https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Alphabet_soup Alphabet soup - Revision history 2026-06-14T16:48:54Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.39.3 https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Alphabet_soup&diff=29647&oldid=prev AlexandreDavigne at 17:39, 12 October 2006 2006-10-12T17:39:20Z <p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 03:39, 13 October 2006</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Member]]s of the [[SCA]] sometimes include the [[award]]s they have won and the [[order]]s of which they are a member after their [[SCA name|names]]. These are commonly just given in abbreviated or initialled forms. Due to the high <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">level</del> of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">possible</del> awards, from <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">lowest</del> to<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> the highest level of</del> [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">groups</del>]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Society]]</del>, this can result in a confusing set of letters following the name. Hence, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">it</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is described as an</del> '''alphabet soup'''. A similar practise is <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">done</del> for modern awards and qualifications, but it tends to be<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> a little</del> shorter than for some [[SCAdian]]s.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Member]]s of the [[SCA]] sometimes include the [[award]]s they have won and the [[order]]s of which they are a member after their [[SCA name|names]]. These are commonly just given in abbreviated or initialled forms. Due to the high <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">number</ins> of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">available</ins> awards,<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> ranging</ins> from <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">local</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">awards up</ins> to [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">kingdom</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Society-wide</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">awards</ins>, this can result in a confusing set of letters following the name. Hence, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">name</ins> '''alphabet soup'''. A similar practise is <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sometimes followed</ins> for modern awards and qualifications, but it tends to be shorter than for some [[SCAdian]]s.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For example, Kathryn of Iveragh <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">known</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">as</del>:</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For example, Kathryn of Iveragh<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'s</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">alphabet</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">soup</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">at some point was</ins>:</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:</del>[[Countess]] Kathryn of Iveragh, MP, ML, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ctbar</del>, CLA, CST, CLS, CGG, BPC, BCR, CWW, CSA, CSA, CRT, OR, CSH, BQC</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*</ins>[[Countess]] Kathryn of Iveragh, MP, ML, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">CtBar</ins>, CLA, CST, CLS, CGG, BPC, BCR, CWW, CSA, CSA, CRT, OR, CSH, BQC</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Note that this is not a period usage, nor is the most common alternative of [[title stacking]].</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-left" title="Paragraph was moved. Click to jump to new location." href="#movedpara_8_0_rhs">&#x26AB;</a></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><a name="movedpara_5_0_lhs"></a>The common initials used for <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[kingdom</del> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">level award]]s</del> are:</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-left" title="Paragraph was moved. Click to jump to new location." href="#movedpara_10_0_rhs">&#x26AB;</a></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><a name="movedpara_7_0_lhs"></a>* AA <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&amp;</del> AoA - [[Award of Arms]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-right" title="Paragraph was moved. Click to jump to old location." href="#movedpara_5_0_lhs">&#x26AB;</a></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><a name="movedpara_8_0_rhs"></a>The common initials used for <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">society-wide</ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">awards</ins> are:</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-left" title="Paragraph was moved. Click to jump to new location." href="#movedpara_12_0_rhs">&#x26AB;</a></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><a name="movedpara_9_0_lhs"></a>* GA - [[Grant of Arms]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-right" title="Paragraph was moved. Click to jump to old location." href="#movedpara_7_0_lhs">&#x26AB;</a></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><a name="movedpara_10_0_rhs"></a>* AA <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or</ins> AoA - [[Award of Arms]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-left" title="Paragraph was moved. Click to jump to new location." href="#movedpara_14_0_rhs">&#x26AB;</a></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><a name="movedpara_11_0_lhs"></a>* MP <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&amp;</del> OP - Member/[[Mistress]]/[[Master]] of the [[Order of the Pelican]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-right" title="Paragraph was moved. Click to jump to old location." href="#movedpara_9_0_lhs">&#x26AB;</a></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><a name="movedpara_12_0_rhs"></a>* GA<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> or GoA</ins> - [[Grant of Arms]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-left" title="Paragraph was moved. 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Click to jump to old location." href="#movedpara_13_0_lhs">&#x26AB;</a></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><a name="movedpara_14_1_rhs"></a>* ML <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or</ins> OL - Member/[[Mistress]]/[[Master]] of the [[Order of the Laurel]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* KSCA - [[Knight]] of the SCA</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* KSCA - [[Knight]] of the SCA</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* MSCA - [[Master of Arms|Master]](of Arms) of the SCA</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== External sites ===</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== External sites ===</div></td> </tr> </table> AlexandreDavigne https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Alphabet_soup&diff=28111&oldid=prev Cian: clumsy entry.... needs a rewrite 2006-07-27T06:37:00Z <p>clumsy entry.... needs a rewrite</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Member]]s of the [[SCA]] sometimes include the [[award]]s they have won and the [[order]]s of which they are a member after their [[SCA name|names]]. These are commonly just given in abbreviated or initialled forms. Due to the high level of possible awards, from the lowest to the highest level of [[groups]] in the [[Society]], this can result in a confusing set of letters following the name. Hence, it is described as an &#039;&#039;&#039;alphabet soup&#039;&#039;&#039;. A similar practise is done for modern awards and qualifications, but it tends to be a little shorter than for some [[SCAdian]]s.<br /> <br /> For example, Kathryn of Iveragh is known as:<br /> :[[Countess]] Kathryn of Iveragh, MP, ML, Ctbar, CLA, CST, CLS, CGG, BPC, BCR, CWW, CSA, CSA, CRT, OR, CSH, BQC<br /> <br /> The common initials used for [[kingdom level award]]s are:<br /> * AA &amp; AoA - [[Award of Arms]]<br /> * GA - [[Grant of Arms]]<br /> * MP &amp; OP - Member/[[Mistress]]/[[Master]] of the [[Order of the Pelican]]<br /> * ML &amp; OL - Member/[[Mistress]]/[[Master]] of the [[Order of the Laurel]]<br /> * KSCA - [[Knight]] of the SCA<br /> <br /> === External sites ===<br /> * Alphabet Soup explained: http://www.al-barran.org/newcomers/soup2a.html<br /> <br /> [[category: SCAism]][[category: awards]]</div> Cian