[Noisebridge-discuss] LAN party gaming group: Please stop using Noisebridge resources for your own personal enjoyment of computer game play

[Robert Fletcher]

Rubin, I would love to argue each one of your points, seeing as how they're
all either blown vastly out of proportion or, in most cases, entirely
false.  However, more important, I think, is to discuss the act of sending
flaming messages to the list, and how such thoughtless criticism negatively
affects the culture of the space.  I've met a number of awesome people who
have visited Noisebridge only to stop coming specifically because of having
had a run in with someone like you.  This is not excellent behavior, and
whatever contributions you make to Noisebridge are negated completely by
driving off great people who can bring awesome things to the space given
enough acceptance to express themselves.  Just because you don't like
something that doesn't make it invalid.  I don't find a great deal of value
in parties that result in someone being shipped off to Singapore for a day,
but that doesn't mean I think it has any less right to be there.  (Though,
admittedly, I voted for the Singapore option, too.  I don't think
Noisebridge needs any more phalluses...or dicks.)

Bottom line is, if you have concerns about something related to Zergbridge
or otherwise, by all means talk to us.  I assure you, we're all very
reasonable and friendly people, and as much as anything we want to make a
positive contribution to Noisebridge.  You aren't winning any battles or any
friends by sending out passive aggressive notes full of unsubstantiated
arguments while we happen to be sitting ten feet away.

Regarding the official details of Zergbridge, we meet every Saturday at 3pm,
do programming and video game development until 6:30 or 7, and then we
proceed with the slaughtering of innocent zombies.  It's all on the wiki.
My apologies for the noise violation, Jason--we should have been more aware
of our surroundings.  It's definitely a priority now to keep ourselves in
the same room and keep the noise at a reasonable level.

--Robert Fletcher

On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 6:44 PM, Jason Dusek <jason.dusek at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Rubin, I look forward to seeing you mellow with age. You've
>  got a great mixture of bold and noble tones that will mature
>  in to a smooth, deep character. Surely.
>
>  The LAN parties do grate on people. There's not a Saturday in
>  recent memory when the horrors of man's war against pitiless
>  zombies do not confront me, dire and inescapable. At least one
>  person has complained to me about it -- they come to hack and
>  here are these folks, calling between rooms for ammo and
>  backup.
>
>  Now that the LAN party has moved all in to classroom, it's a
>  better situation. However, I wonder how long these things
>  last?  People say (but I have made no effort to verify) that
>  it can soak up the afternoon and last in to the evening. I
>  think that's too much.
>
>  Folks have also raised concern about Sunday D&D as well.
>  Gaming in the space raises important concerns of "air quality"
>  as well as stimulating us to think about just what NB is for;
>  I suppose it's like drinking and weed in that regard.
>
> --
> Jason Dusek
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