The Armour Archive

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I think judging the health of the SCA solely by how many people put on hardsuit is a bad idea. *Solely*? I think not. I explicitly said it was a proxy measure. It is a means to indicate the shift in the nature of participation. Not conclusive in any way... just an available proxy to indicate direct...

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I don't think you can sell the Society. Either people are going to get it, or they don't. The key is just to get the word out to people who are going to get it. Let's not confuse marketing/advertising with sales with operations. Marketing and advertising make people *aware* of you, get them to *con...

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I'll be a heretic here...but we are more than just fighting. What percentage of Pennsic actually fights? I _think_ the largest field battle was about 3K people, out of 10K or so attendees that year (but it might have since been surpassed).. so.. less than half. At it's height, there were about 3K o...

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Incorporate Liviatasia's suggestions from her later post: use a mini-event as a training event. Maybe have a "court", go way old-skool and have mini-tourney, let the winner crown a queen of love and beauty. Recognize those achievements at the mini-court. Have plenty of loaner feast gear a...

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if so i blame max, he splained everything ive ever gotten wrong to me. everything. Fargin bastige. (Respectfully, of course). Actually, they usedta have a saying back when I lived in Caid... "In the beginning there was nothing. And it was Max's fault." So I suppose you're right, after all...

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Umm... instead of letting the compression of the foam reduce the momentum transfer to your head and thus the dramatic movement of your head, wouldn't the hardening of the zoombang much more directly transfer the momentum TO your head and thus increase the probability of whiplash/concussion? Since ou...

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Wearing my Economist hat, I'd suggest that they way to optimize the utility of an individual is directly through cash -- allowing them to self-determine what spending of the $25 will best maximize their personal utility. Thus, economically speaking you should just give them $25 and a list of SCA mer...

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If Duke Alaric or Max run for BOD anything, I'm voting for them (if I can...I'm a member, I can vote right?) No, but you can write a letter to the BoD talking about how awesome Max is, and what a good member of the BoD he'd make. First, thanks for the very kind words, Gentleman -- although generall...

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For those having trouble downloading the marketing documents, you can try these direct links:

Brochure: https://files.me.com/maxntropy/cxrtq8

Recruitment Targets: https://files.me.com/maxntropy/dbj90m

Phone Flyer 1 (An Tir): https://files.me.com/maxntropy/4evi0h

Phone Flyer 2 (An Tir): https://files.me.com/maxntropy/y3x86k

Max Flyer 1: https://files.me.com/maxntropy/f7utz8

Max Flyer 2: https://files.me.com/maxntropy/ih7tht

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Man there is A LOT of text in those flyers. Walls of Text will turn a prospect off faster than anything. +1 for Marketing. EXACTLY. The sole purpose of a poster/flyer is to sufficiently GRAB (literally) the attention of a prospect and activate interest sufficient to call (or visit the website or se...

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Max, Irish, Is there a reason you guys haven't asked to have the posters/cards put up somewhere on the SCA web site for people to access? Or a list of Good Places To Recruit? Heck, I'd love to get your list of good venues to place the posters at, and a copy of the posters that could be used locally...

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DukeAlaric (George S.) wrote:Unless we change our operating system, and address thee sorts of issues, we will not be able to address modern problems and overcome them.

SCADOS 2.0. Totally dig it. Instead of the "Blue Screen of Death", though we'll have to have the "Flat Snap of Death".

Max

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I see four contributors to this thread are from South Florida. I would extend the invitation to come out to Tavern Brawl this weekend and share these discussions with her Majesty Larissa and I. She announced as Crown Princess and during the reign that her goal for the reign was for the Kingdom to r...

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I liked the tear-off posters they were using in Ponte Alto with Leo Medii on them that were going in gaming stores. Anyone know how that turned out as a recruiting tool? Thanks! I put those together (with help from the Ponte Alto Recruitment Committee I had setup as Warlord). Those posters are also...

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Advertising, IMO, is one of the biggest things that could "save" or expand the SCA. And frankly, I am surprised and disappointed that no one seems to talk about it. As the VP of Strategic Marketing Intelligence for the 15th largest advertising agency... I can assure you that I talk about ...

