[Deptheads] Re: GM complaint

[Eric Burgess]

I don't recall the text on the shirts but I'm still not convinced it
matters much. If multiple people reacted to it, then it wasn't 'welcoming'.
That's why I think Ryan's text is so good. It's simple, open to
interpretation and not enforced in a draconian manner.

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On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 9:52 PM, Ryan McMullan <rmcmullan at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think the key questions are:
> 1) (as Eric said) What actually happened?
> 2) How do we learn from this and build it into our process in the future?
>
> Unless I hear otherwise, I'm going to paste that snippet I wrote into the
> email template that I send GMs after I accept their event.  That way they
> will hear the message every time and it stands a chance of sinking in.  If
> we want to do something different or word smith the message, I'm game, but
> I don't want to just shrug our collective shoulders and change nothing.
>
> Ryan
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Eric Burgess <erburgess at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Roderick's personality notwithstanding (he's a friend), was definitely
>> part of my daughter's interpretation, I think she was bothered by one of
>> the shirts, too.
>>
>> Personally, I think Ryan's suggestion is exactly the right response. We
>> want to be welcoming and we would encourage all GMs to well-represent the
>> cons. I don't think this is different than asking them to avoid foul
>> language, provocative clothing or excessive blood/guts on their shirts.
>> This isn't at all a free speech issue - it would be if we asked paid
>> attendees to be similarly cautious. As volunteers, they are a bit like
>> employees, who absolutely can be asked to consider how they represent an
>> organization. I think the light tone Ryan suggests is the way to approach
>> it. If it comes up again, there is then the opportunity to address it with
>> a repeat offender that has heard the request to avoid attire that might be
>> less than welcoming.
>>
>> And it must be said: If we kicked out all the creepy GMs, we'd lose too
>> many. ;)
>>
>>
>> On Sep 5, 2012, at 3:44 PM, Mike James <mjames2871 at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> Whenever anyone calls anything racist, I tend to roll my eyes. It seems
>> to be the go to argument for a lot of stuff that isn't. Chances are most
>> people can understand that just because someone is GMing a game or is that
>> does not mean that Strategicon is sharing their political views. Someone is
>> far more likely to stop coming to games or even cons if the GM is the
>> aforementioned "creepy and mean" than if someone wears something with a
>> differing viewpoint.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 5, 2012, at 3:18 PM, Tim <tim at stugiii.com> wrote:
>>
>>  I would be more inclined to talk to him about being "creepy and mean".
>> That certainly isn't something we need in a GM.
>>
>>
>> On 9/5/2012 3:05 PM, Eric Burgess wrote:
>>
>> Full disclosure: One of the complaints I heard was from my daughter, who
>> called Roderick "creepy and mean" but it was someone else who said one of
>> the shirts was "racist".
>>
>>
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