hey i'd like to start going to these meetings...i never know about them. are they announced somehwere? or do i need to track the web site? or, do i need to be a member already? (Not, yet, though meaning to.)<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Seth David Schoen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:schoen@loyalty.org">schoen@loyalty.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
2011-01-25<br>
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Meeting started at 20:35<br>
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Danny is moderating and Seth is taking notes.<br>
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What Noisebridge is!<br>
<br>
Miloh's secret name is Froggytoad! Don't tell anyone.<br>
<br>
People are here, some for the first time! Noisebridge is a doocracy.<br>
We also have a consensus process and a membership process.<br>
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Announcements:<br>
<br>
Pete from Wikimedia says that a barcamp recap is happening here at<br>
6:00p next Tuesday.<br>
<br>
The vending machine now accepts dollar bills again.<br>
<br>
The vending machine door needs to be closed quite tightly in order to<br>
avoid leaking all over the floor.<br>
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The vending machine should be twinned with the EFF vending machine<br>
so that purchasing soda at EFF causes it to appear at Noisebridge<br>
and vice versa.<br>
<br>
Treasurer's report:<br>
<br>
We have $19,943.17 in the bank.<br>
<br>
Please donate $56.83 to Noisebridge so that we will have $20,000. You --<br>
yes, you -- can put us over $20,000 right now!<br>
<br>
We collected $3400+$860 in membership dues for January. However, $700<br>
of that is one person's back dues and several others are people paying<br>
back dues, so we can't expect to receive this much in monthly membership<br>
dues.<br>
<br>
Donations were at $1250. This is better than some points but worse than<br>
other points.<br>
<br>
Another concern is that we don't seem to make money on t-shirts.<br>
<br>
Q. But I bought one!<br>
A. Yes, but we may be spending as much money on making the shirts as<br>
we actually receive for people's purchases. So they may not actually<br>
be a source of net revenue.<br>
<br>
We seem to be approximately breaking even on shirts so it might be OK<br>
that we do the shirts even if they aren't a net positive. Beverage<br>
income is also still unclear, so please give Kelly more information<br>
about beverage income.<br>
<br>
Also, donation bins now have locks.<br>
<br>
Q. Where is the donation bin referred to on the fridge?<br>
A. Actually, it's inside the fridge. We put it there so it would be<br>
clear where it was.<br>
<br>
Q. Don't the banks dislike receiving bills that have been refrigerated<br>
because they are damp with condensation?<br>
A. Apparently the ATMs are currently accepting such bills without errors.<br>
<br>
Kelly would like clearer sources of data about tracking beverage<br>
income in order to be able to respond to people who are enthusiastic<br>
about this as a fundraising source. Danny would also like to be able<br>
to track income from 5MoF and the like.<br>
<br>
Q. What is the average dues payment?<br>
A. Currently data is being crunched. Noted that we have 12 affiliate<br>
members and there are multiple $40 affiliates and one $80 affiliate.<br>
You can also use this mechanism for some anonymity concerns.<br>
<br>
Q. We should redesign the donation box in the refrigerator to make it<br>
more visible and apparent.<br>
A. You are the third person to say that it's unclear where it is.<br>
A. Also, you can revise the signs yourself to make it clearer.<br>
<br>
We are going to skip the "what's going on at Noisebridge" section.<br>
There's some stuff coming up: the wiki meeting, as well as the one-a-day<br>
art exhibit in February.<br>
<br>
Q. What is Tastebridge brewing?<br>
A. Largely kombucha. There is also a vegan food thing.<br>
<br>
Q. ?<br>
A. !<br>
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No consensus items today.<br>
<br>
Discussion items:<br>
<br>
There is now a Wikileaks mirror under the Noisebridge domain. Is this<br>
a bad idea for Noisebridge as an organization?<br>
<br>
Comment. Someone felt that they couldn't give us money because they felt<br>
they had a conflict with the Wikileaks mirror.<br>
<br>
Danny feels that people would probably not pursue Noisebridge legally<br>
for this.<br>
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Q. Does it threaten our nonprofit status? Does it create unnecessary<br>
risk?<br>
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Danny: In my opinion, no.<br>
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Meeting ended at 21:19<br>
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