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Btw I think it would be good to make sure that many women are among the people that harassment can be reported to. Some harassees might have difficulty making the report to a man, due, among other things, to a perceived fear of being disbelieved.

There is an attempt to transform the world, starting with our tiny part of it, to one where women are safer than they are now. It is not a conspiracy though. It is open and pretty much grassroots. Also, when you finally do read this thread be sure to read the part where SPF, the man accused in...

Depends how he does it and if he takes no for an answer.

Since false accusations are so very rare , relatively speaking, and since a con should be more concerned with safety than legal proof, they can do things, like ban someone from a con, without requiring legal proof. It is a net benefit. But really, you should read the thread when you can, as...

One thing I noticed on links given earlier in this forum thread on how to do this stuff is there should be an option for anonymous reporting. This means that the follow up can't report back to the anonymous reporter, though. Maybe as an option ("you can report harassment anonymously (and it...

Have you heard of consent captains? Would this be useful? http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/victoria-consent-captain-1.4654210

To get around the terms and conditions issue maybe have a lot of “Here is what to do if you have been harassed” posters everywhere. That might make people actually read the other stuff that says what behaviour won’t be tolerated.

There is also a "who watches the watchers" possibility. Like, there should be a means of reporting harassers to other people if the harassers are themselves normally the people to whom you report harassers. And this has to be formalized enough that we don't get "But John couldn't have done...

That alludes to a good point. Cons/Messageboards/FLGSs might profit greatly by looking at what codes of conduct BDSM events have. Something tells me that they could be ahead of the curve when it comes to dealing with predatory/unwelcome behaviour that makes people feel, and/or be, unsafe.

I believe the "don't rape people" posters I saw said not only "No means NO" but also "No Yes means NO" as in "Lack of an enthusiastic Yes means NO". So while Aziz Ansari's antics didn't get him the conviction and "Go Directly to Jail, do not collect $200" card, I sure wouldn't want to go on a...

One thing I am taking from this thread is that my privilege allows me to make (and read) responses on this thread that are relatively stress free for me. I don’t have to worry about people focusing more on my posts than on the actual problems brought up by the OP and clarified by many posters...

I literally levelled up due to XP from this thread. Thanks!

Sure, it is the one where women come in with their money now that it is safe for them to be there. Oh, and I think your percentages are off. For one thing, you don’t take into account that some people will change bad behaviour rather than leave.

I heard some “advice” that I could not tell if serious or not. It said that if a woman is raped she should accuse the rapist of indecent exposure instead as it is far more likely to result in a conviction and won’t put her through as much crap. That was some time ago so maybe things are...

No it really doesn’t. If you are relying on Chris Clinch for that argument you both are sadly mistaken. Edit: This was in reply to JacktheRabbit and his claims about libel. This is a fast thread!

Chris Clinch, I hope that your sick child is feeling better. Are you still claiming that there is a libel case here or are you reconsidering that position in light of other comments in this thread and in light of the fact that SPF is begging people not to claim that he was libeled? If you need...

You wouldn’t, by any chance, have more than two decades of legal experience under your belt would you?

I kinda miss Chris Clinch too, what with his hilarious misunderstanding of the difference between a court of law and journalism, despite those alleged 21 years of legal experience. But aside from the comedy value there is no truth to what Chris Clinch wrote. It has been well-established by...

Also, false accusations are fairly easy to detect when it comes to sexual harassment and rape. The motives of false accusers fall into categories like “teenager in conservative family gets pregnant but fears admitting consensual sex to her parents”. Often, just as with harassers, there are...

Given that SPF has apologized, again, for his actions, I don't see a libel case as being likely to be brought forward, do you? Who would be there that has standing to do so, if not SPF himself? Let me guess: you would call the popular guys "Chads" and the women that like the popular guys...