<div dir="ltr">Thank you for stating this Al. �I fully support the board and it's decisions. �</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:41 AM, Gregory Dillon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gregorydillon@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregorydillon@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Thanks Al, Great post. �People want to have hope for Noisebridge, and it would be great if the brd of directors does Direct. � As you says, that's a legal responsibility. � With the �near crisis conditions at Noisebridge, its a necessary that Board exercises purposes.<br>
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<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:27 AM, Al Sweigart <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:asweigart@gmail.com" target="_blank">asweigart@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Jake and all,<div><br></div><div>I understand your frustration, because it's one I've had too. I think that there are a few people at Noisebridge who like it being a clubhouse or a place with free rent (but only for their friends, not the general public, of course) and use consensus so that they can prevent anyone from changing this. For all the anarchist rhetoric, Noisebridge is the most conservative organization I've ever been a part of.</div>
<div><br></div><div>People sleeping overnight at the space has been a problem FOR YEARS.</div><div>People living out of the space and storing their personal things there has been a problem FOR YEARS.</div><div>Being unable to get rid of people who abuse and steal from others or regularly get stoned/drunk/loud/unexcellent has been a problem FOR YEARS.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The bylaws of Noisebridge (our Constitution, as it were) state that the board of directors makes all the executive decisions for the organization. It's just that the board has deferred to the consensus process in the past. I believe this is precisely why these problems are so hard to fix, including when I served on the board in 2011.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Members have gotten tired of this, which is why a board that wants to take a more active hand in stopping these abuses has been voted in.</div><div><br></div><div>Jake, I know we're going to have to start proving ourselves with deeds instead of just words, but you're a great contributor to the space. Making Noisebridge more welcoming to hackers like you is exactly what we want to do in 2014.</div>
</div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 11:29 PM, Adrian Chadd <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:adrian.chadd@gmail.com" target="_blank">adrian.chadd@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>On 5 March 2014 23:27, Jake <<a href="mailto:jake@spaz.org" target="_blank">jake@spaz.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> not much, i was just stirred to action by the self-congratulatory progress<br>
> of electing a meaningless board while the ship that is noisebridge slowly<br>
> fills with sewage while waiting for a crew.<br>
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> what was i supposed to do, threaten to hold my breath until changes are<br>
> made?<br>
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</div>I believe the answer is "grab a plunger" ?<br>
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(which you did, right?)<br>
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