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

[Rameen]

Rubin,







On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Robert Fletcher <lobatifricha at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
>> Linux User #510144 | http://counter.li.org/
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