[Noisebridge-discuss] Fundraiser at Cellspace October 9th

[jim]

   i'm with chrisie and john. 
   seems to me we should embrace a few constraints 
such as no big parties, maybe a maximum noise level 
so's to allow others to have quiet conversations 
and study, i can think of others, but will stop at 
this point to introduce the concept of constraints 
being a good thing (the right constraints, few in 
number...). 




On Fri, 2009-09-18 at 12:07 -0700, John Magolske wrote:
> * Christie Dudley <longobord at gmail.com> [090918 02:11]:
> > As I mentioned otherwise, other parties could and should be held in
> > the space, but more on a "members and guests" basis. The last thing
> > in the world I want is to have all the hipsters in SF decide NB is a
> > cool venue and decide it's the place to come party all the time.
> 
> That sums up one of my concerns. A door propped open to the Mission
> at large with a big 'ol party upstairs sound really unpleasant to me.
> 
> Last night at 2169 -- the impromptu accordion/washboard musicians
> made cool music, but I did not care for the way they played
> demolition-derby with our roller-chairs, smashing them into each
> other and the floor...we don't need to add to our collection of broken
> chairs. I'm concerned that through bringing in wider cross-sections of
> drunken people to the space we'll see more of this sort of destructive
> behavior.
> 
> Also last night, someone spilled a drink near the entrance and didn't
> bother to clean it up. We have an existing and long-standing problem
> with contributing members leaving a trail of half-eaten food and dirty
> dishes in their wake. Hordes of posers stepping this up a few levels
> would be an absolute nightmare.
> 
> I really do like the inclusive open-door nature of Noisebridge. My
> hope would be that this open door exist more for people who come with
> a willingness to contribute or learn in some constructive way, not
> just hang out, get drunk, and try to pick up a 'hacker' contact high.
> 
> John
> 
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