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Some of the rules are just virtue signaling.

"comply with local health regulations". Do you know who is responsible for making sure that we comply with local health regulations? Local health authorities. Just like you don't need to say "killing people is not allowed at our events", you also don't need to say that we need to follow local regulations. If an event doesn't follow local health regulations, call local health authorities, they can enforce it much better than The Foundation.

Carrying firearms? Even though I can't find a legit reason for bringing firearms to the event, it's still not the responsibility of foundation 5 thousand miles away from me to decide this, let my state / country, and event host decide what is allowed.

Code of conducts are also just a waste of time. If someone wants to be an a-hole, good luck stopping them with "it's in the CoC that you must not say that". I don't need the CoC to notice bad behavior and the CoC gives you nothing useful for stopping real abuse / racism at events.



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