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TalkBack / Re: Burden of the Silent Majority
« on: September 04, 2014, 09:09:14 PM »
I thought about this lately, too, and especially wondered how it would affect PAX over the weekend, if at all. I attended a Women in Games Media panel (or some variation) on Friday out of curiosity, but spent the rest of the weekend trying out game demos and meeting up with friends. The only evidence of what was occurring on the internet happened almost exclusively on twitter or within forums like NeoGAF, whereas it seemed to me that average con-goers were relatively immune save for the discussions that took place at specific panels.
I guess the only thing you really can do is to be nice and friendly as often as you can be. Reassure those you know in stressful situations that you'll be nearby or open to helping/finding help if they need anything. Maybe encourage them to pick up where they left off after the dust settles and the obnoxious minority has moved on to something else or drifted into the nether. I just wish there was a straightforward and easier way to combat harassment other than filing police reports and ignoring what you can. =(
I guess the only thing you really can do is to be nice and friendly as often as you can be. Reassure those you know in stressful situations that you'll be nearby or open to helping/finding help if they need anything. Maybe encourage them to pick up where they left off after the dust settles and the obnoxious minority has moved on to something else or drifted into the nether. I just wish there was a straightforward and easier way to combat harassment other than filing police reports and ignoring what you can. =(
