[Noisebridge-discuss] unannounced groups of non-members at Noisebridge (esp. kids)

[Christie Dudley]

Well, the determination to keep plans, once made, might propel them into our
space on Weise.  Ever had a kid you told you were going to do something fun
and then not done it?  Besides, it's only a few hundred feet to our door -
barely enough distance to get nervous and turn back, especially if you
aren't observant.

As for adult themes, I was thinking specifically of the Arse Technica poster
at the top of the stairs and the "map of kink" at the bottom of the stairs.
Not a question of nudity or whatnot, so much as "what does that mean?"
questions that are hard to answer.  (Although it doesn't take a lot of
imagination to interpret the Arse Technica poster.)

Although Kelly's comment illustrates my point pretty well.  Many of us are
not accustomed to having children around and don't really even notice things
that most parents worry about.  Many of the parents associated with our
space are pretty cool with their kids and the exposures they have, but this
doesn't translate to all parents.  I think it's an excellent thing to do to
give people enough information to make an informed decision for themselves
and any children they may be responsible for.

Christie

---
"I want us all to think about new and creative ways to engage young people
in science and engineering, whether it's science festivals, robotics
competitions, fairs that encourage young people to create and build and
invent -- to be makers of things, not just consumers of things."

- President Obama in address to National Academy of Sciences April 27, 2009


On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Kelly <hurtstotouchfire at gmail.com> wrote:

> See, here's one of the perks of our location.  If they can make it
> down Weiss, I'm not sure we can offend them.
>
> Incidentally, I don't particularly think that Noisebridge is "adult
> themed" at present, but I would welcome a decor trend in that
> direction.  And as to warning people on the wiki, I guess I'd say do
> what thou wilst.
>
> -K
>
> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 7:41 PM, Christie Dudley <longobord at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > It seems to me that "policy" would be the wrong word to use in a place
> where
> > the running paradigm is "do what thou wilst".  If people feel like
> letting
> > folks into the space, then that will probably happen.
> >
> > It strikes me as wise to have maybe a page on the wiki advising potential
> > guests of what to expect in the space.  I can see difficult situations
> > avoided if parents understand that we prominently display adult themed
> > materials as well as our "use your own judgement" safety policy.  Maybe
> > getting a visitor contact up there who can make arrangements to meet them
> > would be neat.
> >
> > Then again who reads the wiki anyway.  People will continue to come
> > unannounced and unprepared.
> >
> > On May 28, 2009 5:40 PM, "Josh Myer" <josh at joshisanerd.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 05:36:40PM -0700, Seth David Schoen wrote: >
> > Christoph Maier writes: > > > ...
> >
> > They've clearly picked up the hope others have abandoned on the hack
> > shelf.
> >
> > (It's stashed behind the dead CD-ROM drives, if you've missed it)
> > --
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> >  josh at joshisanerd.com
> >
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