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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6877685" data-attributes="member: 22779">I highly, highly doubt you have hired security for small con's.&nbsp; Sure, you probably have someone at the door taking tickets, but, beyond that, not much if anything at all.&nbsp; We're talking a con run at a hotel convention room - that sort of thing.&nbsp; So, no video surveillance, probably little or no security beyond the people running the convention itself.&nbsp; Would you expect local police to check in at every convention held at a hotel?&nbsp; I certainly wouldn't.&nbsp; And how many hotels have hired security?&nbsp; Maybe a guy in the back watching cameras, if that.A couple of hundred people isn't exactly a big gathering.&nbsp; Heck, that's a wedding reception.&nbsp; Would you expect police presence and security guards at a wedding reception?&nbsp; Have you ever seen them?&nbsp; ((Ok, maybe police, but, that's usually after a call to the police.))-----------And, again, sure, it sucks to be singled out by the management after a complaint.&nbsp; But, let's keep this in context.&nbsp; Person makes a complaint saying Bloggins is making inappropriate comments.&nbsp; It's the only complaint about Bloggins.&nbsp; And the person making the complaint doesn't really specifically state what Bloggins said.&nbsp; Is the management going to eject Bloggins?&nbsp; No, of course not.&nbsp; Maybe first they hang out around Bloggins for a few minutes to see if he says anything, then they simply inform him (quietly) that there has been a complaint and could he please watch what he says.How is this a problem?If the complaint is bogus, then there won't be any other complaints and, well, the problem goes away.&nbsp; If the complaint is real and Bloggins stops, then success!&nbsp; We stopped the harassment.&nbsp; If the complaint is real and then other complaints come in, well, then we take further action.&nbsp; But, at no point should your first question be, &quot;Well, did he harass you enough that I should take action?&quot;&nbsp; Which is precisely what questioning the complaining person is doing.&nbsp; I most certainly don't want some person trying to determine, in the chaos of a Convention whether or not he should have a quiet word with that dude that's telling dead baby jokes.&nbsp; Just do it.&nbsp; Go, have a word, err on the side of caution.&nbsp; If someone has actually, in person, taken the time to make a complaint, odds are, they are not targeting some random dude at a convention for the fun of it.&nbsp; Is it possible that a complaint might be fabricated?&nbsp; Yup, it's possible.&nbsp; But, what's more likely?&nbsp; That some woman, completely at random, singles out some dude for a harassment complaint at a gaming convention, or that some dude actually did say something inappropriate?&nbsp; &quot;Oh, well, all he's doing is telling dead baby jokes, just avoid him, he does that&quot; is the wrong answer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6877685, member: 22779"] I highly, highly doubt you have hired security for small con's. Sure, you probably have someone at the door taking tickets, but, beyond that, not much if anything at all. We're talking a con run at a hotel convention room - that sort of thing. So, no video surveillance, probably little or no security beyond the people running the convention itself. Would you expect local police to check in at every convention held at a hotel? I certainly wouldn't. And how many hotels have hired security? Maybe a guy in the back watching cameras, if that. A couple of hundred people isn't exactly a big gathering. Heck, that's a wedding reception. Would you expect police presence and security guards at a wedding reception? Have you ever seen them? ((Ok, maybe police, but, that's usually [i]after[/i] a call to the police.)) ----------- And, again, sure, it sucks to be singled out by the management after a complaint. But, let's keep this in context. Person makes a complaint saying Bloggins is making inappropriate comments. It's the only complaint about Bloggins. And the person making the complaint doesn't really specifically state what Bloggins said. Is the management going to eject Bloggins? No, of course not. Maybe first they hang out around Bloggins for a few minutes to see if he says anything, then they simply inform him (quietly) that there has been a complaint and could he please watch what he says. How is this a problem? If the complaint is bogus, then there won't be any other complaints and, well, the problem goes away. If the complaint is real and Bloggins stops, then success! We stopped the harassment. If the complaint is real and then other complaints come in, well, then we take further action. But, at no point should your first question be, "Well, did he harass you [i]enough[/i] that I should take action?" Which is precisely what questioning the complaining person is doing. I most certainly don't want some person trying to determine, in the chaos of a Convention whether or not he should have a quiet word with that dude that's telling dead baby jokes. Just do it. Go, have a word, err on the side of caution. If someone has actually, in person, taken the time to make a complaint, odds are, they are not targeting some random dude at a convention for the fun of it. Is it possible that a complaint might be fabricated? Yup, it's possible. But, what's more likely? That some woman, completely at random, singles out some dude for a harassment complaint at a gaming convention, or that some dude actually did say something inappropriate? "Oh, well, all he's doing is telling dead baby jokes, just avoid him, he does that" is the wrong answer. [/QUOTE]

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