Consistancy

Amtgard strives to maintain a fun, friendly, welcoming environment for mature players. As such the following behaviors are not acceptable and may lead to ban from combat or attending:

1. Speech that would cause a reasonable person to fear for their property or safety
2. Physical violence outside of the normal bounds of combat conduct
3. Sexual harassment or inappropriate sexual contact
4. Theft or willful destruction of other peoples property
5. Repeated unwillingness to follow game rules
6. Creating a hostile environment detrimental to the enjoyment of the group as a whole

The Monarch, with the joint agreement of either the Prime Minister or the Guildmaster of Reeves, may ban a player from their group (and subgroups) for any of the reasons including, but not limited to, the list above at their discretion for any amount of time they feel appropriate. Any Monarch, with the joint agreement of either the Prime Minister or the Guildmaster of Reeves, may end a ban on a player at any time with the exception that a park Monarch may not overturn a ban instituted at the Kingdom level.

Any Kingdom level ban placed by a player’s Kingdom of residence for items 2 or 3 is automatically extended to all Kingdoms and their Subgroups. It is the responsibility of the Monarch enacting the ban to notify the Kingdoms using the Circle of Monarchs communication tools. Any Kingdom Monarch, with the joint agreement of either the Prime Minister or the Guildmaster of Reeves, may exempt their Kingdom from this extension by choosing to assume responsibility for the banned player and allowing the banned player to engage in Amtgard activities within their Kingdom and Subgroups. In doing so, that Monarch is stating
hat they believe the following is true:

1. The banned player adds no additional threat to the safety of the players in this Kingdom or its Subgroups
2. The presence of the banned player will not create a hostile or unwelcoming environment for other players attending functions of this Kingdom or its Subgroups related to the nature of the ban
3. There is a compelling reason that having the banned player participate in the functions of this Kingdom and its Subgroups is beneficial to the functioning of those same groups

In light of occurrences at the Northern Lights Kingdom Level Event in Mithril Hills 22 October 2017, and with the agreement of myself, NL Prime Minister XXXX, and NL Guildmaster of Reeves (XXXX), we hereby suspend XXXX from attending events within the borders of Northern Lights for a period of six months beginning on 22 October 2017 and ending on 22 April 2018, for violations of the Code of Conduct Items 1 and 5. This triggers neither the treaty nor the COC amendment, but is merely for your notice. This type of behavior is not acceptable. We hope that he returns to us a calmer, wiser, and happier person.

Just to annotate my position real fast on that, to ensure I am understood what I say when I mean "punishment," I feel that you must always offer the awareness, ability, and chance to correct an issue. Outside of extreme circumstances, people should be given the chance to fix the situation. How this happens generally is up to the organization. I'm a fan of warnings that indicate what is wrong, why it is wrong, and some suggestions on how to fix it. But, I also acknowledge that if they repeatedly do the thing they were told not to do, they clearly aren't listening or are choosing to ignore you, in which case there is a reminder that there is a community they belong to and if they do not play by community rules, they can go elsewhere. There is a difference between offering them a chance to improve and enabling someone. Always offer correction first and if that doesn't work after the first few times, then something else needs to be done to stop the disruptive behavior. Sometimes people need an enforced cool down period. All corrective actions, including removals, must be focused on uplifting someone to help them be a better part of the community.