Middle Kingdom Pursuivants Handbook 2nd Edition - Midrealm ...

Rules and RegulationsRules for SubmissionsBelow are the current Rules for Submissions of the College of Arms, which were approved in May 1990, andincorporating all changes made through July 2001.PART I - GENERAL PRINCIPLES1. Compatibility. - All names and armory shall be compatible with the period and domain of the Society.The Society for Creative Anachronism studies pre-Seventeenth Century Western Culture. The period of theSociety has been defined to extend until 1600 A.D. Its domain includes Europe and areas that had contactwith Europe during this period. Usages documented to have occurred regularly prior to that date within thatdomain shall be automatically considered compatible unless they have been specifically declaredincompatible by these rules, Laurel precedent, or a policy statement of the Board of Directors. Usages notso documented may be defined as compatible by these rules, Laurel precedent, or a policy statement of theBoard of Directors. In all cases, the burden of proving compatibility shall lie on the individual making thesubmission or that individual's duly constituted representatives.a. Compatible Content - All submissions shall be period in content.Each element of a submission shall be compatible with period usage. See Part II, Compatible NameContent, and Part VII, Compatible Armorial Content.b. Compatible Style - All submissions shall be period in style.All elements of a submission shall be used in a manner that is stylistically compatible with period usage.See Part III, Compatible Naming Style, and Part VIII, Compatible Armorial Style.c. Documented Exceptions - A submission that is adequately documented as a period practice may bedeemed acceptable even if it violates the stylistic requirements set forth in Parts III (Compatible NamingStyle) or VIII (Compatible Armorial Style) of these rules.2. Offense. - No name or armory will be registered that may be offensive to a significant segment of theSociety or the general population.No submission will be registered that is detrimental to the educational purposes or good name of the Society,or the enjoyment of its participants because of offense that may be caused, intentionally or unintentionally,by its use. See Part IV, Offensive Names, and Part IX, Offensive Armory.3. Inappropriate Claims. - No name or armory will be registered which claims for the submitter powers,status, or relationships that do not exist.No submission will be registered that could confuse or offend members of the Society or the generalpopulation because it expresses or implies some claim that is not true. An explicit claim contains an overtstatement of the claim in the submission; an implicit claim requires that its nature be inferred from thesubmission. A name and piece of armory may reinforce each other and appear to make a claim that is notperceived in either item by itself. If someone reasonably educated in period and modern history and culturewould perceive a claim, that claim will be held to exist even if it is unintentional.a. Conflicting Claims - A name or piece of armory that creates a false impression of the identity of thesubmitter will not be registered.Someone may not claim to be another, either directly by using a name or armory that is identical toanother's, or by unmistakably claiming close relationship to an individual who is in fact unrelated. SeePart V, Conflicting Names, and Part X, Conflicting Armory.Middle Kingdom Pursuivants Handbook 1232nd Edition - 2002