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

[Rachel McConnell]

It also has to do with managing expectations.  Do we want to do this?
How?  IMHO the most we can or should do is put a note on the front page
of the wiki, something like:

Noisebridge, while not child-unfriendly, is not specifically intended
for children.  Please exercise good judgement deciding whether to bring
children into the space.

Rachel

nils at shkoo.com wrote:
> Yes, and I don't Christie's problem is necessarily children specific. I
> think that adults who have unrealistic expectations that things should
> be made safe for them and that we should should cater to their every
> need are not welcome at noisebridge either.
> 
> I don't think it's a children versus adults thing; I think it's a
> respectful and mature versus non-respectful and immature thing.
> 
> -nils
> 
> On Mon, 1 Jun 2009, aestetix aestetix wrote:
> 
>> 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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