Experimental Swords

[Jeffrey Sussman <JSussman@erols.com>]

Poster: Jeffrey Sussman <JSussman@Erols.com>

Greetings from Richard!

The concept behind experimental weapons:


1) You do a very small trial in a controlled environment.
2) If everything goes well, you expand the numbers and test in other
situations.
3) If the evaluations are positive, a phase-in or implementation is
planned.
4) Poofta! New whatever.

Siloflex swords are in stage 2.  We are going to be very conservative
about deciding when to go to phase 3.

YISTA
Richard
Earl Marshal Designate 


Gary Bryers wrote:
> 
> While I understand the idea behind keeping the experiment to "warranted
> marshals", the current policy on limiting the number of marshals to no more
> than necessary would make it tough for marshals to fight, as well as
> marshall.
>         We don't lack for good, responsilbe fighters in Atlantia, and as long as
> the participants are in agreement on the weapon being tested, why limit who
> can use it?  After all, can you honestly state that something that has been
> subjected to a relatively limited test is safe?  I would want to see it in
> more varied situations than is possible with a limited test.
> 
> Just my opinion...
> 
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