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I used to be skeptical about safety tools, but then I became responsible for running a convention and dealing with the fallout of interactions between people whose expectations, needs and comfort zones weren't aligned.
When we proposed and implemented tags for scenarios, we got attacked and accused of taking the fun out of games and ruining it for GMs. Yet we'd seen players in tears from the fallout of games that were completely different from what they'd expected from the blurb.
When we started to recommend tools like the X-card, we were once again told we were over-reacting.
The Harassment and Inappropriate Behavior Policy had a similar response.
And now all of these are norms, ways that we give a consensual space to play fun games with people who often become friends.
I'm not skeptical anymore
14th August 2021 (belatedly)
When we proposed and implemented tags for scenarios, we got attacked and accused of taking the fun out of games and ruining it for GMs. Yet we'd seen players in tears from the fallout of games that were completely different from what they'd expected from the blurb.
When we started to recommend tools like the X-card, we were once again told we were over-reacting.
The Harassment and Inappropriate Behavior Policy had a similar response.
And now all of these are norms, ways that we give a consensual space to play fun games with people who often become friends.
I'm not skeptical anymore
14th August 2021 (belatedly)
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