[Noisebridge-discuss] ATTENTION EVERYBODY: GET A LIFE!

[Albert Sweigart]

There's nothing wrong with Noisebridge that can't be fixed by what's
right with Noisebridge.

-Al

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 4:17 PM, meredith scheff <satiredun at gmail.com> wrote:
> Noisebridge, A+++, would hack again.
>
> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Dr. Jesus <j at hug.gs> wrote:
>>
>> Noisebridge isn't broken.
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:28 AM, Patrick Keys <citizenkeys at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > The consideration's long been done.  You are preaching to the choir.
>> > I've long since determined that Noisebridge is broken and also I'm not a
>> > good fit.  The organizational culture at Noisebridge is just too much of
>> > a disorganized mess.
>> >
>> > ...But Noisebridge is the only real hackerspace within San Francisco.
>> > The rest are dull co-working spaces and there's also TechShop.  It has
>> > almost been worth putting up with the broken-ness of Noisebridge to meet
>> > professional contacts, which occasionally does happen.  As somebody with
>> > a business degree, I would have also liked to have said that I
>> > contributed to somehow making the organization of Noisebridge a better
>> > experience.
>> >
>> > As the only hackerspace in "The City", I would have though initially
>> > that Noisebridge could be a flagship positive example for other
>> > hackerspaces, the "Grand Lodge" of Silicon Valley / Northern California
>> > hackerspaces, if you will.  But that's never going to happen.
>> >
>> >
>> > Patrick Keys
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On 2/24/2011 10:15 AM, Colin Keigher wrote:
>> >> Patrick:
>> >> If you're not welcomed to the space, maybe you should consider not
>> >> coming? I know that it sucks to be booted from a community but perhaps
>> >> you're a square in a round hole there? You know what I mean? It isn't
>> >> healthy to try and defend yourself when consensus is up against you.
>> >>
>> >> Maybe cut your loses and consider doing something else? I think that is
>> >> the best thing you should do from here on.
>> >>
>> >> All:
>> >> As an outsider and fellow hackerspace-ian, I can understand the
>> >> troubles
>> >> that Patrick may be giving you--we've run into individuals that have
>> >> given us grief as well. However, it is really upsetting to see a
>> >> well-respected hackerspace bring themselves down to the level where
>> >> there is public fighting on an open mailing list. It seems to damage
>> >> the
>> >> integrity of Noisebridge and only serves as an example of what not to
>> >> do.
>> >>
>> >> Perhaps what should be done is what we do at our hackerspace and keep
>> >> this sort of dramatics to a members-only mailing list.
>> >>
>> >> - Colin
>> >>
>> >> On 2/24/11 9:17 AM, Patrick Keys wrote:
>> >>> ATTENTION EVERYBODY:
>> >>> GET A LIFE!
>> >>>
>> >>> ANYBODY THAT CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING MORE INTERESTING THAN ME TO
>> >>> DISCUSS
>> >>> OBVIOUSLY HAS NO LIFE.
>> >>>
>> >>> MOVE ON!
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Patrick Keys
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