I would like to submit a proposal to the membership

[CMcG]

If this thread has shown anything, it is that everyone has their biases and that people interpret words according to those biases. The dictionary can tells us what words like historical, traditional, or modern denote in a general sense, but when we apply those words to the specifics of kilt wear, people apparently interpret them with different connotations. Perhaps this discussion would be better served by three threads where people who self-identify in these broad areas can come up with their own sub-forum names and descriptions...

On the other hand, here is a reasonably neutral (politically correct?) sub-forums list with parallel structure. I hope no-one would be offended by these, but are they too vague to be useful?

Old Kilt Wear: This section is for discussing kilts as they used to be worn in the past.

Established Kilt Wear: This section is for discussing kilts as they have been worn for a long time.

New Kilt Wear: This section is for discussing kilts as they are becoming worn recently.

Another thing this thread has shown is that there is bound to be overlap and grey area that will just end up in General Kilt Talk anyway. There are two things I would like to point out, which are important regardless of what we call the style sub-fora because there are so many areas of the forum that cut across different approaches.

First, if one has the fortitude to wear a kilt—particularly outside of contexts where they are common—one would do well to not let theirself be bothered too much by other people's comments. Second, this forum is called X Marks the SCOT, where the Saltire is prominently featured on the top of every page; we are talking about a garment that originates in Scotland and is that country's national attire; and it would therefor be disingenuous to try to divorce all the discussion from cultural traditions or ethnic/national identity, as has been suggested in several posts of this thread.