I agree that blasting someone at an SCA event is a Bad Thing. Walking up to someone and yelling "My god, woman! You call that 'garb'?! What drugs are you taking!" is an impulse we've all had -- and all supressed.
While that is true -- how is talking about someone behind their back ever going to fix the problem? A lot of the problems with garb, feast menus, etc. at SCA events aren't malice; they're ignorance. How are people ever going to learn if we all make our comments behind their backs, rather than to their faces?
Yes, on a snark group there's the freedom to be as mean as you want, to openly point and laugh at someone, without worrying about hurting their feelings.
Is that really a good thing? Sure, it's the lesser of two evils... but it's still an evil.
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Date: 2007-05-03 03:26 pm (UTC)While that is true -- how is talking about someone behind their back ever going to fix the problem? A lot of the problems with garb, feast menus, etc. at SCA events aren't malice; they're ignorance. How are people ever going to learn if we all make our comments behind their backs, rather than to their faces?
Yes, on a snark group there's the freedom to be as mean as you want, to openly point and laugh at someone, without worrying about hurting their feelings.
Is that really a good thing? Sure, it's the lesser of two evils... but it's still an evil.