Privacy, Copyright, Credits, and Contacts

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Our New Site - Finding things

Lost?

There is a link to the site map at the bottom of every page.

Take a look there and maybe what you seek will be listed. If not, send email to our webmaster with your inquiry. Or fill out the feedback form on the Enthusiasts page.

If you use an old bookmark for a page that no longer exists or has been renamed, the server won't be able to find the page and will generate an error. This error will run a script that tells you what the error is and the whole thing is presented to you within the site map page, so you can look for the new page which has the info you desire.

When you find the page, please update your bookmarks.

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Privacy - Things to know

There are forms on this site and if you fill one out you will see that we will ask for at least your email address. Depending on which form you are using (say, picture upload) we may ask for more information, such as your name, where and when you took it, etc. If you buy something, we'll ask you for your address too. We ask you these things because we want to know who we are talking to. If you send us a picture and we use it, we want to give you credit. And we want to know where & when you took that picture. For shopping, we can't send you anything without some basic information.

We will not knowingly give away or sell your information. We will not bombard you with junk mail - real or digital. However, if we mention you on the site and that mention includes your name and /or your email address, other people will see that information. And we have no control over what they do with it. There are programs, called "bots," which do nothing but gather email addresses off of web pages. Then you end up on a zillion lists.

So, if you are worried about other people seeing your info, tell us so. We need your real info but we don't have to tell it to others. You can ask us to list you under some other name - Sir or Lady So & So - if we mention you on the site.

As for email, please don't make one up when corresponding with us. What if we have a question about your picture or your order? We must have a valid way to get in touch with you.

Instead, get a free email account somewhere like www.hotmail.com and ask us to use it anytime we mention you on the site. For example, we could use that address to give you credit for your pictures. You want to give other people some way of contacting you, especially in the case of your pictures. Maybe someone will want to ask permission to use them elsewhere or license them or something.

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Speaking of Pictures ... (yours)

We have HAD two image upload systems here: the Gallery and regular ftp. (See "photos" section and "enhusiasts" sections for more info.) Through these you used to be able to send us pictures you took of our shows. We still intend to make most of them we have received - not all - available here for others to see, one day. We do intend to re-implement image upload, one day. Until then? We are not accepting images for the web site. If you need to send us images for some reason, please write and we'll discuss how best to get them to us. Please do not email images without notice. Our mailboxes cannot take it. Also, we simply don't have the space or the time to use every single one we have received or expect to receive. So please, when we do implement a means to accept your images again, be discriminating in your choices.

In the event that we DO one day implement a new gallery or other means to accept your images... please know that work must be done, by you, on what you send us before you send it. I am sorry to say that we do not have the time to do your image editing for you.

For instance, we will not accept huge un-edited images from mega-pixel digital cameras. Maybe you can upload it but it will be deleted. The gallery software we might install will let us reject outright images over a certain size. So please get in the habit of resizing your images to something manageable first. (400x400 is plenty big enough!) Send a small thumbnail as well (100x100.) Send only jpg or gif images. Others will be deleted. Since your pictures will be going online they do not need to be and should not be billboard size.

We will give you credit for your pictures, if at all possible. We will assume that if you send us one or give us one in person that you are giving us permission to display it on this website. We won't use it in any other way without contacting you for permission. Make sure we have your name, email, & other relevant info.

We will assume that anyone sending or giving us a picture to display, without remuneration, is the rightful copyright owner. We will further assume that anyone giving us a picture to display has the authority to do so, if they are not the rightful copyright owner themselves. Please don't send us stuff that is not yours.

It is impossible to fully protect your images on the web. If you are concerned that someone might see and take an image of yours, then don't send it to us. We cannot and will not be responsible for any images we receive.

Why do we want your pictures - some day? Because you may have gotten some great shots that you'd like to share with other fans. And we'd like to see them too (once all is working again).

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Speaking of pictures ... (ours)

All of our work is copyrighted. Show scripts, text, books and cards, art work, photos, videos, tapes, clothing bearing our likenesses or elements of our shows, and so on. Whether you see it on stage, on a t-shirt, in a coloring book, on a poster or a post card, on this website, on TV, on stage, on video, or hear it on the radio - everything Swordsmen-related is ours. Exceptions, such pictures you send, will be noted. Also, our name and our logo are registered trademarks.

What does this mean? It means that you cannot use any of our work without our permission.
We make our living through our writing, performing, teaching, and the few items we sell here. We put our work on display, for your pleasure, and trust that you will respect our ownership of this work.

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Credits

"Thruste for Glory" Poster: designed and illustrated by Adam Mock, www.revelationdesigns.com. Concept, text, and live perfomances by David Woolley and Doug Mumaw.
Any changes to Adam's poster illustrations for use as graphics on this site were done by Sandy Wood. Don't blame Adam.
Coloring Book: designed and illustrated by Adam Mock, www.revelationdesigns.com. Concept and text by David Woolley and Doug Mumaw. Definition for the letter "Z" contributed by Stephen Geis. Coloring book colored page seen on site done by Sandy Wood.
All changes to Adam's coloring book illustrations for use as page header graphics on this site were done by Sandy Wood. Don't blame Adam.
Postcards: Photos for the "What Ho!" card by Jon Russell. All other card photos were taken by Barrett McGivney.
Black T-shirts were designed and produced at Sheep's Clothing.
Woodcut T-shirts were designed and produced at Sheep's Clothing.
Share The Niceness T-shirts were designed and produced at Surf & Ski.

Shows: The Swordsmen! shows are written, directed, and choreographed by David Woolley and Doug Mumaw, as are the shows performed by "The Bold and Stupid Men."
The Swordsmen! cast: Douglas Mumaw is Dirk Perfect and David Wolley is Guido Crescendo. Read their resumes in the "History" section.
The Bold and Stupid Men cast: (W. US) Jeff McLane as Bolt Upright and Mike Mahaffey as Gianni Vespa. (E. US) J. Alex Cordaro as Garibaldi Fortissimo and John Bellomo as Dash Valiant.

Costumes: Doublet creation for The Swordsmen! by lynn ziehe.

Website design, creation, and maintenance by Sandy Wood, our webmaster. (Blame her.)
Flash movies: The Swordsmen! by Adam Mock and Kevin Sterner, www.revelationdesigns.com; Swordsmen2 by Sandy Wood.
Shopping: website order processing, shipping and handling and customer service by Sandy Wood, our distribution person.

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Contact Info

Dirk Perfect (Douglas Mumaw): dirk@theswordsmen.com
See photographs taken by Douglas Mumaw (a.k.a. Dirk Perfect).
Guido Crescendo (David Woolley): guido@theswordsmen.com
Bolt Upright of The Bold and Stupid Men (W US) (Jeff McLane): boltupright@theswordsmen.com
Learn more about Jeff Mclane and his art at his personal website.
Gianni Vespa of The Bold and Stupid Men (W US) (Mike Mahaffey): vespa@theswordsmen.com
Garibaldi Fortissimo of The Bold and Stupid Men (E US) (J. Alex Cordaro): garibaldi@theswordsmen.com
Dash Valiant of The Bold and Stupid Men (E US) (John Bellamo): no email yet @theswordsmen.com
Webmaster: Sandy Wood: webmaster@theswordsmen.com
Shopping: Sandy Wood: orders@theswordsmen.com

For information on booking us to do a show for you, see the "Off Stage" section: Booking Info
or write to our agent at agent@theswordsmen.com.

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