There's also a big difference between saying that parents whose children consistently disrupt conventions should be asked not to bring said children into panels, and banning all parents/carers from bringing children to a convention full stop.
If the etiquette for children at conventions is made clear (as is the etiquette for socially acceptable behaviour), then only people who consistently ignore such things will cause problems - and those people should be managed accordingly.
I'm sure there have been incidents when the presence of children has caused problems, but that is down to the actions of individuals. I'm sure that if, for example, there was an incident of a 50 year old man harassing someone or being violent towards them, there wouldn't suddenly be a call for every man over 45 to be banned from the event.
Personally I don't require that a con makes any special arrangements for me and my children (cool if they do, of course), I just want to be able to make my own decisions as to how I will handle the juggling act that comes with doing anything when you are a parent of children under six, without anyone else presuming to make those decisions for me.
I find it very hard to believe that anyone could have their con so completely spoiled by the presence of a child or children that they can justify making it near-impossible for some parents to attend the event at all.
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If the etiquette for children at conventions is made clear (as is the etiquette for socially acceptable behaviour), then only people who consistently ignore such things will cause problems - and those people should be managed accordingly.
I'm sure there have been incidents when the presence of children has caused problems, but that is down to the actions of individuals. I'm sure that if, for example, there was an incident of a 50 year old man harassing someone or being violent towards them, there wouldn't suddenly be a call for every man over 45 to be banned from the event.
Personally I don't require that a con makes any special arrangements for me and my children (cool if they do, of course), I just want to be able to make my own decisions as to how I will handle the juggling act that comes with doing anything when you are a parent of children under six, without anyone else presuming to make those decisions for me.
I find it very hard to believe that anyone could have their con so completely spoiled by the presence of a child or children that they can justify making it near-impossible for some parents to attend the event at all.