Vaccinated - no mask except exhibit hall, or if a GM requires Non vaccinated - 48hr test and mask required
Pretty much the Gencon policy from June 2021 before Delta hit hard and it had to be changed.
Vendors with their own space (True Dungeon, CGE, etc.) could set their own rules. Gen Con could have one uniform signage used that lets people know when they are entering a masking-required area.
Vendors who want 100% masking would have it in their area, but GMs and players who want to play at a table with masks optional would have a space where they could do that. Attendees who strongly favor masks could stick to mask-only events, and those who feel burdened by 4 days of non-stop mask wearing could attend some events where they could play mask free with a few other like-minded people in an area not as crowded as the vendor hall.
Easier said than done, probably, but I'm just spitballing.
I sure wouldn't want individual GM's to determine mask/no mask rules. That is putting a lot on them and would open the gates to unnecessary confrontations/bitterness/angst so, I doubt GC would even consider that.
Would be nice to have an open gaming / masks optional area though. Every hotel in GC is going to have people open gaming with no masks so, just having an 'official' area in GC would be nice.
I like the idea of wrist bands but when you multiple bands times attendee numbers that becomes a pretty penny.
Now I wouldn't say no to a band that reads, "I got vaccinated and all I got was this lousy wristband."
Gamehole con in Madison Wisconsin had rubber bands last year that read "vaccinated" and "Gamehole Con". Nifty, but again... money.
Shared enclosed space = shared rules. We’re talking an airborne virus where ~45 seconds of getting on a city bus other people will be breathing your particles.
the spacers are bigger, but probably not well ventilated, and we’re talking way more people in the spaces.
solution for enforcement and compliance are a set of across the board rules with easily verified compliance: visible cloth/medical masks (not neck gaiters or kerchiefs) and visible non interchangeable vaccination status signifier (wristband).
establishing official entrances with checkpoints to enter the ICC with visual verification.
I'm not trying to be argumentative here. Since COVID is a virus I fail to see why Gen Con LLC would seek any other guidance than what the CDC has as any other guidance would make the situation more confusing than it already is.
That's just an educated guess, though.
The 1st comment is science and going down that path has been repeatedly knocked down by admins.
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No one wants to wear masks, they are willing to because it can help other people.
This is turning down a not good path. . .