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- From: snolan@postmaster@hq.af.mil (Scott D Nolan)
- Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
- Subject: Re: Non fighting royalty
- Message-ID: <15487@hq.hq.af.mil>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 13:10:44 GMT
- References: <1992Dec31.035912.20577@ips.oz.au>
- Sender: news@Pt.hq.af.mil
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- In article <1992Dec31.035912.20577@ips.oz.au>, colin@babbage.syd.ips.oz.au (Colin Yuile) writes:
- |> Given that having interests other than fighting does not make a
- |> a couple less suitable to rule than a fighter, what is so objectionable
- |> about giving non fighters a chance to rule?
-
- There is nothing objectionable about non-fighters ruling at all.
- Actually, there are some advantages to it; but how do you determine
- who will rule without the fighting?
-
- Yes, the gut response is: "A&S competition", but there is an inherent
- problem with this... who determines who the winner of competitions are?
- Judges. In fighting (and, unfortuneatly, only in fighting), the
- person in the armor is the one who calls the blow. That means that in
- order to not win at crown tourney, you personally have to admit defeat.
-
- This goes a long way to preventing any griping afterwards.
- Yes, there is the occasional "he has a rhino" comment afterwards,
- but, that is mostly not does by the people who admitted defeat.
- They decided to call it quits, for whatever reasons.
-
- Any other competition (so far), relies on everyone's faith in the
- objectiveness of judges... a shakiy thing in a society of people who
- simply don't have to play....
-
- Anyone know of another way to get non-fighters on the thrones without
- any (or even very little) griping? Please tell us!
-
- Scott Nolan
- snolan@marge.hq.af.mil
-
- aka: Duncan Tiercel MacLeod
- Barony of Ponte Alto, Atlantia
-
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- We are lucky we don't have as much government as we pay for!
-
- - will rodgers
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