User talk:Fierry

Concerning "Boffing,"

There remains in the USA a quiet but widespread assortment of local-community based "Foam Warfare" type groups who use the terms "Foam Warfare" and "Foam Weapons" so as to differentiate themselves as local entities from larger organizations. The equipment in these groups tends towards duct tape and pvc built weapons made entirely with open cell foam and commonly including thrusting tips. This equipment differs in appearance from boffer-type weapons and combat-society type weapons. The major differences in appearance stem from the trend towards safety-first mentality and the appearance becomes larger, "puffy" weapons which are desgned for a purpose anywhere/everywhere between full force and tag. These groups are easily overlooked do to a near total lack of web-presence, making them easier to spot in newspapers than online. Sometimes you will see a group which loudly does not fit into the known mold of "boffing" which is nevertheless referred to as a "boffing" group. Bellingham WA has such a group. (Well there are multiple groups there, some even play together)There is another in Phoenix AZ, can't remember the location of the one in MI... The point is that there is another side to this sport which is under-recognized do to the umbrella terms of "Boffing" and "LARP" which has been trying to gain recognition under the names of "Foam Warfare" "Foam Fighting" and "Foam Combat" since at least the mid 90's. These groups are commonly of no relation to the SCA, Foam Combat Societies, LARP games, or the grouping known as "boffing." How can we recognize non-Boffer non-LARP localized foam warfare entites on Wikipedia without stepping on the toes of the boffing and larp communities? For example I submit BellinghamFOAMWARS on youtube, - Fierry (talk) 02:17, 13 July 2011 (UTC)fierryFierry (talk) 02:17, 13 July 2011 (UTC)