Badges - Revision history

John Bray at 16:39, 12 January 2022

2022-01-12T16:39:00Z

Phi: /* Optional Additional Information */ note that staff titles on badges makes it harder to fire people

2014-01-22T20:46:08Z

‎Optional Additional Information: note that staff titles on badges makes it harder to fire people

Magician: /* Optional Additional Information */

2007-03-27T23:32:05Z

‎Optional Additional Information

Magician: Alternate methods for identifying day members

2007-03-27T23:31:14Z

Alternate methods for identifying day members

Bill Taylor: /* Minimum Information to put on a Membership Badge */

2006-09-28T00:38:44Z

‎Minimum Information to put on a Membership Badge

Bill Taylor: /* Style and Content */ sign rule for badge letters

2006-09-28T00:33:31Z

‎Style and Content: sign rule for badge letters

Drhaggis: /* Nifty Things to put on the Back */ Ops

2005-11-23T19:12:33Z

‎Nifty Things to put on the Back: Ops

Seth: /* Nifty Things to put on the Back */

2005-10-24T04:21:22Z

‎Nifty Things to put on the Back

Seth: /* Nifty Things to put on the Back */

2005-10-24T04:21:11Z

‎Nifty Things to put on the Back

Seth: /* Nifty Things to put on the Back */

2005-10-24T04:20:50Z

‎Nifty Things to put on the Back

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 * Organizational Affiliation
-* Space for [[Room Party Stickers]]
+* Space for Room Party Stickers
 * Some Tag or color coding to distinguish between Adult and Child or underage Memberships.  Note that while doubting someone is of age to drink if they have an underage badge is a fine thing, concluding that someone is of age because they have an adult badge is not.  Continue to check ID in the consuite if serving alcohol.
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 If you are using badge numbers for security purposes, [[Concom]] and [[Staff]] should be asked to note the [[Badge Number]] of any individual who is acting inappropriately or otherwise giving them problems.  For this purpose, the badge number should be obvious and legible on the badge.  If [[Badge Name|badge names]] are used instead of real names, especially if people are allowed to write in their badge names by hand, this may be the only piece of information on the badge that will permit [[Operations]] to identify the real person associated with a badge.
-Make sure your staff all know what badges look like.  If you are going to provide [[Press Pass|press passes]], make sure people know what those look like too.
+Make sure your staff all know what badges look like.  If you are going to provide press passes, make sure people know what those look like too.
 [[Category:Registration]]
 [[Category:Security]]

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 * City and/or State where the person lives
-* Position/Title/Rank
+* Position/Title/Rank (but know that this will require reprinting badges not only for adding staff at con, but also for removing them)
 * Organizational Affiliation

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	Where the rule is that the days the person has a membership for can be read and the other days are blacked out.		Where the rule is that the days the person has a membership for can be read and the other days are blacked out.
−	Alternatively the Day Membership badges can be indicated by special coloring (around the edge or "watermarked" behind the name) and/or by adding the day in some obvious fashion (perhaps as a colored watermark). This alternate method necessarily requires a separate membership badge for each day, but the benefit is that badge checkers can see from a distance whether the wrong day's day badge is being used.

		+	Alternatively the Day Membership badges can be indicated by special coloring (around the edge or "watermarked" behind the name) with a different color for each day, and/or by adding the day in some obvious fashion (perhaps as a colored watermark). This alternate method necessarily requires a separate membership badge for each day, but the benefit is that badge checkers can see from a distance whether the wrong day's day badge is being used.

	===Nifty Things to put on the Back===		===Nifty Things to put on the Back===

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:31, 27 March 2007
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	Where the rule is that the days the person has a membership for can be read and the other days are blacked out.		Where the rule is that the days the person has a membership for can be read and the other days are blacked out.
		+	Alternatively the Day Membership badges can be indicated by special coloring (around the edge or "watermarked" behind the name) and/or by adding the day in some obvious fashion (perhaps as a colored watermark). This alternate method necessarily requires a separate membership badge for each day, but the benefit is that badge checkers can see from a distance whether the wrong day's day badge is being used.

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 * Name (This can be a [[Badge Name]] or a real name.  Note: some conventions just provide a space for each member to write their own name, plus a selection of colorful pens and markers with which to do so.)
-* Name of the [[Conventions|Convention]]
+* Name of the [[Convention]]
 * Some kind of artwork (see section on Security Concerns, below)
 ===Optional Additional Information===

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	Badges are designed to be visually unique for each convention and each year with the artwork that's on them, but the content is pretty consistent from year to year in the same convention.		Badges are designed to be visually unique for each convention and each year with the artwork that's on them, but the content is pretty consistent from year to year in the same convention.

−	'''Important''': If you want members to be able to read one another's names from their badges (from a socially acceptable distance), do not print names in a font any smaller than 24-point type. Really. We mean it. Make them larger if possible. (Various people have written programs over the years to automatically use the largest font size possible for any given name in a given space.) ''Do'' make the name of the person larger and more readable on the badge than the name of the convention is.	+	'''Important''': If you want members to be able to read one another's names from their badges (from a socially acceptable distance), do not print names in a font any smaller than 24-point type. Really. We mean it. Make them larger if possible. (A rule from signmaking: approximately 1 inch high letters for every 10 feet of distance) (Various people have written programs over the years to automatically use the largest font size possible for any given name in a given space.) ''Do'' make the name of the person larger and more readable on the badge than the name of the convention is.

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 * Real name (if name on the front is a badge name)
-* Space for name and contact info (phone or room number) for associated adult, if this is a child badge.  In any case, [[Ops]] should have this information.
+* Space for name and contact info (phone or room number) for associated adult, if this is a child badge.  In any case, [[Operations|Ops]] should have this information.
 * It is a good idea to put a copy of rules or a disclaimer on the back of the badge.

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 * It is a good idea to put a copy of rules or a disclaimer on the back of the badge.
 ** Example from Katsucon by Seth Rosenberg, and Colette Fozard
-<blockquote text-align="justify">
+<blockquote>
 This badge is the property of Katsucon Entertainment Inc, and the bearer of this badge agrees to abide by all rules published by Katsucon entertainment.  This badge is required to gain entry to Katsucon events and must be presented upon request by any Katsucon personnel.  The bearer of this badge also agrees to allow Katsucon Entertainment and its affiliates to photograph, and record audio and video of the bearer at Katsucon 11 public events.  Any violation of Katsucon Entertainment Inc's attendee policies may result in the forfeiture of this badge and all rights to attend Katsucon 11 and/or future events held by Katsucon Entertainment, Inc. This badge is non-transferable. Badge artwork is Copyright 2005 Various and is used by permission and may not be duplicated with out written approval of Katsucon Entertainment Inc. </blockquote>