Adherance to Community Standards for the Atlanta Venues

[Will Dover]

Morning,

It has come to the attention of your Venture Officers that we have issues with compliance with the Community Standards governing the various Organized Play campaigns. This is not to point a finger at any one individual as all of us in the PFS/SFS community are responsible for making the gaming environment in our venues safe and fun. Conduct that violates these standards makes gaming difficult for our players and GMs as well as making it difficult to attract and retain new players. Given that we know we have a problem, this is how we are going to fix it:

1. Every player and GM needs to review the section on Community Standards. This section is found in the various Roleplaying Guides governing each campaign. The specific passage that is important is this: "Inappropriate conduct includes, but is not limited to, the excessive use of foul language, physical or verbal aggressionor intimidation, lewd conduct, inappropriate physical contact,unwelcome sexual attention, slander, stalking, and  harassment ordiscrimination based on gender, gender identity and expression,age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size,
   race, ethnicity, or religion."
   
2. Players, GMs, and VOs should feel free to make a complaint regarding violations of the Community Standards. We encourage at least a warning to the offender before making the complaint, but use your best judgement on this issue.
   
3. For excessive, habitual, or escalating violations of the Community Standards, we will be issuing refusals of participation as described in the various Guides.
   

If you have questions or comments on this new directions, please feel free to contact (privately if you desire) myself or any of the other  Venture Officers in the Atlanta area.

Thanks for your support and participation!

Will Dover
VC Atlanta