2016 Championship Harassment Survey

[jweston]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Lots of students enjoy the clothespin tagging game, on both the tagger and taggee sides. I don't want to participate, but I also don't want to ruin the game for the willing participants. Asking for consent spoils the fun. So how about explicitly identifying the tag targets? People who are happy to get pins clipped to them could wear a distinctive sash or wristband. Anyone not displaying the "target consent" item would be out of bounds.

This brings to mind a policy I've seen at a con (GeekGirlCon specifically although others may have it as well).

If you are taking photographs of attendees, please respect those that do not wish to be photographed or recorded by asking permission to take pictures and avoiding anyone with a “do not photograph” sticker. Always request

If there was a sticker that people could put on their badge to allow them to opt out of touching, pinning, etc, it might make this more tolerable, as long as people will take the time to look for opt-outs and respect them.