It occured to me that some people may be perceiving this as 'entertainment' and 'theatre' regardless of the historical content. Some 17th to 20th century 'Ren Faire' so to speak, or some theme park. It may be that those who trangress on personal space and property are not getting that this entire event is _primarily_ for the sake of the reenactors and not as a performance for the public, who reencactors might see more as invited guests. Hence, they don't consider personal space and property, assuming the entire space is one big stage. I have a past personal history in theater, so I see things in that light. I also agree that, at least in part, there's some change in general etiquite and manners. Speaking of manners and reenactment, I was visiting Colonial Williamsburg last September. A visitor ask "Thomas Jefferson" how many children he had, and how many children his wife had. The gentleman playing the gentleman politely stated that was not a question a gentleman would be inclined to answer, while subtly expressing some restrained indignation. He also raised the question on the quality of manners in the woman's hometown. (Undoubtedly, not a question rarely unasked of "Mr. Jefferson) I'm sure that there are people in the US that if given a chance to ask John Kennedy or William Clinton a question, would be more interested in Marilyn or Monica than polictical crisis and resolutions. -- James F. Johnson [log in to unmask] ================================================================ "In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).