Camp Signage

[vantim]

Last year I saw a few camps with signs that designated the private areas of the camp - "Camp x Members Only." Is this commonplace or more of a taboo?

I'm dividing our main shade structure in half with hanging fabric, to create a private kitchen/storage area in the back, and thinking about hanging a couple signs like "Camp Members Only. Please respect our privacy."

Thoughts?

[Ratty]

Personally I think that's an acceptable approach. You still have to secure your valuables, food and drinks from the occasional 'guest'. I welcome everyone that stumbles into my camp but they aren't welcome to dig through my tent or crawl into bed in my van. Make your sign look friendly. No one will fault you.

[Savannah]

I would post something like "Camp Members Only, Past This Point. Thank you!" . . . and make sure it was recessed enough that people still felt welcome to walk up to the public space.

It can be unclear which small or medium-sized camps welcome guests, so a "Welcome! Mojitos from Noon - 2pm" sandwich board out by the street might be also nice to set out if you have enough time. It's especially pleasant for the shy folks.

[gaminwench]

and stake down the friendly, colorful and attractive sandwich board signage.

[Savannah]

and stake down the friendly, colorful and attractive sandwich board signage.

Agreed.

[Elliot]

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What Savannah said.
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[trilobyte]

I agree with the above. If your camp has had problems with strangers wandering into your camp's private space, take a look at your camp's layout plan (and if you don't have one, you might want to consider making one). Most people don't want to invade a stranger's privacy or barge into a camp's private space, they're doing so because they didn't know better. If your public and private spaces are clearly defined, you'll eliminate most of the confusion. Sometimes it's unavoidable, and so a friendly sign can be helpful.

[Captain Goddammit]

You mean like "Trespassers Will Be Shot"?

[vantim]

You mean like "Trespassers Will Be Shot"?

I was thinking more like "Trespassers will be tackled and hugged relentlessly"

Thanks everyone for the reassurance! We're a new small camp, and I've done my best to make clear boundaries between private and public areas on our layout. I know that most issues like "trespassing" and "theft" are cases of confusion or impairment rather than malice, so friendly signage will do the trick.

[Elliot]

... I know that most issues like "trespassing" and "theft" are cases of confusion or impairment rather than malice, so friendly signage will do the trick.

And how, play tell, will you compel these confused or impaired Participantoids to actually read-and-comprehend your friendly signage?

[Captain Goddammit]

Electric fence. If cows can figure it out, a significant percentage of drugged out sparkle ponies can.

[Drawingablank]

You mean like "Trespassers Will Be Shot"?

I was thinking more like "Trespassers will be tackled and hugged relentlessly"

Neither of those will actually deter trespassers, however a Trespassers will be sexually violated sign will at least ensure that they will provide some entertainment while there.

[VultureChow]

And how, play tell, will you compel these confused or impaired Participantoids to actually read-and-comprehend your friendly signage?

I'm reminded of the story about how the government sponsored a study about how to warn future generations about the dangers associated with nuclear waste disposal sites. Since these places would be toxic long after the English language would have gone extinct or become unrecognizable, and symbols can change meaning from culture to culture, they started getting creative. One of the favorite ideas was to genetically engineer a breed of cat that would glow or change color when in the presence of radiation. Modern generations would know what the glowing cats meant, and while the reason may be lost to time, folklore and tradition about glowing cats would survive the birth and death of new cultures.

So, blacklight paint and pussy should work.

[vantim]

I'm reminded of the story about how the government sponsored a study about how to warn future generations about the dangers associated with nuclear waste disposal sites. Since these places would be toxic long after the English language would have gone extinct or become unrecognizable, and symbols can change meaning from culture to culture, they started getting creative. One of the favorite ideas was to genetically engineer a breed of cat that would glow or change color when in the presence of radiation. Modern generations would know what the glowing cats meant, and while the reason may be lost to time, folklore and tradition about glowing cats would survive the birth and death of new cultures.

So, blacklight paint and pussy should work.

Can there be an award for best eplaya post?

[Ratty]

Just hit button marked 'nominate for best of'. Oh yeah. That's Greg's List.

[Elliot]

Electric fence. If cows can figure it out, a significant percentage of drugged out sparkle ponies can.

There exists fake barbed-wire, which is used in movies and such, but it is rather expensive.

[Ratty]

I have wonderful fake barbed wire. You can buy it cheap at Halloween time.

[Elliot]

Hmmmmm.... I remember seeing a year-round Halloween store on the south side of I-5 in the Los Angeles area -- a bit south of L.A. proper.

[Savannah]

I have wonderful fake barbed wire.

Of course you do.


*jealous*

[Simon of the Playa]

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