<p dir="ltr">I agree with orientation. I think we should have a clear tradition for this. This is not structure in my opinion, but culture. The distinction I would argue for here is while structure is written or more unchangeable, culture can allow for individual expression. It is customary at noisebridge to give new visitors a tour. I think it would be nice if we also had mentors available for new people to indoctrinate them into our group. I will begin mentoring new people in a more formal way, and hope it catches on. My own experiences as a noisebridge noob were somewhat difficult, although wonderful. It would have been helped by this sort of process. Many people did help and mentor me, but maybe having that mentorship explicitly stated could help. I wouldn't really like completion of such a process to be a prerequisite for anything though.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The shop is an interesting case, but who will enforce this new access control? A lock, a hired person? The shop is dangerous and has expensive tools. It's definitely the proving ground for any new access controls in my opinion. The other place that could be used to try access control is the member shelves. I still maintain that culture is more effective than control. If we do not tolerate thieves, they won't come around. The whole mentorship thing could help to more quickly expose people who are at Noisebridge without intending to hack.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It is important that we preserve agency at noisebridge, as it is a rare experience in modern times. It may be even rarer in technical and scientific exploits. Given the danger involved, these exploits tend to be governed by hierarchy. This is why I love noisebridge and see it as a rare gem (if a dirty, blemished, and troubled one). I hope that we can solve it's problems with creative new solutions instead of adopting the proven solutions and their compromises on individual freedom.<br>
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