Re: Anthrocon 2025

On 2025-02-20, Dan Skunk <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2025-02-19 15:21, Stone Fox wrote:
>> On 2025-02-19, Dan Skunk <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On 2025-02-18 14:03, Stone Fox wrote:
>>>> On 2025-02-18, Dan Skunk <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> Anyone going?
>>>>
>>>> No, I probably won't for many years.
>>>>
>>>> I have a hard enough time attending Furlandia, which is located just a few
>>>> kilometers from my house, due to their documentation requirements.
>>>
>>> Oh? What kind of documentation?
>> 
>> A state-issued photograph ID. Oddly, they require it even when you pay for
>> registration at the door in cash. Airport security reasons I guess.
>
> Yeah. Most pre-register so it's needed to ensure people get the right 
> badges. But then they just do it for everyone for safety and security 
> ensuring everyone is who they say they are and they know who is there.

That makes sense. I think even pre-register is just for safety and
security, because they could send you a one-time passcode via E-Mail
for badge pickup like Amazon Hub does for packages.

Thankfully I host furmeets with a low barrier to entry, so I could care
less if Furlandia started requiring biometrics in the name of safety.