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Now that I'm done pitching my little fit...(well, pausing, anyway)
Here's a philosophical question...
Why is it more or less acceptable (at least by MK standards) to throw an early period event, and even make it annual.... but not to theme something to later periods, because "that would make it too narrow focus and people wouldn't come."
Why is it acceptable to host an event pointed at a minor culture but not anything, say, French? Never have I seen a "Germanic Symposium" or a "French Cuture Study Day." To suggest a thing gets you "the look." (Even if you don't actually suggest the "Cheese-eating Surrender Monkey" tourney.)
Has Political Correctness come to mean anything that's considered "minority?"
Or is it that unusual cultures tend to become at least temporary fads and attract attention, at least in the short term?
Here's a philosophical question...
Why is it more or less acceptable (at least by MK standards) to throw an early period event, and even make it annual.... but not to theme something to later periods, because "that would make it too narrow focus and people wouldn't come."
Why is it acceptable to host an event pointed at a minor culture but not anything, say, French? Never have I seen a "Germanic Symposium" or a "French Cuture Study Day." To suggest a thing gets you "the look." (Even if you don't actually suggest the "Cheese-eating Surrender Monkey" tourney.)
Has Political Correctness come to mean anything that's considered "minority?"
Or is it that unusual cultures tend to become at least temporary fads and attract attention, at least in the short term?
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Date: 2010-02-16 12:38 am (UTC)We have a very smart person here that remarked that most events have a bloom period of about 6 years, and after that they either die, lose interest or are so greatly successful that they continue ad nauseum. It seems the secret to long going An Tir events that make loads of money is to have them open to the public during the day (i.e. large demo village) and then private at night. Ursalmas and June Faire make lots of money that keep their respective Baronies' bank balances in the 5 figures (so I hear).
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Date: 2010-02-16 02:31 am (UTC)Up here, it's pretty hard to get huge events going - the sites aren't real available. Especially when at least half the year they must be indoors.
I'm sort of against starting any new events around here to make them permanent fixtures - I think there's too many as it is. But I'd like to see some of the existing ones be less cookie-cutter.
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Date: 2010-02-16 06:49 pm (UTC)