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I do not think the term big tent or small tent is right. 3) I See Alaric has hitting some good points that the small tent mentality has become a vocal force and maybe a driving force... When I started we had fun and if your armor wasn't right it was OK, come out and have fun. Now it's like if you s...

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To summarize you argue that: 1) advancement of ourselves and close associates 2) the improvement of our own kit and regalia and skillset 3) limited association with a small set of like-minded friends has caused an an increasingly smaller emphasis and capability in regard to new member recruitment a...

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Forget the study. Armour's heavy, but right and proper armour is like a second skin (I've often fallen asleep in mine between battles). That said, as an anecdotal source of one, I've been nearly-continuously fighting since I was 14 (now 30 years). I have developed acetabular femoral impingements (bo...

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I have long-believed we have been coming to something of a cross-roads in our evolution, and that the soon-to-be-released SCA census data (of which I have obviously had preliminary access as a Committee member), leave little doubt in this regard -- and would love to hear some of the expert and insig...

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Sorry for any confusion! As Wulfgar rightly points out, my coat of arms is closest to the pole (compass stars and a sparrow). Following that is my motto, Betrachten. Verpflichten. Glauben. (Consider, Commit, Believe). After which is the coat of arms of my SCA Mother, Duchess Wanda Von Halstern (the ...

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She worked very closely with me to help determine the best banner design. Sent me a couple've drafts of the design as we spiraled into the final. And quickly finished in an amazingly short amount of time. And her prices are simply excellent. As you can see... just AMAZING! http://i538.photobucket.co...

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Have you considered something nice and moveable and not so eyesore-ish like a freestanding bag? [url]http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/182-5987981-5934525?asin=B00022KJ0W&AFID=Google_PLA_df&LNM=%7CB00022KJ0W&CPNG=sports&ci_gpa=pla&ci_sku=B00022KJ0W&ci_kw=%7Bkeyword%7D&...

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I'm with Duke Alaric. Change ONE thing dramatically at first (adding, removing, or modifying). Then change another thing dramatically. Repeat as necessary. I have spent many, many, many practices completely focused on doing (or not doing) one specific thing. Try a practice where you try to focus com...

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Responded to Chloe privately.

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Thanks, all!

A local friend fortunately forwarded the request to a wonderful lady (one of only three people to have been at every Pennsic), so I'm honored to help her have a more pleasant Pennsic experience.

Temptation removed.

Max Von Halstern

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Bump.

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Thanks to a typical travel site screw-up, I find myself with an extra pre-paid hotel room at Pennsic. The room is right down the road at 1699 New Butler Road in New Castle at the Super 8 (rated 4.3 out of 5 on Expedia) -- and provides free Continental breakfast, free parking and free WiFi. I'm offer...

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Beautimus!

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Windrose is continuously solid across the board in terms of their quality of product and their quality of customer service.

Can't go wrong, there.

Max Von Halstern

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jester wrote:This. This is why Heralds are properly kept away from polite society.

Back in the day of Bush the First, I suggested we transfer his "Thousand Points of Light" policy to the SCA by burning all the Heralds.

JUST A JOKE, PEOPLE!

Max VH

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Bump.

Really. Willing to pay someone.

Max VH

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I know they're relatively easy to make, but with my recent moves, I don't currently have access to my sewing machine, and the one thing I do *not* have is spare time... So does anybody make (or know who makes) coronet padding? Preferably cloth-covered with velcro (i.e., removable and washable)? If s...

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My apologies Max for not getting your inside joke. If my response offended you I am truly sorry. No harm, no foul (you'll note I never said a word). Takes one *hell* of alot more to offend me (just ask around... lots have tried). I was actually trying to be all subtle-like and Ninjarific by simply ...

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Sigh.

"None of us requires any reeking alternate heraldry!" = "We don't need no stinking badges"

Max VH

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Isabella E wrote:It's mean to be used!

I dig. But hitting something that pretty would just feel like a desecration.

Just saying...

Wouldn't lose a tourney or anything over it... but still. DAMN pretty for something meant to get beat on.

Max VH

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