the general public

[ursula]

gwacie said, "Here's a topic for you: How does the general public perceive the SCA?"

I think that this is best covered by the geek hierarchy, with the caveat that members of the general public are unlikely to recognize or distinguish between lower levels of the hierarchy.

I thought about extending this entry with a snippet in which Kirk is, like, an ocelot or something fighting in Crown Tourney, but glasseye would disown me.

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[glasseye.livejournal.com]

Judging by this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyhhFzE5O5U) he wouldn't last long anyway.

[tejolote.livejournal.com]

Monkeys!

[maevebran.livejournal.com]

Is it very sad that I fall somewhere in the middle of this hierarchy. (I actually fit into a category that is a half step below the SCA one.) I laughed at the stuff on the bottom.

I would have loved the picture of Kirk the Ocelot fighting in Crown.=)

[ursula]

It was the part about putting myself in the story that made glasseye threaten dark deeds.

[maevebran.livejournal.com]

That is a level to which I have not yet sunk. But I can understand where it might get fun. I may write fan fic but I don't do that. *grin*

[gwacie.livejournal.com]

Okay, more prodding ;)

I was phrasing the question to go along with a discussion we've been having lately about how to attract new members to the SCA. It occurs to me that the general image of the SCA might put people off who otherwise would enjoy it. (Or do we not want to attract the non geekish?)

[ursula]

Uh, you're asking a herald. We're not exactly renowned for our social skills ;)

I think that if you're going to join the SCA without having friends who are already involved (and therefore presumably meet your geek tolerance) you need enough sheer enthusiasm for the idea of people dressing up in armour or medieval dresses to carry you through the awkward bits where you don't know anyone or understand what you're supposed to be doing, and it seems like it would be difficult to maintain that level of enthusiasm without ever having enjoyed any fantasy movie or literature.

[reasie.livejournal.com]

Top of the hierarchy! woooo! woooo! I'm queen of the... geeks... wait. Is that a good thing?

hee hee. Sorry. But Maureen McHugh herself showed me this hierarchy a few years ago with a gleeful, "Look! I'm at the top of something!"
:)

[ursula]

I sometimes play the "how low can you go?" game, but thus far my nadir has been as a thirteen-year-old wanna-be gamer.

[glowing-fish.livejournal.com]

I've actually read that story.
It was Sonic the Hedgehog/Star Trek crossover fan fiction.
Although, actually, I don't know if there was any self-insertion in it...