I was more active anyways ;)] was at events where fighting tracks no longer happen. Which I find ironic. I'm not refering to elevations at all.
"I find that each has at least a passing background in Arts, Service, and Courtly Graces."
No arguement on that point. You other post about sub-groups really hits the nail on the head. I think problems occur when people looking inward at their sub-group lose awareness of other groups around them and then end up stepping on toes. That can happen with any segment of our group.
Just hearing people talk about an "arts community" and a "figthing community" like there's a border between the 2 is a little nuts making. One of the things I've always liked about the SCA is the ability for people to bounce around and follow different interests. I mean how many folks out there have more than one peerage?