Comments on: Announcing Norwescon’s Harassment Policy https://www.norwescon.org/2013/09/11/announcing-norwescons-harassment-policy/ The Pacific Northwest's Premier Science-Fiction and Fantasy Convention Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:11:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.1 By: Russell May https://www.norwescon.org/2013/09/11/announcing-norwescons-harassment-policy/#comment-4127 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 05:05:53 +0000 https://www.norwescon.org/?p=3300#comment-4127 What do you mean by ‘harassment’? Who defines harassment? Is it the attitude of the able-bodied or ‘mundane’ community toward disabilities, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, or other forms of uniqueness? What differentiates harassment and intolerance? I have witnessed fans treating a fellow con member who expressed a theistic belief system with scorn and ridicule. Is that harassment? or just bad manners? Who enforces which consequences? Are there warnings or does ‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer’ come down on their head?

]]> By: Michael Hanscom https://www.norwescon.org/2013/09/11/announcing-norwescons-harassment-policy/#comment-4126 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:44:08 +0000 https://www.norwescon.org/?p=3300#comment-4126 Hi Garrett,

I’ll forward this along for consideration. I doubt we’ll be making any changes in the immediate future, but we’ll keep this on hand for if and when we do revisit the policy language. Thanks!

]]> By: Garrett Fitzgerald https://www.norwescon.org/2013/09/11/announcing-norwescons-harassment-policy/#comment-4125 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:37:54 +0000 https://www.norwescon.org/?p=3300#comment-4125 define:disinterest

dis·in·ter·est
disˈint(ə)rist/
noun
1.
the state of not being influenced by personal involvement in something; impartiality

To improve the clarity of the policy, might I suggest that “disinterest” be changed to “lack of interest”?

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