[SCA-AE] noise at events

[Michael Layne]

>From: "Wallen, Michelle M" <WallenMM at Corning.com>
>Reply-To: discussion at aethelmearc.org
>To: discussion at aethelmearc.org
>Subject: RE: [SCA-AE] noise at events
>Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:26:36 -0400
>
>In all honesty, the only time I have ever had a problem with people
>being loud at events is during court.  Some people tend to stand away
>from the general court area and then gab at length, preventing those of
>us that WANT to hear court from being able to do so.  I consider this a
>very significant lack of respect for the Court and those involved.

    I have noticed the same thing, both as a herald running Court, and as a 
member of the populace attending.

    This can be especially inconvenient for those near the back of the hall, 
as hearing Their Majesties, Their Excellencies, etc. can sometimes prove a 
bit difficult under the best of conditions -- the ability to project one's 
voice isn't a formal requirement for Royalty or landed nobility. (Probably a 
good thing, as otherwise, why would they need heralds?):)

    But, seriously, people being too loud during Court is a very real 
problem, which (IMHO) detracts from the dignity of the Court and those 
involved, as well as requiring people to watch the Silent Herald to get an 
idea of what is happening up front!

    No, I don't think AEthelmearc should make a law concerning it. In the 
21+ years I have been playing this game, I have seen a few instances where 
an incident pointed up a gap in Kingdom Law or Corpora which really needed 
to be addressed... and a (IMHO) great many instances where the automatic 
response seemed to be "We'll make a Law about it! Problem Solved!"

     The noise problem, both generally, and in specific instances such as 
during Court, can probably be better dealt with on a local level than by 
(questionably enforceable) Kingdom-level legislation. At least, in my 
opinion...

Michael Langley of Riversmeet
theherald at hotmail.com