Even if that's what a clear reading of the policy says, it is a misstatement or misinterpretation.

All the hotels there do non-gencon business during Gen Con.  I've walked through wedding receptions on the way to Gen Con events in various hotel conference rooms.  The attendees were most definitely not Gen Con badge holders.

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Alec Usticke, Unofficial Gen Con Indy Facebook Discussion Group

But the even bottomer line is -- being in hotel spaces that are not reserved for GenCon is not attending GenCon, even if GenCon has events in that particular hotel.

What Alec is politely trying to say is that if you plan on attending or participatng in gen con events, you need a badge. Obviously if somehow somewhere by some miracle, a hotel booked a wedding party the week of gen con, and you are a part of that wedding party, you are NOT attending gen con and therefore do NOT require a badge.

Common sense, folks.

I still don't see how they're going to deal with badge-copying, badge-trading, etc. Yes, it's plastic, but put some backing on it and stick it in a badge holder and it'd be pretty difficult to tell.

Which...since now badges are selling out, means at some point, some sort of security is going to be used to deal with it. How does SDCC handle it? I've never been.

If it does become a problem, I expect a holographic image or a chip inserted in the badge (more likely) to prevent counterfeiting.  Hall wardens would then have hand held scanners to verify badges.  Personally, I would not be surprised to hear that badges do not have a chip in them already. 

Just using a bar code scanner and asking for ID, if issues with the code could catch counterfeiters.   

Again, look at the interactive map, if it is not light tan, you need a badge and that includes the hotels. 
   

You want ticket prices to go up?  Because that's how you get ticket prices to go up.

They could require some GMs at some more popular events to scan badges (which already have a barcode), and/or require a badge scan in order to make a purchase in the exhibit hall.

Really - there is nothing to worry about here due to the nature of Gen Con's ticketing system.

At most cons the most sought after events are general admission with no pre-registration - so there is an incentive to fake or counterfeit a badge.

At Gen Con unless you are there to do people watching or attend seminars, you'll need event tickets - having a badge only and no event tickets is relatively less appealing.

It only takes a few bad apples :)  Or some good apples to complain about the bad apples. :) 

• Am I required to wear a badge to attend Gen Con events within ICC / Lucas Oil - Yes, as a matter of both Gen Con policy, and in practice this is enforced
  
• Am I required to wear a badge to wander about the hallways of ICC during Gen Con - Yes, as a matter of Gen Con policy - however historically and also likely this year this will not be enforced unless you are making some difficulty
  
• Am I required to wear a badge to attend Gen Con events within surrounding venues such as hotels - Yes, as a matter of both Gen Con policy, and in practice this is enforced
  

But then, there is the further matter of:

• Am I required to wear a badge to be present in the surrounding hotels in general. - No, there is no such policy, and any implication that there is such a policy is preposterous on its face.  In fact, there will be many people in the surrounding hotels who are not Gen Con attendees and who will not be wearing Gen Con badges.
  

Hope that clears up the point of distinction I was trying to get across.
 

You have an extremely low bar for the miraculous.  Every year recently there have been a bunch of other things going on in Indianapolis during Gen Con, such as professional sporting events, concert tours, the Indiana State Fair, and even other conventions.

I invite you to check out the "Events" board in any connected hotel you happen to be in during your stay at Gen Con.  You are likely to see several concurrent events in the hotel which are unrelated to Gen Con.

But, at least we are in agreement that there is no blanket policy requiring Gen Con badges in surrounding hotels!

Why in the world are you guys having a discussion about being in agreement or not regarding wearing badges?  

I'm moving on from this one.  

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Alec Usticke, Unofficial Gen Con Indy Facebook Discussion Group

This claim is false in general, and the policy for hotels differs from the policy for the ICC, so the distinction is relevant.

Why in the world are you questioning the value of providing accurate information to people who ask questions about badge presentation policies?

I'm moving on from this one.
 

Here is what I said about that:

• Am I required to wear a badge to attend Gen Con events within surrounding venues such as hotels - Yes, as a matter of both Gen Con policy, and in practice this is enforced 
  

Since I agreed with you on that, perhaps you would be so good as to agree with me that badges are not required, as a blanket policy, in Gen Con surrounding hotels.  Or not.  In which case I will factor that in to my future accounting of your ability to reliably and clearly interpret and convey Gen Con policies.