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I don't know about this conference, but some conferences with policies like this don't really bother enforcing them. It's 2023, do they really think they're goi

I don't know about this conference, but some conferences with policies like this don't really bother enforcing them. It's 2023, do they really think they're going to get anything close to 100% compliance with a mask mandate? And what will they do if someone isn't wearing a mask? Most likely just politely ask you to put one on and then walk away. I highly doubt they are going to have some kind of punitive policy in place. Nobody wants to deal with that.

ghaff 3y ago
In my experience, when things were starting to relax a bit maybe 18 months or so ago, but a lot of events I attended still had masking policies, a lot of people were quick to take off masks when eating and drinking, sitting outside, or in otherwise well ventilated spaces. But even people who thought it was getting a bit performative at that point were pretty compliant about following at least the letter of the rules. This is admittedly 18 months later now but, especially at a community event that pretty much no one is being forced to attend, I expect pretty high compliance.
- steviedotboston 3y ago
  yeah, not sure how to balance "this is silly, nobody is going to follow this rule" and "this is silly, i'm not going to attend because of this rule"
neilv 3y ago
If I was running some event that had some safety rule, and someone was blatantly ignoring the rule, I'd have them removed by security or police. If an event has safety rules and doesn't follow them, a couple concerns: (1) that's irresponsible towards people relying on the rules being followed, potentially exposing them to harm, and others to liability; (2) if the event as a whole doesn't have integrity about safety rules, what else don't they have integrity about, and maybe you should have the books checked for fraud, investigate for vendor kickbacks, consider maybe a higher probability of harassment going on, etc.
- steviedotboston 3y ago
  There is no tech conference on earth that is having people physically removed by police for not wearing a mask. These policies exist to try to satisfy the different comfort levels people have around covid, but an obvious part of any rule is that if they are impractical or impossible to enforce and a sizable number of people are not following the rule, then it's pretty much pointless. Nobody attending a tech conference with a mask mandate is under the impression that someone who isn't complying with the rule will be removed. They know that some people won't comply. That's been the case with mask mandates in most places for a very long time. Compliance is low, theres no way (or will) to enforce, and that's not to mention the myriad exceptions to the policy (eg, masks not required when eating or drinking) that essentially make the whole think a joke to being with.
  - ghaff 3y ago
    >Nobody attending a tech conference with a mask mandate is under the impression that someone who isn't complying with the rule will be removed. I would absolutely expect that if someone were blatantly not wearing a mask at an event requiring them, they'd be asked to put one on or leave. That said, >the myriad exceptions to the policy Certainly. Eating/drinking. Generally no masks outside. Most people not wearing them traveling, in taxis, in bars/restaurants, etc. (And mostly not wearing N95 masks.) And then there's questions of masking efficacy anyway. But from what I've seen first hand, even people who got to the point where they were rolling their eyes at tech conference rules were overwhelmingly following the letter of the law.

ghaff 3y ago

In my experience, when things were starting to relax a bit maybe 18 months or so ago, but a lot of events I attended still had masking policies, a lot of people were quick to take off masks when eating and drinking, sitting outside, or in otherwise well ventilated spaces. But even people who thought it was getting a bit performative at that point were pretty compliant about following at least the letter of the rules. This is admittedly 18 months later now but, especially at a community event that pretty much no one is being forced to attend, I expect pretty high compliance.

steviedotboston 3y ago
yeah, not sure how to balance "this is silly, nobody is going to follow this rule" and "this is silly, i'm not going to attend because of this rule"

neilv 3y ago

If I was running some event that had some safety rule, and someone was blatantly ignoring the rule, I'd have them removed by security or police. If an event has safety rules and doesn't follow them, a couple concerns: (1) that's irresponsible towards people relying on the rules being followed, potentially exposing them to harm, and others to liability; (2) if the event as a whole doesn't have integrity about safety rules, what else don't they have integrity about, and maybe you should have the books checked for fraud, investigate for vendor kickbacks, consider maybe a higher probability of harassment going on, etc.

steviedotboston 3y ago
There is no tech conference on earth that is having people physically removed by police for not wearing a mask. These policies exist to try to satisfy the different comfort levels people have around covid, but an obvious part of any rule is that if they are impractical or impossible to enforce and a sizable number of people are not following the rule, then it's pretty much pointless. Nobody attending a tech conference with a mask mandate is under the impression that someone who isn't complying with the rule will be removed. They know that some people won't comply. That's been the case with mask mandates in most places for a very long time. Compliance is low, theres no way (or will) to enforce, and that's not to mention the myriad exceptions to the policy (eg, masks not required when eating or drinking) that essentially make the whole think a joke to being with.
- ghaff 3y ago
  >Nobody attending a tech conference with a mask mandate is under the impression that someone who isn't complying with the rule will be removed. I would absolutely expect that if someone were blatantly not wearing a mask at an event requiring them, they'd be asked to put one on or leave. That said, >the myriad exceptions to the policy Certainly. Eating/drinking. Generally no masks outside. Most people not wearing them traveling, in taxis, in bars/restaurants, etc. (And mostly not wearing N95 masks.) And then there's questions of masking efficacy anyway. But from what I've seen first hand, even people who got to the point where they were rolling their eyes at tech conference rules were overwhelmingly following the letter of the law.