Part 4: Documentation as Perseverence Continuing our series looking at documentation in the Arts & Sciences through the lens of the virtues exemplified by our Society’s peerage orders, we will look now at one of the less commonly discussed virtues: perseverance. In our Society, we’ve come to associate perseverance with the Order of Defence. The... Continue Reading →
Documentation: Why Bother? (Part 3)
Part 3: Documentation as Service This post will continue our series looking at documentation in the Arts & Sciences through the lens of the virtues exemplified by our Society’s peerage orders. Today we will talk about service. To a very large degree, the SCA is an organization built on service. This tradition of volunteerism is... Continue Reading →
Documentation: Why Bother? (Part 2)
Part 2: Documentation as Courtesy In the first post of this series, we talked a bit about what we mean when we talk about documentation in our Arts and Sciences. The remainder of this series will talk about how documenting our re-creation efforts furthers the various virtues that we hold dear in our Society. Often,... Continue Reading →
Documentation: Why Bother? (Part 1)
Part 1: What is Documentation Anyway? This is the first in a short series of posts about documentation in the SCA. We in the A&S Ministry, as well as folks in the broader A&S community often speak about documentation. But, those of you who are newer to the Society or have only just begun a... Continue Reading →
A Short Treatise on Process
"Process — having a goal, stating a plan of action, charting the steps, acquiring knowledge and resources for each step, and keeping a record as you execute each step.... I take the most pleasure in the A&S process itself and I am writing this treatise in an attempt to seduce you into this calling"