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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I see that good conduct is in there. And a few other things too.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Gary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ponte-Alto [mailto:ponte-alto-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cassair Warwick<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 21, 2017 11:29 PM<br><b>To:</b> The Barony of Ponte Alto<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ponte Alto] Fwd: [Branchseneschals] Expulsion of John Sheppard - Duke William Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I recommend you read the SCA documents available to find out more information. This is not something done lightly.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Seneschal Resources -- Library of Documents<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://socsen.sca.org/kingdoms-and-seneschals/seneschal-resources/">http://socsen.sca.org/kingdoms-and-seneschals/seneschal-resources/</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sanction Guide<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://socsen.sca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Sanction-Guide22082016.1.pdf">http://socsen.sca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Sanction-Guide22082016.1.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Lady Cassair Warwick<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:cassair@verizon.net" target="_blank">cassair@verizon.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Per pale gules and vert, a heart and on a chief argent three annulets azure<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 11:09 PM, Gary Wardell <<a href="mailto:gwardell@gwsystemsdns.net" target="_blank">gwardell@gwsystemsdns.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I was kind of curious too.<br><br>I assume it was repeatedly not abiding by the rules of good conduct, or something similar.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Gary</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ponte-Alto [mailto:<a href="mailto:ponte-alto-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org" target="_blank">ponte-alto-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gmail<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 21, 2017 9:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> The Barony of Ponte Alto<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ponte Alto] Fwd: [Branchseneschals] Expulsion of John Sheppard - Duke William Thomas</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Then ask how and why someone can be banished from the society in general and not seek information about this one particular case.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On May 21, 2017, at 9:02 PM, dem wolfe <<a href="mailto:demwolfe@gmailcom" target="_blank">demwolfe@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thank you... for the update. I was honesty curious on how someone could be banished by SCA, and it is none of my business, so i do apologize.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 12:36 PM, Joselin d'outremer <<a href="mailto:joselindoutremer@gmail.com" target="_blank">joselindoutremer@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Folks, the Crown could not provide additional information even if it wanted to. They must respect both the privacy of the people involved, and the adjudication process itself. Even if William Thomas himself discusses these matters openly, the Crown cannot. We do a disservice to the banished party, the Crown, and the process by implying that there is some sort of conspiracy of silence. If you'd like to know more about the circumstances, you should contact John Sheppard directly.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#888888'>Joselin d'outremer</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#888888'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#888888'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 7:55 AM, Dem Wolfe <<a href="mailto:demwolfe@gmail.com" target="_blank">demwolfe@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Please summarize the infractions that duke william Thomas was found guilty of. <br><br>Dem Wolfe <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On May 20, 2017, at 7:39 PM, Dwayne Eckman <<a href="mailto:duds62@hotmail.com" target="_blank">duds62@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Greetings onto the list,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="gmail-m_5650375592811619106m_2455888771253948097m_4788587433850692752AppleMailSignature"><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="gmail-m_5650375592811619106m_2455888771253948097m_4788587433850692752AppleMailSignature"><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Please read the below message.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="gmail-m_5650375592811619106m_2455888771253948097m_4788587433850692752AppleMailSignature"><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="gmail-m_5650375592811619106m_2455888771253948097m_4788587433850692752AppleMailSignature"><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>YIS<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="gmail-m_5650375592811619106m_2455888771253948097m_4788587433850692752AppleMailSignature"><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Seamus<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="gmail-m_5650375592811619106m_2455888771253948097m_4788587433850692752AppleMailSignature"><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Senechal, Ponte Alto<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On this 20<sup>th</sup> day of May 2017 at Court in Our Barony of Hawkwood, We, Cuan and Signy, King and Queen of Atlantia, acting in consultation and concord with Our Seneschal, Duchess Simone de Barjavel, issue Sanction – Expulsion from the SCA, against John T. Sheppard, known in the Society as Duke Guillaume Tomas le Lou (William Thomas). This Sanction prohibiting participation in the SCA and its activities by any means and in any venue, including social media owned by the SCA is effective immediately and shall last until the end of our reign on October 7, 2017 pending review by the Society Seneschal and the Board of Directors.<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-m5650375592811619106m2455888771253948097m4788587433850692752gmail-default><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> <b>SCA Sanction Guide January 2014 Edition, Revision 1.01 </b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-m5650375592811619106m2455888771253948097m4788587433850692752gmail-default style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>II.C. EXPULSION FROM THE SCA </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-m5650375592811619106m2455888771253948097m4788587433850692752gmail-default style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>1. Definition: Expulsion temporarily bans an individual from attendance or participation in any way, shape, or form in any SCA activity, event, practice, or official gathering for any reason, at any time, until the issue that gave rise to the expulsion has been resolved. This includes a ban on participation on officially recognized SCA social media (Facebook) sites; officially recognized SCA electronic email lists and officially recognized SCA webpages. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>What does this mean for your group? It means that the sanctioned person may not participate. He cannot attend SCA events, SCA practices of any type or participate on SCA e-lists or SCA social media. He may not contact any Crown, Heirs or officers of the SCA. No officer of the SCA may allow him to participate, no marshal can allow him to attend an SCA practice, and no seneschal may allow him to attend an SCA event or meeting. Any infraction or attempted infraction of this expulsion must be reported to the Kingdom Seneschal, your corresponding Great Officer of State (i.e. marshals notify Earl Marshal etc.), and local seneschal. If you have specific concerns please contact the Kingdom Seneschal directly.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Sarah Toich<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial'>Duchess Marie-Simone de Barjavel 'la fildena<br>Seneschal, Kingdom of Atlantia<br><a href="mailto:seneschal@atlantia.sca.org" target="_blank">seneschal@atlantia.sca.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>_______________________________________________<br>Branchseneschals mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Branchseneschals@seahorse.atlantiasca.org" target="_blank">Branchseneschals@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a><br><a href="http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/branchseneschals-atlantia.sca.org" target="_blank">http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/branchseneschals-atlantia.sca.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>_______________________________________________<br>Ponte-Alto mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Ponte-Alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org" target="_blank">Ponte-Alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a><br><a href="http://seahorse.atlantia.scaorg/listinfo.cgi/ponte-alto-atlantia.sca.org" target="_blank">http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/ponte-alto-atlantia.sca.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Ponte-Alto mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Ponte-Alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org" target="_blank">Ponte-Alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a><br><a href="http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/ponte-alto-atlantiasca.org" target="_blank">http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/ponte-alto-atlantia.sca.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Ponte-Alto mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Ponte-Alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org" target="_blank">Ponte-Alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a><br><a href="http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/ponte-alto-atlantiasca.org" target="_blank">http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/ponte-alto-atlantia.sca.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>_______________________________________________<br>Ponte-Alto mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Ponte-Alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org" target="_blank">Ponte-Alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a><br><a href="http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/ponte-alto-atlantia.sca.org" target="_blank">http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfocgi/ponte-alto-atlantia.sca.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Ponte-Alto mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Ponte-Alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">Ponte-Alto@seahorseatlantia.sca.org</a><br><a href="http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/ponte-alto-atlantia.sca.org" target="_blank">http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/ponte-alto-atlantia.sca.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>