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

[aestetix aestetix]

I don't think an anti-kid policy is necessary. However, I also don't think
we should be extremely publicly outgoing. Having one kid around (and
specifically a member's) is one thing, having 20 kids around expecting an
episode of Clifford the Big Red Hacker is totally different.

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Al Billings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:

> On 6/1/09 3:20 PM, Christie Dudley wrote:
>
>> You hit the nail on the head as to what I was thinking, aestetix.  I just
>> spent the weekend peeling children off of heavy sharp metal balls only to
>> have their parents complain to me that their children not be treated thus
>> (if they even notice).  I say our obs should not be treated thus.  We pretty
>> much came to the consensus that the orbs were not for children, and it was a
>> mistake to ever think otherwise.
>>
>> Noisebridge is not FOR children.  It is for hackers.  Helping people to
>> understand this prevents Bad Things.
>>
>
> And I'll repeat what I said in channel the other day. When my 13 year old
> daughter is in town, I'm going to feel free to bring her by Noisebridge
> unless we, in consensus, make a no kids policy that includes the children of
> members. I know Grey feels the same as well with his kids.
>
> Al
>
>
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