GenCon's Agressive Stance Against Harrassment

[Black Jack Rackham]

Recently there's been quite a dustup about harrassment in conventions (PAX actually has blackshirts to walk around enforcing the "NO TOUCHING" rule). While GenCon has had some general rules, they've recently decided to make them more explicit.

You can read how it started here http://gamingaswomen.com/posts/2012/08/gencon-to-take-a-serious-stand-against-convention-harassment/

I am at once gratified that GenCon reacted so quickly to make their position clear and disgusted that we even need such a thing in place. So to make it perfectly clear to my players (and my GMs) the Guild of San Marcos will not tolerate such actions either. We're all here to have fun, and if you're making someone else uncomfortable, you will be asked to leave.

Now I know some of you may be saying, but Mark I have poor social skills/an inability to read social cues/(insert convenient excuse of the week here) so sometimes I do it without even knowing. How can I make sure I don't make others uncomfortable? Here's a real good article http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/08/09/an-incomplete-guide-to-not-creeping/

Now that you've read it you have no more excuses...

[salamanca]

For the record, I am still pretty much just fine with hello hugs... Provided your hands end up someplace that would be acceptable on your grandma. (Exceptions for Charlie and Mark as usual). I'm really not helping here, am I?

[Lady Grace]

It's a good start...but the proof is in the application.

[Black Jack Rackham]

I'm really not helping here, am I?

I have another link, which after reading, makes me just not in the mood to take harrassment so lightly. Its disrespectful to those who get harrassed and find out all too quickly that no one will back them up and worse will often take the side of the harrasser. Take a gander

http://captainawkward.com/2012/08/07/322-323-my-friend-group-has-a-case-of-the-creepy-dude-how-do-we-clear-that-up/

It's a good start...but the proof is in the application.

LG did you mean for GoSM or for GenCon?

[Lady Grace]

GenCon.

And big ups for linking Captain Awkward!