Faire: Should it be Fantasy or Historically Accurate or a Mix?

[Captain Jack Wolfe]

Dr. Who is a Time Lord.  Why wouldn't he fit in anywhere? 

I suppose I should surrender my Sonic Screwdriver at the front gate.  Loony Lucy will be so disappointed.

[silverstah]

Dr. Who is a Time Lord.  Why wouldn't he fit in anywhere? 

I suppose I should surrender my Sonic Screwdriver at the front gate.  Loony Lucy will be so disappointed.

I think if I saw David Tennant at a renaissance faire, I would simply DIE of fangirly glee, right there, in the lanes.

Doctor Who cosplayers are welcome at any faire I'm at, IMHO.   Who rulez!

[renren]

Dr. Who is a Time Lord.  Why wouldn't he fit in anywhere? 

I suppose I should surrender my Sonic Screwdriver at the front gate.  Loony Lucy will be so disappointed.

LOL!

I'm willing to bet that there's a number of Stormtroopers who do it just to get a rise out of people!
The best way to deal with that IMO, is to welcome them into the fold, so to speak,you just may get a covert...or convict,what's the word?

[Captain Jack Wolfe]

For the fangirly Who groupies...

[silverstah]

For the fangirly Who groupies...

I certainly wouldn't turn HIM out of bed for eatin' crackers.

(Although admittedly... I'm a little more of a Cap'n Jack Harkness girl.  *grin*)

[renren]

he is a handsome lad!

[Peddlin]

Might I point out that most museums are sponsored by someone else, be it it state, city or whatever, and they do not necessarily have to turn a profit. When you are playing with someone else's money, and not the same limitations that most faires have, it makes it much easier to be more historically accurate. Of course, I still say it is not possible to be entirely historically accurate. Most Renaissance Faires, on the other hand, have to be somewhat self-sufficient. They have to cater to the patrons, who support them, and because of this, they need to keep their patrons happy. I don't think it is necessary for everyone to dress the same way that I do, or think the same way I do. If they all did, what would be the point of attending? Wouldn't it be boring, if everyone looked and acted the same?

[Elennare]

Actually, yeah - I do know folks who dress up to go to Plimouth and C.Williamsburg in historic dress.  Why wouldn't they?  There is a huge interest in 17th and 18th c. costuming within the historical costume community, and just like faire folk, historic costumers are always looking for someplace to wear their garb.

Really?!?  Wow.  I've never seen or heard of anyone doing that.  And I worked at a one of those type places for a summer too.  Guess you learn something every day.  More power too them, if they want to. 

But I still stand by my statement that those kind of places are fundamentally different from a renn faire.

[nliedel]

Now, if you want to have a strict code for the employees, to set the atmosphere of your theme park better, by all means, go for it.  I personally like what MIRF does.  They have a historical court, and they have faeries, both on cast.  But the historical characters can't see the faeries!  It makes it fun, especially when the faeries occasionaly try to interact w/the historical characters.

We can see them if they give us a sign, tap on the shoulder usually. The Spanish Ambasador is such a strict stinker that he will never be able to see them.

[Lady Rosalind]

Our red fairy, Firemoon, likes to walk behind me, mimicking my every move: fan waving, parasol holding, waving, nose in the air, you name it. Kids just love it! At Amana this year (Sunday), she'd grab my hat while I was working the lanes, trying to get people to go to our crossbow booth. I would literally be running in circles after my hat that the "wind" took, usually exclaiming to the kids "it's almost as if a FAIRY took it!" She'd finally pop it on a little kid's head, and I'd give them a free bolt to shoot in thanks for "rescuing my hat". We'd have people in a big circle watching and smiling. Lots of fun! (Although I was really feeling the burn on my legs after doing that about 8 times...)

My personal opinion: everyone is welcome, no matter what they wear, as long as it is legal. 

[Black Armor]

Sorry, I just can't buy in to the "I'm okay, you're okay, wear whatever you want as long as you don't physically injure anyone" liberal mentality.  Yes the sci-fi people will be let into the faire but I don't have to like it.  It won't ruin my day either but if some trekkie tries to scan me with a tricorder, I might just knock it out of his hand and stomp on it because that's what my character would do and I am just playing along.

[silverstah]

Sorry, I just can't buy in to the "I'm okay, you're okay, wear whatever you want as long as you don't physically injure anyone" liberal mentality.  Yes the sci-fi people will be let into the faire but I don't have to like it.  It won't ruin my day either but if some trekkie tries to scan me with a tricorder, I might just knock it out of his hand and stomp on it because that's what my character would do and I am just playing along.

....and then you're likely to either get thrown out of the faire or charged with assault and battery.  Or both. 

If it won't ruin your day, why would you purposefully do something rotten like that to ruin THEIR day?

[Angus]

That's "Assault" brother...

...not the best way to end your day at the fest, departing in the back of a police cruiser.

Might it not be a better idea to ignore them, if you detest them attending the same RenFest as you do?

[Dirtfarmer]

May I ask you, Black Armor, what exact period is your garb/armor?  There was no such period as the Conan the Barbarian period.  Why is your fantasy armor garb better than someone who wants to come in as something like a Klingon?  While I'll give you the fact that armor is closer to period than a tri-corder or however you spell it, you boarder on hypocritical if you want to include those who dress in fantasy (which not only includes faeries, but those in fantasy armor, barbarian garb, etc...) but not include those others.  Not period is not period... whether you are in fantasy armor, Klingon, a vampire, or even a friar at an Elizabethan faire.  Part of being a rennie, in most circles, is being accepting of the other weirdoes that are out there like us. 

[Athena]

  Part of being a rennie, in most circles, is being accepting of the other weirdoes that are out there like us. 

Couldn't have said it better meself!