Much like the musician that enjoys playing music at Terp, I enjoy fighting at events, fighting is also a lot of work, I don't get to shop, do thrown weapons, archery or classes, but I am not asking to be paid for my performance. On second thought I do have the chance to do all of those other things it's called free will, but I choose to fight.<br>
<br>To tell you the truth I am not concerned what the K of C, VFW, Democrats, Masons, Sci Fi people, skate boarders or the Michigan Malita does. Maybe it works for them, I get the feeling there is more the one camp on this issue within the borders of Cynnabar.<br>
<br>I looked up the definition of volunteer and no where could I find any mention of being recognized or being compensated.<br><br>What did Grand Tourney make last year, don't know but I am sure someone can tell us. As for who got comped, not sure. But I do know that Lady Ilse who did the lunch tavern DID NOT get comped. <br>
<br>To tell you the truth after being in the the SCA 6-7 years I never heard of people being comped until a few months ago. At the meeting this past Monday when the purposed budget for Terp 2012 was handed out I noticed that 108 paying adults were expected to attend, another 23 Instructors and 17 Musicians were expected and were going to be comped in one way or another. I mean really what does that figure out to, something like 30% of the people attending the event are either paying half or nothing at all. But wait this does not include royalty or people working troll or lunch tavern. <br>
<br>Uillec<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Heidi Lemon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:heidi.ma2@gmail.com">heidi.ma2@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<font color="#336666"><font size="2"><font face="comic sans ms,sans-serif">Hi,<br><br>I am going to put my foot in my mouth and really say what I mean.<br><br>If someone wants an audience and to be paid for their services, you have the Renaissance Festival.<br>
<br>In the SCA we are our own audience and we support each other.<br><br>Ilse<br></font></font></font><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Greg Less <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:greg.less@gmail.com" target="_blank">greg.less@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>Hi All-<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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3) Teaching is volunteering. It's fun. It's also work. The fact that<br>
in general the SCA doesn't recognize teachers through some kind of<br>
discount (in effect making them pay to teach) doesn't make it right.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>Back to who should pay...</div><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In my opinion, if
we comp teachers for doing what they enjoy, we are effectively subsidizing the
hobby of some of the players and not othes. Since this is an opinion, and one
that not everyone agrees with, let’s set it aside for now and instead look at
some of the various slippery slopes comping teachers can take us down…</font></span></p>
<p></p><ol><li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Every time a fighter
steps into armor and fights someone who is less skilled, teaching occurs.
Should my entry into Grand Tourney be comped? What about a knight’s? How about a
duke’s? </span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">At Terpsichore the last
two years Master Midair spent the afternoon teaching Jason and I to play chess.
We were so inferior to his skill level he was playing both of us at the same
time, while knitting. He clearly was acting as a teacher at the event. I hope
he had fun, but it might have bored him to tears - we are really rank
amateurs... Should his site fee have been waived? </span></span></li><li><span style="color:black"> What about people who work more than others? If one dance teacher at
Terpsichore teaches one class, and another teaches four classes should the
person who teaches four classes have four times as much site fee waived? </span> </li></ol><div>Regards,</div><div>-Gregoire</div><p></p>
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