<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px">um...wow.<div><span></span></div><div> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495470963416_7187">Fearlessness is better then a faint heart for any man who puts his nose out of  doors,The length of my life and the day of my death were fated long ago.<br><br>Thorwulfgar Uvaerkaller</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495470963416_7123"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495470963416_7192" style="display: block;">  <div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495470963416_7191"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495470963416_7190"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Gary Wardell <gwardell@gwsystemsdns.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 'The Barony of Ponte Alto' <ponte-alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, May 21, 2017 11:09 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Ponte Alto] Fwd: [Branchseneschals] Expulsion of John       Sheppard        - Duke William Thomas<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495470963416_7189"><br><div id="yiv9119902508"><style>#yiv9119902508 #yiv9119902508 --
 
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#yiv9119902508 </style><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495470963416_7199"><div class="yiv9119902508WordSection1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495470963416_7198"><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">I was kind of curious too.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I assume it was repeatedly not abiding by the rules of good conduct, or something similar.</span></div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">  </span></div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Gary</span></div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">  </span></div><div style="border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495470963416_7197"><div class="yiv9119902508yqt9529529701" id="yiv9119902508yqt03235"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495470963416_7196"><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495470963416_7195"><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495470963416_7194"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495470963416_7193"> Ponte-Alto [mailto:ponte-alto-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gmail<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 21, 2017 9:36 PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> The Barony of Ponte Alto<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ponte Alto] Fwd: [Branchseneschals] Expulsion of John Sheppard - Duke William Thomas</span></div></div></div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">  </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495470963416_7201"><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495470963416_7200">Then ask how and why someone can be banished from the society in general and not seek information about this one particular case.</div></div><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">  </div></div><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">  </div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495470963416_7203"><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495470963416_7202"><br clear="none">On May 21, 2017, at 9:02 PM, dem wolfe <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:demwolfe@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:demwolfe@gmail.com">demwolfe@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">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.</div></div><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">  </div><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 12:36 PM, Joselin d'outremer <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:joselindoutremer@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:joselindoutremer@gmail.com">joselindoutremer@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">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.<span class="yiv9119902508hoenzb"><span style="color:#888888;"></span></span></div><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">  </div></div><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;">Joselin d'outremer</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;">  </span></div></div><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;">  </span></div></div></div><div><div><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">  </div><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 7:55 AM, Dem Wolfe <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:demwolfe@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:demwolfe@gmail.com">demwolfe@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><div><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">Please summarize the infractions that duke william Thomas was found guilty of. <br clear="none"><br clear="none">Dem Wolfe </div></div><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><br clear="none">On May 20, 2017, at 7:39 PM, Dwayne Eckman <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:duds62@hotmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:duds62@hotmail.com">duds62@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</div></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">Greetings onto the list,</div></div><div id="yiv9119902508m_2455888771253948097m_4788587433850692752AppleMailSignature"><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">  </div></div><div id="yiv9119902508m_2455888771253948097m_4788587433850692752AppleMailSignature"><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">Please read the below message.</div></div><div id="yiv9119902508m_2455888771253948097m_4788587433850692752AppleMailSignature"><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">  </div></div><div id="yiv9119902508m_2455888771253948097m_4788587433850692752AppleMailSignature"><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">YIS</div></div><div id="yiv9119902508m_2455888771253948097m_4788587433850692752AppleMailSignature"><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">Seamus</div></div><div id="yiv9119902508m_2455888771253948097m_4788587433850692752AppleMailSignature"><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">Senechal, Ponte Alto</div></div><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">  </div></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">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.</div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv9119902508m2455888771253948097m4788587433850692752gmail-default"><span style=""> <b>SCA Sanction Guide January 2014 Edition, Revision 1.01 </b></span></div><div class="yiv9119902508m2455888771253948097m4788587433850692752gmail-default" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;"><b><span style="">II.C. EXPULSION FROM THE SCA </span></b></div><div class="yiv9119902508m2455888771253948097m4788587433850692752gmail-default" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;"><span style="">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></div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal" style="">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.</div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal" style="">Sincerely,</div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal" style="">Sarah Toich</div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal" style="">Duchess Marie-Simone de Barjavel 'la fildena<br clear="none">Seneschal, Kingdom of Atlantia<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:seneschal@atlantia.sca.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:seneschal@atlantia.sca.org">seneschal@atlantia.sca.org</a></div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal" style="">  </div><div><div><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">  </div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Branchseneschals mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Branchseneschals@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Branchseneschals@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">Branchseneschals@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/branchseneschals-atlantia.sca.org">http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/branchseneschals-atlantia.sca.org</a></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div><div class="yiv9119902508MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Ponte-Alto mailing list<br clear="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