Re: [CAR-PGa] Sexual harassment in the tabletop community

http://rpgresearch.com/blog/rpg-gender-bias-research-stage-2-status-update-1



On Sun, 3 Apr 2016 17:20:50 -0500
"M. Alan Thomas II" <m.alan.thomas.ii@gmail.com> wrote:

> A very long piece on sexual harassment in the tabletop community has
> been brought to my attention:
> http://latining.tumblr.com/post/141567276944/tabletop-gaming-has-a-white-male-terrorism-problem
> Please
> note that there is an opportunity for direct action in the case of
> Wyrd; their phone number and online contact form are at the bottom of
> the post.
>
> CAR-PGa has a longstanding interest in increasing the number of women
> in gaming and opposing all forms of harassment. Suggestions on new
> initiatives to combat this problem are welcome.
>
> CAR-PGa publishs one of if not *the* most complete gaming convention
> schedules, and I'd be really interested in getting some volunteers to
> find out which meet the Scalzi minimum-acceptable-harassment-policies
> ( http://whatever.scalzi.com/2013/07/02/my-new-convention-harassment-policy/).
> An example of an acceptable harassment policy would be, for example,
> that of the American Library Association's conferences (
> http://2016.alaannual.org/statement-appropriate-conduct).
>
> Finally, while the subject does not normally come up, allow me to
> state for the record that neither the Newsletter nor this discussion
> list will tolerate attempts to harass people via them.
>
> —Alan
>



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