[Moo] More ideas on Atlantian Law and Non-period Items

[Maven]

| From: siegfriedmcclure at aol.com
|
|First, before commenting, please take a look at 
http://law.atlantia.sca.org/Law.html.  

|The complete list of laws and policies can be found here: 
|http://law.atlantia.sca.org./Law.pdf.  All of the laws and policies are up for 
review.  

|Read through the documents, and make suggestions.

Well, if *everything* is up for discussion....

|So here is the section on Non-period Items:
|10.1   Concerning Non-Period Items 
|10.1.1   Canned beverages and other obvious modern items are forbidden at all 
| Kingdom-level events. The one exception is that they are permitted within a 
pavilion
| with the owner's express permission. In this case, those who bring the cans or 
other 

| items are responsible for their timely and discreet disposal. 

This seems to be directed principally at food/beverage containers, and perhaps 
should explicitly say so instead of leaving the issue ambiguous.

|10.1.2   Smoking is forbidden in the central area of a Society event. The 
central area
| of an event is defined as any area where people must be present in order to 
participate
| in the event, such as the hall where a feast is taking place, or the lists and 
the area
| surrounding them during a tournament. The autocrat shall define the boundaries 
of the
| central area and the autocrat shall, if possible, provide some other area as 
convenient
| as may be found where smoking is permitted and made safe and practicable. 
Smoking
| is permitted in the interior of pavilion/home only with the express permission 
of the
| owner of the pavilion/home. 

No suggested changes, except to note that this is gradually becoming less of an 
issue over time.

|10.1.3   The use of flash bulbs is forbidden in the central area of a Society 
event, being
| defined as any area where people must be present in order to participate in 
the event,
| such as the hall where a feast or court is taking place. The autocrat shall be 
responsible
| for defining the boundaries of the central area and should be consulted before 
any
| photography using flash bulbs takes place. Photography with flash bulbs is 
permitted
| in the interior of a pavilion only with the owner's permission, but only if 
this use of a flash
| bulb will not disturb anyone in the main area of an event. It is hoped that 
anyone taking
| photographs at any time will first obtain permission from those being 
photographed as
| a matter of courtesy.

No suggested changes.

|10.1.4  (et seq.)  
IMHO the entirety of this verbiage could be replaced with: "A reasonable attempt 
shall be made at all times to present an authentic pre-17th century appearance. 
Overtly modern items shall be unobtrusive, or be covered or concealed when not 
in active use. Any item made of modern materials, which can pass at a distance 
of (let's say 10 feet for argument's sake) for a period item, shall be 
considered a reasonable attempt. Items that are medically necessary, such as 
eyeglasses/sunglasses or walking aids or supportive footgear, shall be 
encouraged to be unobtrusive but otherwise exempted from these provisions."
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