Hello GMs!
This is a quick reminder to all, because I've encountered a lot of confusion on this point: comped badges are neither automatically generated nor automatically applied. If you qualify for comped badges from your player-hours and would like to make use of one, here are the steps:
- Contact me (email, or picklepikkl on Discord) and let me know how many badges, up to the maximum for which you qualify, you would like added to your game or games.
- Assuming the arithmetic checks out, I will add those badges and let you know that I have done so.
- Follow the instructions as presented on the GM policies page linked above or in the previous newsletter to assign those comped badges to particular people on your GM team.
If you are unsure whether you have a valid badge, a simple way to check is to go to the Intercon Y front page. If you see this somewhere on the page: "You have a badge for Intercon Y and can sign up for games when signups open.", then you're all set. The Edit GMs page should also have a column for "Badge from this event" if you want to check for someone else on your GM team.
My apologies to those for whom this email is redundant, but with signups on the horizon I would hate for someone's first round to be harmed by misunderstanding the process and incorrectly believing they were badged.
Best,
David "Pickle" Hendricks
GM Coordinator, Intercon Y
