[MR] Curiosity

Fri Feb 1 08:41:41 PST 2002

Also from the Steps of AnTir from Countess Mahliqa in response to the letter
posted by Callista, Seneschal An Tir for the BoD... 
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Gawain Black wrote:
> 
> Greetings Unto the People of AnTir
> 
> >Over the past several months the Board of Directors has received
> >numerous allegations of violations of Society and Kingdom laws by Harvey
> >Palmer, Count Aveloc the Younger. Per existing corporate policy, the
> >Board directed the office of the Society Seneschal to investigate these
> >allegations. Also per corporate policy, the Society Seneschal
> >immediately informed Mr. Palmer that he was the subject of an
> >investigation by her office, which he acknowledged.
> 
>          Funny how they neglect to mention that they informed Aveloc about
> this almost exactly two weeks after he went public with his plans for the
> Pennsic Accord and the War Crown, which they both opposed. Also, on the day
> that Aveloc won crown; at the Seneschals and Exchequers symposium in
> Chicago, that several board members came up to Olafr and gave condolences
> and said "What are we going to do about Aveloc?"
> >
> >Upon completion of her investigation, the Society Seneschal prepared a
> >detailed list of allegations and that list was sent to Mr. Palmer with
> >the explanation that these were serious matters.
> 
>            Yes, they artfully managed to arrange for the papers to arrive on
> Christmas Ever. This is the most popular day of the year to serve papers in
> the US for one reason alone, it is much more difficult to get anything done
> on the days between the 25th and the first of January. They also neglect to
> say that they sent a letter demanding the responses with all relevant
> documentation by the 8th of January and stated that e-mail was not an
> acceptable method of delivery, so only hardcopy was to be accepted.
> Effectively, this left Aveloc with less than two weeks days to respond to
> the entirety of a six-month investigation.
> 
> >While it is
> >understandable that the membership wants to know the specifics of the
> >allegations, for legal reasons it is the Board's policy to share these
> >only with the person under investigation.
> 
>             Aveloc was quite free with allowing any who asked to see the
> entirety of the allegation package. He happily rescinded his "mundane right"
> to sue some time ago, and has proved the strength of his conviction by
> refusing to do so again and again during this entire affair. It is currently
> going up on a website along with his responses and other relevant documents,
> in an effort to allow people to judge for themselves. I will post the link
> in a day or so.
> >
> >It was requested of Mr. Palmer that he respond in writing to the
> >allegations, which he did.
> 
>             He did so, even though he felt that many of the allegations were
> unfounded and others already answered. However, Daphne of Colchester
> instructed him that all were vital and any left unanswered would be
> considered true.
> >
> >After receipt of the written responses, the Board received from Mr.
> >Palmer a request for an in-person meeting with the Directors, so that he
> >could present additional information. The Board met privately with Mr.
> >Palmer at the January 19, 2002 quarterly meeting in Portland, Oregon,
> >where he presented his statement.
> 
>            Actually, Aveloc asked to be able to answer any questions that
> the board might have and to ask a few of his own. Every person in AnTir was
> offered the opportunity to ask questions of the board (behind closed doors)
> and was often asked questions in turn, every person but Aveloc. When his
> turn came, they specifically denied him the opportunity to either ask
> questions or be asked any by the board.
> >
> >Upon review of the allegations and Mr. Palmer's responses, the Board of
> >Directors of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. voted to revoke
> >and deny the membership of Mr. Harvey Palmer. The vote was unanimous.
> 
>           The morbidly humerous part about this is that when one of the
> AnTirans attending the revel afterward asked our ombudsman what it meant
> that Aveloc was R&D'd, he responded by saying that it only meant he couldn't
> be king or hold office, they were then informed by the nearby Daphne of
> Colchester that, no, it meant non-attendance of events for life. I wonder
> how many others there didn't actually know what they were voting on.
> >
> >Although revocation and denial of membership precludes an individual
> >from attending or participating in any SCA events or activities, it most
> >certainly does not affect lawful actions taken while King of An Tir,
> >such as the granting of awards, titles, warranting of officers, or other
> >administrative actions.
> >
> >The Board of Directors is aware of the controversy surrounding this
> >action.  It is their earnest hope that the Kingdom and people of An Tir
> >will soon heal.
> 
> I learned when I grew up that "sorry" didn't cut it anymore, if they were
> really sorry and "It was their earnest hope that the Kingdom and people of
> AnTir will soon heal." then they should do something about it. They should
> revoke their sentence and begin reforms to see that due process and justice
> are something that this society maintains.
> 
> Mahliqa
> 
> “Villainy wears many masks 
 none so dangerous as the mask of virtue 
”
> 
> Ichabod Crane  1799
>                                                                          The
> Legend of Sleepy Hollow
> 
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