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Re: SCAdians (was: some train thing)
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Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:37:12 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Frank Filz writes:
> Actually, the [SCA] politics destroyed it for me. I was involved in college
> and after a fairly fun year, a grad student came in and brought the politics
> of his hometown group.
I agree with you--one bad apple. The absolute limit of my tolerance
anymore is four days at Pennsic; beyond that, I can't be bothered with the
in-fighting, pettiness, and back-stabbing rampant in the SCA.
It cracks me up that the SCA is by nature a haven for perceived nerds and
geeks (not making a judgment; just a point), and those nerds and geeks form
the same social stratifications that they nominally reject.
Dave!
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| (...) I come from a more laid-back area; up here in Avacal our political infighting is pretty minimal, and it rarely spills over past the people involved, so I don't see it (much) - but that's the advantage of living in the hinterlands. Less people, (...) (23 years ago, 25-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Note that mundanes is a term also used by SF Fans (interesting question, where was it first used? There's a large crossover between SCA and SF fandom, but SF fandom is definitely older). (...) I was at one time, but I got better... Actually, (...) (23 years ago, 25-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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