I have my mail set to deliver Merry Rose traffic into its own folder, and I know better than to open that folder this week. I've said as much as I want to say on the subject on the Bright Hills list. The only thing I'll add is that for me the SCA has become a question of whether the fun outweighs the BS, and lately, it hasn't. If you've been wondering why I haven't been out at events, that's why.