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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 6878260" data-attributes="member: 18182">Wow. Like some others have pointed out, I'm surprised at the pushback in this thread (and elsewhere) regarding reducing harassment in gaming. It's a strange hill to die on, asserting that harassment in gaming isn't a serious issue and that harassment policies might catch too many innocent white male gamers in their traps.Regarding what is and what isn't appropriate in a public space, think back to public school. I teach middle school science, and a lot of my day is taken up teaching kids what is and what isn't appropriate to say in school. They repeat things they hear their parents say at home, they repeat things they hear in movies and TV, heck, they repeat things from all over the place! And I have to teach them, just because your parents seem okay with this language in your home, or just because you heard this language on TV or in the movies, that DOES NOT make it okay here in school, which is a training ground for existing in society, in public spaces.The convention harassment policies we've looked at in this thread seem very close to harassment policies that most public schools have, and that shouldn't be surprising.So, if your old public school teacher would reprimand you for saying it, don't say it in any public spaces at all, including gaming conventions. That's a good rule of thumb.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 6878260, member: 18182"] Wow. Like some others have pointed out, I'm surprised at the pushback in this thread (and elsewhere) regarding reducing harassment in gaming. It's a strange hill to die on, asserting that harassment in gaming isn't a serious issue and that harassment policies might catch too many innocent white male gamers in their traps. Regarding what is and what isn't appropriate in a public space, think back to public school. I teach middle school science, and a lot of my day is taken up teaching kids what is and what isn't appropriate to say in school. They repeat things they hear their parents say at home, they repeat things they hear in movies and TV, heck, they repeat things from all over the place! And I have to teach them, just because your parents seem okay with this language in your home, or just because you heard this language on TV or in the movies, that DOES NOT make it okay here in school, which is a training ground for existing in society, in public spaces. The convention harassment policies we've looked at in this thread seem very close to harassment policies that most public schools have, and that shouldn't be surprising. So, if your old public school teacher would reprimand you for saying it, don't say it in any public spaces at all, including gaming conventions. That's a good rule of thumb. [/QUOTE]

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