As far as requiring people to wear masks or not, I think there is 2 things that need to be said...
1. Are masks able to prevent the spread of Covid 19? The answer to this is no. Most of the scientific research done says that unless you have an N95 mask that has a filtration system with it, they do not prevent the spread of Covid 19.
2. This is not an event is not a necessity. If you are afraid of catching Covid 19, you should not come regardless if they require you to wear a mask or not. No state in the USA have passed through their legislation the requirement for people to wear masks. It is not law, just a guideline.
As far as it being immoral to incourage people to cone to an event, people have a choice to make and it is there responsibility to make it...dont go blaming others just because they are making a living.
Again, scientific studies have not proven that a clothed made mask prevents anything, or even that its an improvement. Those studies are still being conducted.
Getting into a back and forth on this particular rabbit-hole is off-topic for this thread, but I couldn't let this particular inaccurate statement go unchallenged.
Trying desperately to bring it back to Gen Con specific before you summon Great Mikethuhlu
anyone think Gen Con or Off World Designs will have an officially licensed mask? I want a d20 or a dragon mouth....
NEWS from Vesuvieus Media (current kickstarter for Pacific Rails, and the Dwar7s saga of games) in my email this morning.
Convention Pledge Pick up CancelledYesterday, SPIEL, one of the largest board game conventions in the world, announced it will postpone its convention until October 2021 due to COVID-19. As per our previous update, UK Games Expo also cancelled this year. Although Gen Con has not yet officially cancelled, our flights from Halifax, Canada to Indianapolis, USA were cancelled by the airline due to COVID-19. Unfortunately, that means we can no longer offer convention pick up for your pledge.
So that's one down for sure from the Dealer's Hall.
Mike
I have been lurking here for weeks and not commented but this needed a response.
I'd be happy with a mask that had "This Space for Rent" on it.
To Our Gen Con Community:It is with a heavy heart that we must announce the cancellation of Gen Con 2020 this August in Indianapolis. The safety and health of our attendees, exhibitors, and staff are of the utmost importance to us, and we cannot in good conscience host a gathering of thousands while doing so could threaten the health of so many.
https://www.gencon.com/press/updates-gen-con-covid19
Hello all,
Gen Con 2020 has been cancelled. You can see our announcement here: Click here to read the full announcement.
I will be locking this thread as it has served it's purpose, a big thanks to all of you who participated.
I will begin a new thread for questions about the cancellation that you might have.
Mike Boozer Customer Service & Event Team Manager Gen Con LLC
Thank you, Mike, for all your hard work, best wishes to everyone, and I already ordered 2 t-shirts so yes, I will be attending in my quarantine attire :)
Jill in Nashville, TN
Rolling my VIG over. Stay healthy.
I can not state strongly enough how happy I am that the ethical decision was chosen and I will do what little I can as an individual to support GenCon going forward.
Thank for you patience with all of us. See you next year.