East or West

[captdougofky]

It seems to me this forum is more about the east and your idea's about why and how to reenact why, I think some of us in the west know a thing
or to two, but being for Kentucky I'M JUST GLAD TO HAVE A PAIR OF SHOES.

Always Doug
Lyons Battery
Kentucky

[VaTrooper]

Doug,
Have you joined the West Coast Campaigner?

[captdougofky]

Bill
I do not think I have join anything but I have a thought that the East has the problem of mainstream-A/C whatever. We in the west do not mow that close, If you want to be a hardcore fine if you are a cooler packing mainstream fine, everybody here seems to get along, why do you all in the East want to beat up on each other. The reenactors as a whole suffer with your all thoughts and actions.

Always Doug
Lyons Battery
Kentucky

[tompritchett]

Have you joined the West Coast Campaigner?

Having grown up in Ky, I can assure you that Ky is by no means even close to the West Coast.

Reminds me the time that a family member from Ky drove out to stay with me when I lived in the Denver area. They then seriously suggested that we drive to California for the weekend. I had to explain to them that Denver was only about halfway from western Ky to California and there it would take the whole weekend just to get to California from Denver by driving.

[tompritchett]

Unfortuantely, I have participated in only one large CW event west of the Appalacians as a reenactor so by no means am I an expert on the differences. However, based primarily on the posts here, I believe that the larger "Western" events, tend to have stricter rules enforcement and stricter authenticity standards in the larger mainstream umbrella organizations than their counterparts here in the East. Plus we had a wave of for-profit mega-events here in the East that left a bad taste in a lot or reenactors mouths for reasons including those that divide the mainstreamers from their more history heaven brethren.

Also, left you a PM reply to your PM.

[VaTrooper]

Yea Tom I didnt even pay attention to the KY part when I posted that. Now Doug without getting pi$$ed off at your smart a$$ post I'll try to give you a simple answer. We do what we do for the BENEFIT of the hobby. While trying to persuade others to try to do things in a more authentic manner we either A: Bring a few over to the darkside.
B: Get ignored
C: Pi$$ people off who get mad and quit, which thins out the weaker of the heard.

[tompritchett]

Now Doug without getting pi$$ed off at your smart a$$ post

Having re-read Doug's post several times, I do not think that he was being critical of "campaigners" or the more authentic minded in his post but rather is being more critical of the whole Eastern reenacting community because of our constant fighting amongst overselves over the "mainstream" versus "campaign" issue. Even though Westerners do get involved in the many such flame wars that we have had here, the wars tend to revolve around Eastern events and therefore have definite an Eastern flavor to them - even when some of the more vocal participants actually do most of their reenacting West of the mountains. I would also suggest that you focus on his next to last sentence in which he says "why do you all in the East want to beat up on each other". I strongly believe that the "you all" he is referring to is all Eastern reenactors and not those that belong to one side of the hobby or the other. And frankly, I strongly agree with his last sentence ("The reenactors as a whole suffer with your all thoughts and actions") as I have seen how these flame wars affect leaders on both sides of the hobby when they get particularly vicious. (This is also a major reason for the rules at this forum stating that dialog must be in the line of two gentlemen seated at a dinner table - a policy that I do try to enforce as moderator).

[tompritchett]

Suggest that you check out the Camp Chase Gazette Reenactor's forum which was founded on the idea of fining a common ground for all reenactors to interact with. There boths sides respectfully mow together without being critical about how the other reenacts. The link is http://www.campchase.com/dc/dcboard.php

[captdougofky]

Tom

Manners never went out of style, This forum with your remainder has learned something.

Always Doug

[Bill_Cross]

Having re-read Doug's post several times, I do not think that he was being critical of "campaigners" or the more authentic minded in his post but rather is being more critical of the whole Eastern reenacting community because of our constant fighting amongst overselves over the "mainstream" versus "campaign" issue.

He could always go over to the AC Forum where the campaigners sometimes beat up on one another.