Diana was concerned about keeping the list friendly to people making
costumes for all historic eras. She didn't want it to become an
in-group for any especial organization. A lot of the early members were
SCA and she wanted to make sure they didn't turn it into an
SCA-dominated venue.
It IS very offputting, for a non-SCA member, to join a list for costume
or some other historic interest, and then have to deal with a constant
"We are the m'Lord and M'Lady, and everyone else is mundane" attitude.
Fran
Lavolta Press
www.lavoltapress.com
On 8/8/2011 3:20 PM, Rebecca Lucas wrote:
<<snip>>
I joined sometime last year. The only way I found out about this list, is
from the search result regarding the Gothic Fitted Gown.
<<snip>>
Much the same timeframe, and reasons for joining - this list comes up when
you're looking for information about Gotic fitted dresses, and so I signed up
since it seemed to be an interesting group.
I will admit though, I was having second thoughts before I signed up; if you
read the introduction to the list here (
http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ), then it makes a point about
the SCA being a cause of angst (which is one of the groups I play with). Why on
earth would I want to sign up to a list where, by the sounds of it, if I dare
mention that I play with a particular organisation, I'd be told off?
Thankfully, everyone here seems lovely. But first impressions count, and my
first impression of this list, before I'd even signed up, was not that it was
friendly.
Rebecca
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