[penguicon-general] Big first names on nametags

[Shay]

We have to remember though to have the ability to CHOOSE what name we put on
the badges... if we go by legal first names, people will be really confused
by "Elizabeth" on my name badge... and I'll be really really upset (since I
hate hate hate the name Elizabeth).

However, if we allow people to choose what they put on the namebadges, some
people will still end up confused because a nickname or LJ name or
just-silly-name is on a badge...

So what do we do?  Make people put a legal name (which I will promptly
white-out and write over with SHAY) or let them choose their own name, which
might defeat the purpose of having the name in big letters...

~Shay


On 6/27/07, roxanne at narbat.com <roxanne at narbat.com> wrote:
>
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: [penguicon-general] Big first names on nametags
> > From: Wolfger <wolfger at gmail.com>
> > Date: Wed, June 27, 2007 5:42 am
> > To: penguicon-general at penguicon.org
> >
> > On 6/27/07, Seth <sethb at panix.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I have better ways to spend Penguicon than asking 200 strangers who
> > > they are.  That's what namebadges are for.
> >
> > Well, now, I guess that really is the heart of the question:
> > What are name badges for? Or, more to the point, *who* are they for?
>
> Namebadges have two main purposes. At large cons, such as the huge Anime
> fests and DragonCon, they serve as your ticket. If you have one, you get
> access to the venue. That's true at Penguicon as well. Your name is on
> the badge so as to identify you as the person who bought the ticket.
> There are periodic discussions of replacing the namebadge with a modern,
> washable wristband, but at Penguicon, we'd still want the namebadge.
>
> At the small cons, there's an effort to promote a sense of community. We
> want people to recognize and talk to each other. At events where any
> person is likely to meet twenty or fifty new people, it's helpful to all
> to have the name in large, friendly letters on the namebadge. (I
> remember long ago not recognizing a Famous Author in an elevator,
> because he wasn't wearing a namebadge. How was I supposed to know what
> he looked like?) These days, it's more how to recognize people from
> LiveJournal or other blogs, where there is no real identifying
> information other than the blog itself.
>
> That's what namebadges are for: Part security, part social interaction.
> That second purpose means that Your Name in Large Friendly Letters is
> good.
>
> Roxanne Meida King
> roxanne at narbat dot com
>
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