A Tribe for us arrogant bastards who are bent on spoiling all the other Faire Folks' good time with our advocacy of historicity. Now we can snipe, whine and bitch and complain about the transgressions in our own little playground without worrying about bending any noses out of shape.

We have a vision of the Ultimate Ren Faire which has as its objective the depiction of a typical English country faire, wherein historical integrity is the rule rather than the exception; wherein education and entertainment go hand in hand to create a fully immersive time travel experience for the patron without pandering to transient pop culture trends or dumbing down to the lowest common denominator. We believe we can balance the commercial realities of our show, the appetites of the public and the pleasure of our participants without compromising these goals.

11-14-07: Since the inception of this tribe, which was meant as a place to vent, it has become a place for history enthusiasts to share their knowledge and a place for those new to the faire scene to learn. We welcome everyone who wants to see the presentation of history at faires improved. We believe that we can achieve this via peer pressure, one participant at a time.

Policy: I encourage lively and even heated debate on relevant topics, but if you have a personal axe to grind with somebody, please do it privately via personal message and spare everyone else the sight of your dirty laundry. Posts which I find offensive will be deleted and persistent troublemakers will be booted.

NEW POLICY: If you would like to join this group, be warned that I no longer accept anyone with a blank profile. Unless I am able to clearly identify you, you will be declined.

http://tribes.tribe.net/renfairehistorysnobs