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Official Statement Regarding the Policy Debate on Twitter
Suicune:
I'm wondering why the dresscode stuff has to be pointed out that specifically. I mean how to behave here and there should be part of everyones education. But it seems like that wasn't the case. oO"
SouthPaw:
--- Quote from: Suicune on 09.06.2015, 18:37:49 ---I'm wondering why the dresscode stuff has to be pointed out that specifically. I mean how to behave here and there should be part of everyones education. But it seems like that wasn't the case. oO"
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Things get added to CoCs based on experience, much like warnings in product manuals such as "Do not iron clothes whilst wearing" and "Contains nuts" (the latter on a packet of peanuts...yes...really).
In an ideal world, the CoC would just comprise "Rule 1", which boils down to "Don't be a dick" (albeit dressed up in more polite language). Unfortunately, this isn't an ideal world so things have to be spelled out...
o'wolf:
--- Quote from: Suicune on 09.06.2015, 18:37:49 ---I'm wondering why the dresscode stuff has to be pointed out that specifically. I mean how to behave here and there should be part of everyones education. But it seems like that wasn't the case. oO"
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Talking from a personal point of view here:
There is the saying "behind every rule there is a story". Trust me, there are some stories you don't want to hear. Perhaps surprisingly, the worst are not even related to the folks who brought up the topic on Twitter.
I've seen code of conducts of other (non-furry) fan events. The Eurofurence rules are refreshingly concise and permissive in comparison.
VickyVixen:
Thank you for finally handing out a public statement. If it's not too much of a bother, I'll hand out some constructive criticism.
I can see how there are three parties at work here:
- The people who start with a question: "What is your stance on pacifiers, padding..."
- Angry or confused furries lighting the fire.
- Some guy(s) you put in charge of your twitter account.
Okay, now what exactly bothers me about this story is how bad the communication was at that point, and if it may be lacking in other fields as well.
It might seem a bit far-fetched, but here's why these problems of bad communications occur:
At this point I feel the site, which is your portal towards communicating with furries from all around the globe, is lacking in administrated and thorough communication.
You arrive at the site, and find a big banner with only a small scroll down button. This is your showcase. However, most new visitors have no idea what they're really going to get unless they search outside of your website for references to the con.
I definitely think Eurofurence needs a positive restructuring in presentation of hierarchy, and that it should be clearer for the visitors of the conference who is in charge and what will be done.
Below the banner they see: CONTACT US and NAVIGATION.
I feel these categories are a bit too clumped together, while all of them redirect you to an impersonal form. That's not a very good way of representing yourself. Make sure that the visitors know who's in charge and what will happen by means of visual clues.
The navigation could be simplified, and there should be a good page that tells all about your conference without needing to go to the forums.
Once you've made sure that your visitors can understand what makes them excited about the con, who they can talk to (perhaps even their avatars!) and where they can have all their questions answered in a detailed matter (not just: Do whatever seems respectful to you) you'll be all in. You'll have friendlier users with a more packed community and probably less online fights.
Make sure you communicate a lot more with your community. Organise small games or online events, Q&A perhaps, who knows? You could even ask your friendly furs what they would like to see. Interact with them.
Never forget that no matter how many years you've run for, you'll always need to find ways of adapting without ever having to be negative about it.
Today's professional communication is all about transparency and thoroughness. Be complete, first introduce the subject you're talking about. Then what the problem is, then what you're going to do about it, then you finish with what you'd like to see in the future. Tada! Writing skills :) -> Better replies + better understanding. There will always be naughty furs, but Eurofurence should find the real professional way to handle those furs. Find the fine line between transparency and closure and find the fine line between honesty and being rude. We all want to say: "F*** those dirty cubs and dildo wearers and those boobs who make guys have instant boners."(not my quote), but being politically correct is still more important than giving out your raw opinion. You've got being politically correct semi-covered, but you're still not clear and transparent enough about it.
I hope my message has arrived properly, transparent and clear. I can see that Eurofurence can think about bringing the good things in, I'm definitely confident about that.
I wish the staff the very best and I think that aside from those problems the con will be as fun as every year.
Fineas:
--- Quote from: VickyVixen on 09.06.2015, 20:45:30 ---
At this point I feel the site, which is your portal towards communicating with furries from all around the globe, is lacking in administrated and thorough communication.
You arrive at the site, and find a big banner with only a small scroll down button. This is your showcase. However, most new visitors have no idea what they're really going to get unless they search outside of your website for references to the con.
I definitely think Eurofurence needs a positive restructuring in presentation of hierarchy, and that it should be clearer for the visitors of the conference who is in charge and what will be done.
Below the banner they see: CONTACT US and NAVIGATION.
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I might be mis understanding you there, but did you notice the menu at the top right?
And is that what you are looking for or are their still things missing in your opinion?
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