[Noisebridge-discuss] Are people okay with people sleeping at the Noisebridge space?

[Dan Cote]

I think a "membership" option for people who can't pay could be a good
thing. It shouldn't be a mandatory precursor for participating in the space
though. You are suggesting that people should have to go through the month
long process to be accepted as members and then go on hiatus before hacking
after a certain time? I think this is bureaucratic procedure for procedure's
sake. This can scare off some cool new members. I also think that the
proposal would radically alter Noisebridge's entire method of operation in a
negative way.
I agree with what Liz said as well.

When you see someone who may not belong in the space, you make a judgement
call and take action. Ask for help and opinions from the others. If the
person fights back or keeps returning, we talk about it at the meeting.

On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 2:33 PM, Al Sweigart <asweigart at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've got the solution to that side too.
>
> If it's just the $80/$40 membership dues that is keeping people from
> becoming members in the membership binder, then the hiatus membership
> hack would work perfectly. We could hold off implementing it for four
> or five weeks to give people time to put their names in the binder.
> People who are regulars wouldn't have any problem at all finding
> signatures.
>
> On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Andy Isaacson <adi at hexapodia.org> wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 02:03:21PM -0700, rachel lyra hospodar wrote:
> >> Maybe you find it odd that I think it would be an asshole move to kick
> >> people out at midnight,
> >
> > I think it would be a *terrible* idea to try to kick non-members
> > (whatever the heck that means) out at midnight.  That's the peak of
> > productivity at Noisebridge.  Pretty much every time I'm there at
> > midnight there are dozens of people happily hacking away on useful
> > projects; it doesn't quiet down until much later.
> >
> > Most of the people who do cool shit at Noisebridge aren't "members".
> > This is a big part of our secret sauce.
> >
> >> I am not burning bridges, but trying to make it clear how fundamental I
> >> believe radical inclusivity is to Noisebridge. It is part of what we
> >> do, and it is part of why I am here.
> >
> > Our radical inclusivity's a huge part of why I'm here, too.
> >
> > -andy
> >
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