[Noisebridge-discuss] MonkeyBrains donates a new uplink to Noisebridge

[jim]

   seems clear and good to me: i don't care to know 
about much: before action is taken on behalf or in 
the name of noisebridge, the plans for the action 
should be opened for discussion. 
   with respect to actions not in the name of or on 
behalf of noisebridge per se, i would only care if 
they were interesting to me personally, and then 
grateful to those who'd let me in on things. the 
more people tell me, the greater the pool of 
possibilities from which i can choose. i'm up for 
hearing about anything (as long as i can walk away 
from the conversation when i'm bored). i generally 
announce whatever i'm up to on the list and then 
continue on. 
   as to the criticisms of others, seems to me the 
best course is to develop thick, fire-proof skin--
let 'em bitch and don't let it bother you. 
   it would be nice if criticisms were generally 
deprecated: if you don't like something, focus on 
what you do like and don't make things unpleasant 
for others; and don't encourage others' criticisms. 



On Sun, 2009-11-29 at 00:53 -0800, Rubin Abdi wrote:
> jim wrote, On 20091128 205549:
> >     my concern is that people might be secretive
> > about taking actions in the name of or on behalf
> > of noisebridge. before action is taken, issues
> > should be made plain and open for discussion. i
> > would like to know about risks of accepting a
> > gift, if there are some.
> >     that people are discrete about making plans is
> > not of much interest to me.
> 
> One of the most lovely things about Noisebridge, I find, is being able 
> to do things discreetly, without inviting criticism or the input of 
> others. If I knew about everything going on, there wouldn't opportunity 
> to be surprised. Things would get boring rather quickly. If everyone 
> else had to know about everything I was doing, I wouldn't have time to 
> get things to a finishes state.
> 
> Be mindful of what you're actually asking for here.
>