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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6879418" data-attributes="member: 22779">Exactly?&nbsp; No, that's true, I can't.&nbsp; But, I can predict with a pretty darn high degree of certainty that someone who is bringing a harassment complaint to me is most likely doing so because they are upset about something that was said or done.&nbsp; And, I'm pretty darn sure that someone who has received a rape threat is going to react differently than someone who overheard the word &quot;menstrual&quot;.&nbsp; Granted, not 100%.&nbsp; But, I'm pretty willing to trust my gut on this one.What reasons?&nbsp; So you can judge if the person was &quot;really&quot; harassed?&nbsp; That the comment(s) pass some sort of &quot;harassment meter&quot; level where action should be taken?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; As someone who is expected to enforce the rules of the convention, you have one job and one job only.&nbsp; To ensure that whatever is happening doesn't happen again.&nbsp; Full stop.&nbsp; It isn't your job to determine &quot;guilt&quot; or anything else.&nbsp; Your job is to make sure that things go as smoothly as possible.&nbsp; Which means, yup, there is a chance you might mistakenly accuse someone of harassment that wasn't doing anything.&nbsp; Fair enough.&nbsp; But, again, all you are going to do is tell that person to stop doing whatever it is that they were doing.&nbsp; &quot;Hey guys, we received a complaint about this table.&nbsp; Please remember you are in a public space and you have to watch what you are saying.&nbsp; Keep it grandma friendly please.&quot;How is that a problem?&nbsp; Even if the guys weren't actually saying anything offensive, at worst, they are a bit embarrassed and possibly a bit confused.&nbsp; They'll get over it.&nbsp; They'll get over it a heck of a lot faster than someone who actually was harassed and you then spent time questioning them about the experience, forcing them to explain why they are offended and why you should do something about it.&nbsp; Particularly if you decide to not bother doing anything at all because whatever their complaint was, you felt it didn't warrant further action.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6879418, member: 22779"] Exactly? No, that's true, I can't. But, I can predict with a pretty darn high degree of certainty that someone who is bringing a harassment complaint to me is most likely doing so because they are upset about something that was said or done. And, I'm pretty darn sure that someone who has received a rape threat is going to react differently than someone who overheard the word "menstrual". Granted, not 100%. But, I'm pretty willing to trust my gut on this one. What reasons? So you can judge if the person was "really" harassed? That the comment(s) pass some sort of "harassment meter" level where action should be taken? No. As someone who is expected to enforce the rules of the convention, you have one job and one job only. To ensure that whatever is happening doesn't happen again. Full stop. It isn't your job to determine "guilt" or anything else. Your job is to make sure that things go as smoothly as possible. Which means, yup, there is a chance you might mistakenly accuse someone of harassment that wasn't doing anything. Fair enough. But, again, all you are going to do is tell that person to stop doing whatever it is that they were doing. "Hey guys, we received a complaint about this table. Please remember you are in a public space and you have to watch what you are saying. Keep it grandma friendly please." How is that a problem? Even if the guys weren't actually saying anything offensive, at worst, they are a bit embarrassed and possibly a bit confused. They'll get over it. They'll get over it a heck of a lot faster than someone who actually was harassed and you then spent time questioning them about the experience, forcing them to explain why they are offended and why you should do something about it. Particularly if you decide to not bother doing anything at all because whatever their complaint was, you felt it didn't warrant further action. [/QUOTE]

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