<div dir="ltr">Is the sky always falling at NB? What's all this about the community being in shambles? Closing the place down completely seems a bit extreme. I'm guessing this is just part of the constant petty drama and neurosis that plagues any public space?<div>
<br></div><div>d.<br><div> <br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Martin Bogomolni <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:martinbogo@gmail.com" target="_blank">martinbogo@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">It's been expressed more than a few times that there is a cultural<br>
breakdown happening at noisebridge. Stuff disappears from the space<br>
(stolen or otherwise). The kitchen area is being used for survival<br>
cooking, not hacking food. Drug use. Bad behavior and unwelcome<br>
activities.<br>
<br>
Sometimes, to fix a problem, you need to hit the "reset" button.<br>
<br>
You can't change the timing belt in a running engine. I think the<br>
same thing holds true for social spaces. Trying to fix some of these<br>
things on the fly in a running and working space is a<br>
nigh-insurmountable task.<br>
<br>
I think it would be a good idea to shut the door. Spend a couple<br>
weeks having a core crew come in and clean the space top to bottom,<br>
front to back. Neaten up the stuff.. bring things up from chaos to<br>
something more ordered. Change the locks and the key pattern. It's<br>
just a lock. They are just keys.<br>
<br>
Use the time to think about the way the social structure works. How<br>
the physical access works. What it means to be a member vs/ a<br>
visitor. Re-evaluate the way things work and how things Could Be<br>
Made Better(tm).<br>
<br>
My $.02.<br>
<br>
-M<br>
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