by KerikM » Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:37 am
Archfiend of Afterswing here. Sorry it took so long to find this forum.
Hurling is not dead! And it won't be for some time. Consider that trebs went extinct for some centuries but some clever people brought them back... I just hope that the archives here and all the valuable knowledge they will contain, do not vanish like the last two.
I am still working on reinforcing the frame of my little Scherzer HCW, Sevara, and tuning my FAT, Sonthi. I will apprise you of progress. The former project has been dragging on as my current access to a machine shop is sparse. I hope to spectate at the Burlington and Snohomish events this fall, and might even be helping Bob P. with his onager.
I personally would prefer to see this avocation remain civilized, and with a smaller demographic, than be tainted with some "reality show" atmosphere and attract a lower common denominator. But even if the latter happens, I imagine some of us could keep the friendliness and decency mentioned by Capt. Bob in play. The community could subdivide into factions, and whether this would be a good or bad thing in the end, depends on the people involved.