The other place

[Old Cremona]

All rat, I ain't embarrassed to admit it.

I miss the AC!

[NoahBriggs]

Well, It's good to see both fora have almost the exact same layout for navigating.

It even has a search function. What a remarkable idea!

[VaTrooper]

There are a couple hundred reenactors wandering around in cyberspace trying to figure out what else they can use their computer for and checking their favorites every couple minutes waiting for the site to come back up.

[Rob Weaver]

Well, It's good to see both fora have almost the exact same layout for navigating.

It even has a search function. What a remarkable idea!

It's a rare pleasure to read the words of an educated man who knows the plural of "forum." See what good a Latin education will do you!

[Provost]

Much obliged for the explanation. Best of luck with your new location.

[tompritchett]

See what good a Latin education will do you!

But with a Greek background, you get to have a silent laugh whenever someone states that they are a sophomore.

However, in your second year of Latin, you do learn that Caesar had as much problem with the Normandy hedgerows as the Allies did in WWII (yes they do go that far back in history)
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[marylandreb]

One would think that an Authentic Campaigner wouldn't use a computer.

[Rob Weaver]

But with a Greek background, you get to have a silent laugh whenever someone states that they are a sophomore.

However, in your second year of Latin, you do learn that Caesar had as much problem with the Normandy hedgerows as the Allies did in WWII (yes they do go that far back in history)
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When you can read Greek, you get to tell the fraternity brothers that their mottos are spelled incorrectly! (Or give them alternate translations, which can be almost as much fun!) Ah, those were the days!

[Jim of the SRR]

Understand what you mean, but got a kick out of your measurement......

let's see.....1,000 CPH vs 30 or 50 or 70 (I don't believe that number) thousand mainstream reenactors?

I think the breakdown is more like this:
10,000 mainstream reenactors
5,000 cyber reenactors
1,000 c/p/h reenactors

Regards,
Jim Butler

[Julio C. Zangroniz]

I think there's a lot more than 10,000 "mainstream" reenactors active today, particularly if we count each and every body that may come out of the woodwork for one or two, perhaps a few more, events a year.
My involvement with this hobby (I know a lot of you don't like that word, but that *is* what it is) can be traced back to the year that U.S. News & World Report had a cover story about CW reenacting --and they had none other than the late Chuck Hillsman on the cover-- and the magazine claimed the figure in the U.S. alone was close to 50,000. At this late in the game, I cannot recall what their source for that figure might have been, but on the basis of my experience, I think it's about the most accurate.
And I don't think the magazine folks even knew that there were (and are) substantial numbers of American Civil War reenactors in England, France and Germany, as well as smaller numbers in many other countries (for instance, in 1995 and 1997, I attended "internationals" held at Weston Park, in England, where something in the neighborhood of 1,500 participants, representing a total of 16 countries, took part in CW reenactments).
Also, from the volume of traffic and "static" heard in various fora (is that the correct term, professors?), I think there are far more than 5,000 "cyber" reenactors. Or maybe most of them are reenactors wannabes.
And there may well be 1,000 c/p/h types, but I have never witnessed more than 300 together at any one event. Somebody, please enlighten me if I'm wrong, but that's my personal belief. But they do tend to "sound" like a lot more --I'll agree to that.
Respectfully,
Julio Zangroniz