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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ovinomancer" data-source="post: 6884542" data-attributes="member: 16814">Harassment policies are pretty much absolutely required. The problem with many policies, though, is that they're incomplete.Most policies do a good job of clearly stating what behavior is unacceptable.  Many even do a pretty good job of stating the punishments for breaching the policy.  But almost all of them do a crappy job of going between those points.  For a policy to be effective and useful, it must, in addition to stating prohibited behavior and punishments, clearly state to whom and how to report bad behavior.  Who can you/should you report abuse to?  Where/how can you find them (in a big con, this is very important, in a store, less)?  What do I need to do to report abuse?  Is there a form, will I need to answer questions?  Will I need to give my name?  Etc.  All of these things need to be addressed and clearly posted.Many of your other questions are much more personal in nature.  It's up to you if you want to wear a shirt.  I like the idea of con management/contacts for a harassment policy to be identifiable via such a thing -- advertisement of the policy and functional at the same time.  It's up to you if you participate in a store that doesn't post a policy.  It's up to you if you want to have a personal policy at your table -- just make sure it doesn't run afoul of any store or con policies.  It's up to you if you want to intercede or report a specific incident.  I'd strongly encourage you do to so, even if it's just at the level of 'that's not cool!'  Often, just challenging a behavior with such a statement can immediately stop the behavior (and sometimes not).  We each must judge our involvement ourselves.  I stand up, call out the behavior, and will report it if it has crossed the line from accidental to intentional or is severe enough, or if the situation isn't resolved immediately.  Sometime it can be handled at the table, sometimes it must be escalated.  As with all human interaction, there's no set of rules for which is which.</blockquote>

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