Mod inaction and the future

[Flavivs Aetivs]

As an outside observer (I'm not a re-enactor, merely a lover of ancient history), yes, I have seen what I would view as pretty harsh criticism at times. But I think there is, and should be, a distinction between someone who is displaying his kit and someone who is trying to sell something. When money is involved, the standards change, and the seller has to be prepared for tough, even unfair, criticism. It's the nature of business.

That's a great way of putting it. Re-enacting, to me, is as fun part of being a historian, but like you it's not my primary reason for being here.

I'm here as a historian as well, even though I'm not necessarily qualified as one, I'm not ridiculed for being a little less experienced in the general field of roman history - that's why I present a lot of my posts as questions or statements that can purposefully be corrected. Because outside of 4th and 5th century history I don't know as much as many of you do.

I think maybe part of the problem is that, in this particular instance, it was the amount of money spent making the product, and then the continued criticism, that really "broke the camel's back."