2016 Championship Harassment Survey

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

The difference between clothespins and something like noisemakers is that pinning someone is a one-on-one action. It does not affect anyone who doesn't get pinned. When respecting personal space can be made part of the culture, banning an item entirely is an overreaction. Instead of outlawing the entire clothespinning game, it would be good for all involved to actually embrace the game and set clear guidelines for its players.

And once the "explicit consent" idea is made part of the game, it can then be institutionalized and extended to other personal-space actions: mascot hugs, shoulder rubs, hair touching, etc.

This could only work if it were in any way enforcable. If you tagged someone who did not consent, how would you be punished or for that matter get caught. I think this solution would actually make a meta-game about who can tag the most non-consenting people and get away with it. Frankly I think it would hurt more than help.