April 2007
Because of our increased web presence we’re forced to make a disclaimer here. Thanks for listening.
The Pinata Riders is an AMATEUR COSTUMING GUILD. As such we are under absolutely no obligation to any other costuming organization’s code of conduct, guidelines, or hierarchy. While we strive for general consistency, we reserve and exercise the right to make our own rules.
That said, please don’t harangue us about rules and members that are not ICG compliant, or push your pecking order on us, or complain to any other guild that we are behaving out of caste. The reason the GPR formed was in protest to elitist costumer practices that made it difficult to break into the Masquerade Competition scene with any shred of enthusiasm left for the stage - - and certain individuals still feel that since certain of us are not professional seamstresses, stage directors, or costume historians, we don’t have the right to do what we do.
Grow up, folks.
At all our events, we at the Guild happily mention the ICG, SCA, costume.org, and share every other resource we find that has furthered the art of costuming, in as positive a light as we can, and with full understanding and respect that this is how you make your living.
In return, we ask you to respect us the amateurs -and think like an adult please- before you boycott our events.
- ~freon
April 2008
www.pinatariders.org is metabolizing an upgrade to wordpress 2.5
Pardon our mess - this site’s software is being rewritten as fast as the site is. Anyway, broken links are being reported from time to time but mostly they’re bogus spambot stuff - if you have a genuine concern about ANYTHING you see on this site, contact freon with the email address freon at pinatariders.net and he’ll start sobbing uncontrollably.