PROMOTING ACHIEVEMENTS
“EXHORTER 1-4”RequirementsNote: The numbers below are cumulative totals. It is not required to speak with these amounts of people all at once.
Level 1: Talk about Slinging in general to at least 5 people. / Give these 5 people direction on how to locate more information about
www.Slinging.orgLevel 2: Talk about Slinging in general to at least 15 people. / Give 10 of these people direction on how to locate more information about
www.Slinging.org Level 3: Talk about Slinging in general to at least 35 people. / Give 25 of these people direction on how to locate more information about
www.Slinging.org / Help 5 people register on
www.slinging.org (make sure you can identify these to the Ranking and Merit System Moderator)
Level 4 (Master): Talk about Slinging in general to at least 60 people. / Give 60 of these people direction on how to locate more information about
www.Slinging.org / Help 10 people register on
www.slinging.org (make sure you can identify these to the Ranking and Merit System Moderator)
**********************************************************************“EXEMPLAR 1-4”Definition of TermsNon-Artist : For the purposes of this Merit Award, a “Non-Artist” will be defined as a person not affiliated with any slinging or primitive weapons group. Ideally speaking, a Non-Artist will also have little to no experience or knowledge about Slinging, but this is not strictly necessary.
RequirementsLevel 1: Be seen Slinging in a public place by at least 5 Non-Artists during your time in that place.
Level 2: Be seen Slinging in a public place by at least 15 Non-Artists during your time in that place. / Involve at least 2 of these Non-Artists in the activity you are participating in.
Level 3: Be seen Slinging in a public place by at least 35 Non-Artists during your time in that place. / Involve at least 6 of these Non-Artists in the activity you are participating in. / Post a video online featuring you performing some activity related to slinging.
Level 4 (Master): Be seen Slinging in a public place by at least 80 Non-Artists during your time in that place. / Involve at least 15 of these Non-Artists in the activity you are participating in. / Post 3 videos online featuring you performing some activity related to slinging.
**********************************************************************“TEACHER 1-4” Definition of TermsNon-Artist : For the purposes of this Merit Award, a “Non-Artist” will be defined as a person not affiliated with any slinging or primitive weapons group. Ideally speaking, a Non-Artist will also have little to no experience or knowledge about Slinging, but this is not strictly necessary.
Non-Formal Class: For the purposes of this Merit Award, a “non-formal class” is a group of Non-Artists (three or more) that are gathered in an informal way to listen to you about your chosen subject for at least a short period of time (about 10 minutes or more)
Formal Class: For the purposes of this Merit Award, a “Formal Class” is a group of Non-Artists or Artists (three or more) that have gathered at a specific time and place for the instruction. Ideally speaking, a Formal Class should also last for at least 25 minutes.
Topics: Following is a list of good topics to teach that are related to slinging. Note that this list is not exhaustive and a Teacher should not be restricted to only those topics listed here. If you taught something not on this list, just identify the topic to the Ranking Moderator.
• History of the Sling
• Military uses
• Sling Characteristics
• Sling Lore
• Practical Application
• Slings and the Law
• Techniques
• Slings and Safety
• Crafting Methods and Practical Crafting Instruction
• Ammunition Characteristics
• Slings in World Culture
• Current Events in Slinging
• Sport Slinging
RequirementsLevel 1: Give a Non-Formal Class that should include at least 2 of the listed subjects/topics.
Level 2: Give 5 Non-Formal Classes that should include at least 2 of the listed subjects/topics each.
Level 3: Give 2 Formal Classes that should include at least 3 or more of the listed subjects/topics. / Post a thread indicating what your class topics were and how it went.
Level 4 (Master): Give 3 or more Formal Classes that should include at least 3 or more of the listed subjects/topics. / Post a thread indicating what your class topics were and how it went for each class.
**********************************************************************“ACTIVIST 1-4 ”Level 1: Participate in a major public event that includes the promotion of Slinging.
Level 2: Participate in two separate major public events that include the promotion of Slinging.
Level 3: Assist in the Preparation of and participate in a major event that includes the promotion of Slinging. / Assist in the advertisement of the overall event (posting flyers, posting articles, etc).
Level 4 (Master): Design, Prepare and Advertise a major public event that includes the promotion of Slinging.
**********************************************************************“MASTER PROMOTER”RequirementAchieve Master level in two Promotion Merit Awards and Level 2 in one other.
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