Scott & Rachel’s Party Policies

[sunspiral]

Please read all of this. We welcome your questions and comments

Comments

[pisicutsa]

Thank you both for hosting these events! I haven't made as many as I'd like to in recent years, but the way you organize and create such a welcoming environment was the model I used in planning my wedding (including the labeling of foods). (not much else to add) :)

[sunspiral]

Thanks for the good feedback! I hope that you and yours can attend more parties here in the future.

[fenicedautun]

+1 on just about all of this (although for me it was the marriage party as distinct from the wedding).

And thanks again, sunspiral, for manning the grill at that party. Continued the analogy to your parties, which I think was a good thing :)

[sunspiral]

Always glad to help with fire!

[rosefox]

Thank you for the update!

I have some experience with creating codes of conduct, so if you're thinking of formalizing something like that for your parties, let me know and I'd be glad to help you with it.

[sunspiral]

We do appreciate the offer but per the addendum above, feel that a code of conduct is not something we need for a private party. Hope to see you here at future events!

[mzrowan]

But you *already have* a code of conduct. That's what this post *is* (along with the other rules and guidelines that are included in your invitations).

It just feels a trifle one-sided. Maybe also add, "Don't conduct illegal activities at our parties. That includes attending the party at all if someone you reasonably expect to be there has a restraining order out against you."

[sunspiral]

It may be an issue of semantics, but I've always regarded a code of conduct as a much more extensive and formal document. And while our list of party rules has unfortunately had to grow over the years, I still think it's nowhere near a code of conduct.

Prior to this incident, our model for how to deal with restraining orders was simply to keep the people involved from being at the party simultaneously.

[bikergeek]

Again, thanks so much for hosting these parties. They're always a blast.

[sunspiral]

Always good to see you here!

[calum]

Hope I can make another party at yours sometime.. :)

Have to say, these sound like really obvious party-rules.. but sometimes those are the ones you need to write down.

[sunspiral]

It would be great if you guys were able to hop across the pond for more of our parties. Will you be at Loncon?

[calum]

Worldcon in London? No. My friend who I was going with cancelled, so Im not going now.

[muffyjo]

Love the use of the outside voice. Well done. Setting expectations is always helpful.

[sunspiral]

Thanks, we try.