Article on the aging SCA membership

[callistotoni]

Apparently this is not just a Western problem. I think the idea of posting on Craigs List is interesting. My gut feel is that, around here, there would be a fear of such a posting (a la "We want to stay safe by not inviting any crazy-types"). But people have to know the SCA is an option, so is it so dangerous to publicize? Or do we believe that "Those that want to find the SCA will"?

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local_state/story/302747.html#storylink=addthis

Comments

[thelbk.livejournal.com]

If we want to recruit youngins' we should work on those Amtgard kids... :-)
(so says the mother of the A&S officer of the 'Shire of the Devil Mountain')
I'm trying to encourage them to come check out March Crown in Woodland.

But gaming conventions should be good recruiting grounds too... and if only we could hold practices at local Gaming stores...

We need to get out there and be seen, not hide away in private practices...

[sarahbellem.livejournal.com]

But gaming conventions should be good recruiting grounds too... and if only we could hold practices at local Gaming stores...


That's a good idea, but I've watched gaming stores close down by the dozens in the last 10 years, and speaking as someone whose generation bridged the gap between X and Y, in-person gaming (table top) has diminished over the last decade in favor of online gaming, anyway. That's the biggest issue, as far as I see... The people who would be likely to join the SCA are getting most of their social interaction online. If an organization doesn't have a good online presence, they're going to ignore it.

[lady-guenievre.livejournal.com]

So true. Heck, for a while, we recruited a bit through our WoW guild, but that never really panned out b/c of location issues -the best we could do was point people at their local group, but that wouldn't be the people they "knew".