[Noisebridge-discuss] noisebridge propaganda

[Patrick Keys]

Jeez... I used the word "propaganda" entirely as a joke.  I did not mean 
propaganda in the literal sense.

I asked about the flyers because it seems like somebody should run it by 
the group before doing something on behalf of noisebridge.  Printing a 
bunch of flyers about noisebridge and on behalf of noisebridge and 
handing them out to people seems incredibly rude and presumptuous 
without discussing it first with the larger group.

Regardless of what it is, there's a lot of people that show up here only 
once a week or less often and don't follow all the noisebridge details. 
  Something tangible that they can take, lose in all their other stuff, 
and then find later on is something tangible to let people know that we 
seriously welcome them and want them at noisebridge.

As for lots of discussion about the money situation the last couple of 
days... I had requested awhile back that serious discussion about money 
matters and fund-raising activities be moved to a dedicated list for 
those serious about such discussion.  That discuss thread was titled 
"meeting notes 2010-11-30" The response I got was:
"I have an opinion.  I'd like to see discussion of vital NB concerns 
like money, remain on the general list.  I don't want to make it easy 
for people to ignore that we're in financial trouble, nor hide the 
progress we're making on turning that around."


Patrick



On 12/21/2010 2:16 PM, Jacob Appelbaum wrote:
> On 12/21/2010 12:00 PM, Patrick Keys wrote:
>> Perhaps a simple and effective tri-fold flyer would be an effective
>> piece of propaganda that visitors can take on their way out the door.
>> It could contain information about noisebridge, how we stay afloat
>> (well, try to anyway), and also explain our perpetual need for money.
>>
>> A simple detachable envelope to send donations could even be attached to
>> the flyer.  Having something simple like a flyer is something tangible
>> that people can take with them so they don't forget about noisebridge.
>> We could do such a flyer using an old-school desktop publishing program.
>>
>> Just an idea.
>>
>
> Ideas are nice. I think your idea is great. The key to making an idea
> float at Noisebridge is either to take action to bring your idea to
> fruition or to convince others that the idea is worthwhile. The second
> hardly results in action being taken by anyone.
>
> Which are you doing?
>
> All the best,
> Jake
>
> P.S.
>
> Also - consider that the use of the word propaganda is a thought and
> word crime in the United States for a 501(c)3 non-profit. Please be
> aware of this limitation.
> _______________________________________________
> Noisebridge-discuss mailing list
> Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss