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| COS_Vader | Feb 28 2006, 03:37 PM |
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Mark Fordham has issued a clarification of the intent of the standards (just in case you were worried)... "There have been several common questions asked in the past few days by various detachments, so I am sending them to all of you to help you with your detachment's assignment. Q: Is the list as submitted by the detachments going to be final? The final resulting standards will hopefully be definitive. But the submissions made by the detachments will be reviewed and possibly altered or modified here and there. The Council will review them, and run them by the GMLs to make sure there aren’t any issues not covered from their standpoint. That is why I have referred to the detachment submissions as "recommendations". Q: When these standards are implemented, what happens to the members who’s costumes don’t meet them? We are trying to set a bar to improve and standardize costuming in the Legion. We are NOT trying to exclude people or take on an elitist policy. For those who find their costume does not meet the minimum standard, ample time will be given to bring it into compliance. What is ample? My son recently received a notice that certain elements of his costume were not adequate, and that he had two weeks to make them adequate. To me, that is NOT ample time. I am thinking six months. I would even entertain an appeal for more time, but it would be based on what progress had been made so far. “No progress” would get “no extension”. Q: Can some of the required elements be non-specific? For example, certain costumes seem to have variations in colors and shades. How do we determine which would be correct? Since these elements will be accompanied by visual reference, variations in colors and shading can be addressed. You can show examples and state it should be “similar to this [photo]”. As far as how specific to be in general, if it isn't listed or covered, we can't require it. If it must be long sleeved, it should be stated. If it must be cloth or fabric, it should be stated. If it can be zip-up, button-up, or Velcro, those options should be stated. Q: Some costume elements are nearly impossible to find, such as cannon AT-AT driver white moon boots. What do we do about requiring these items? That's why we are asking you. What have you already been doing? You've made this costume - most of us haven't. If it's something no longer available, how close can you get? What are the essential elements of that item that need to still be present? Thank you for taking this assignment seriously. Your input will be invaluable to the Legion. Mark LCO" Personally, none of this sounds unreasonable. Write the specs to allow a little lee-way - i.e. don't demand CA Boots as a sole supplier. Instead use the style of boot (chelsea) as a guide. And as you've seen in my ideas, "customs" are permitted in the Det but not in the Legion. You don't even have to be a 501st member to belong to the Det - just be interested in doing the costume (hence why we have a 501st-only section). I'll never stifle creativity, but I can't bend the rules as long as we fall under the Legion's wings. Kev DL |
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