[Noisebridge-discuss] Bill, Ted and Noisebridge's "Excellent" document

[Patrick Keys]

On the topic of "Signal 2 Noise", we should keep an archive of those on 
the wiki.

Thank you for doing those.  I've read both of the two we have so far 
from beginning to end.  I thoroughly enjoyed reading them both.


Patrick



On 2/3/2011 4:27 PM, Danny O'Brien wrote:
> If it's Feb 26th, I can make it... if it's a week later, I can put it in
> Signal 2 Noise, but that's probably too far off
>
> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Glen Jarvis <glen at glenjarvis.com
> <mailto:glen at glenjarvis.com>> wrote:
>
>     Rachel,
>
>         We'll change the day to fit your schedule. :)  The only thing
>     that is not set in stone is the exact time and date to meet...
>     That's a little flexible and in flux until we get a sense of who
>     wants to participate so we can work around their schedules...
>
>     Cheers :)
>
>
>     Glen
>
>     On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 1:45 PM, rachel lyra hospodar
>     <rachelyra at gmail.com <mailto:rachelyra at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         this is an AWESOME idea! The 12th is the monthly hackathon so it
>         would be a great day to hack on our social structure. I think a
>         set of guidelines would be nice for people - we have a lot of
>         unwritten rules that newcomers are often inadvertently tromping
>         all over, then they don't know why people's panties are in a
>         twist.  Some People care about the mores of the group more than
>         about if something is a supposed 'must' or not.
>
>         I unfortunately have to work that day :( but I don't really care
>         too much what these guidelines are so hooray!
>
>         R.
>
>         mediumreality.com <http://mediumreality.com>
>
>         On Feb 3, 2011 10:39 AM, "Glen Jarvis" <glen at glenjarvis.com
>         <mailto:glen at glenjarvis.com>> wrote:
>          > I will be hosting a social event at Noisebridge in about two
>         weeks (around
>          > the 12th or so, but date is still in flux).
>          >
>          > The purpose of this event will be for anyone who wants to
>         show. I wish to,
>          > as a group, create a document -- something that we all agree
>         on (with
>          > consensus). It will be a brainstorming session and discussion
>         session to see
>          > what we can create with group energy.
>          >
>          > The purpose of the document is to bring written life to ways
>         that we can be
>          > excellent to each other. This is not a rule book -- no one
>         "has to" follow
>          > it (nor would they if they "had" to). However, it does give
>         life to what the
>          > group in general will agree *excellence* is (at least at that
>         point in time
>          > for the members who showed up).
>          >
>          > There will be many items brought up, and only a few will make
>         it into the
>          > document (as the group will "consense" on what goes into the
>         document).
>          > That's fine. It does give us a sense, however, for the items
>         that do make
>          > it, that at some point in time a good deal of people agreed
>         enough to
>          > "consense" that something was "excellent."
>          >
>          > Anything in the document is subject to change over time as
>         the people who
>          > come to noisebridge change -- therefore changing the group --
>         therefore
>          > changing what the group thinks excellence will be.
>          >
>          > It's a social experiment that may fail miserably. But, I want
>         to try
>          > "doacracy" with the intent of doing good for the sake of
>         Noisebridge.
>          >
>          > I don't have a personal stake in this idea. If someone else
>         has more time
>          > than I do and wishes to run with the idea instead of me, I
>         will happily
>          > yield to whoever that is. If no else else steps up to the
>         plate, I'm
>          > sticking my neck out, bringing my patience and listening, and
>         will see what
>          > magic can be created.....
>          >
>          > Cheers,
>          >
>          >
>          > Glen
>          > --
>          > Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things
>         which matter
>          > least.
>          >
>          > -- Goethe
>
>
>
>
>     --
>     Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which
>     matter least.
>
>     -- Goethe
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