[MR] Long term Pennsic Merchant thrown out without warning

[Denise Nelson]

Greetings to the list!

While I am sorry that this had to happen, ignorance is not a good 
defense.  The rules specifically state:

"No martial activities of any kind (including, but not limited to, siege 
weapons, boffers, thrown weapons, rapier, archery, armored heavy combat 
and/or modern martial arts) shall be permitted outside of the proper, 
designated areas."  (http://www.pennsicwar.org/penn32/RULES.html)

The merchanting area is clearly not a designated combat area.  When we 
go to any event, we agree to abide by the rules that the autocrat and 
his/her staff has laid out, whether they be society rules, site rules, 
or anything else.  Getting thrown off site for disobeying the rules is 
not unheard of, and is entirely acceptable.

I encourage everyone to read event booklets and flyers fully to make 
sure that their activities are permissible.  You are responsible for 
this, and the event staff does not *have* to give you any sort of warning.

Lady Alienor de Narbonne


Sharon Gordon wrote:

>Forwarded from Midrealm List:
>
>From: Drew Nicholson [drewski at techsanctuary.org]
>Read below.  Then please join me in signing the petition that I either
>hope will be already going on site, or will create when I get there.
>Don Iolo deserves an apology and a refund of his money, at the very
>least.
>
>Purple
>(please cross-post)
>
>  
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Sean Hertzberg [mailto:s_hertzberg at hotmail.com] 
>>Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 12:00 AM
>>To: livre_de_combat at yahoogroups.com
>>Subject: [livre_de_combat] Not sure what to say
>>
>>
>>Please feel free to forward this email as you see fit.
>>
>>And you thought rapier rules could be annoying...sigh.
>>
>>Gwenneth and I are leaving tomorrow morning for Pennsic.  As 
>>I am winding down for the night, ready to head to bed to 
>>prepare for the long drive, I received a phone call.  HL 
>>Eleanor informs me that Master Don Iolo Fitzowen, newest Lion 
>>of Ansteorra, and my master...
>>
>>has been kicked out of Pennsic.  Apparently he was approached 
>>today by one of the owners of Coopers Lake, accompanied by a 
>>Marshall.  She informed him that because he was having 
>>customers shoot boffer quarrels at the side of the pavillion 
>>to demonstrate the crossbows, he was being kicked off site.  
>>When Iolo offered to stop the practice, as he did not know it 
>>was illegal, she produced the paperwork to kick him out, 
>>already filled out.  Iolo has been going to Pennsic, selling 
>>crossbows, and having people shoot the side of the pavillion 
>>for 17 years.  He has been in the same spot in the market for 
>>at least the last 9 that I know of.  He is currently on his 
>>way home.  
>>
>>As those who know me are aware of, I am not one to be short 
>>of words...but this...I am speechless.  This is insane.  I 
>>have no idea what to do, or who to complain to, but this 
>>is...rediculous.  No warning, no appeal.  Simply get out.  
>>Iolo apparently says he will no longer go to Pennsic, and I 
>>can hardly blame him.
>>
>>Gwenneth and I leave tomorrow morning.  I will not be able to 
>>answer email til our return.  But I thought that people 
>>should know about this...injustice.
>>
>>In service to Crown and Kingdom, I remain,
>>Lord Avery Shaw
>>Apprentice to Master Don Iolo Fitzowen
>>Cadet to Baron Don Aubrey de Baudricourt
>>    
>>
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