[Noisebridge-discuss] thefts at noisebridge / access policy

[Liz Henry]

One of the awesome things about the space is meeting people who just
come in from out of town, are here for conferences or as tourists, and
who drop by because we have such a low barrier to entry. I would hate to
lose that aspect of Noisebridge.

I think painting and labeling tools might help this.  In past large
co-ops I lived in, we would paint even things like hammers and
screwdrivers in horrible day-glo colors and label them with the co-op
name and address. While that didn't make them unstealable, it made it
less easy to forget their origin when people borrowed them, and it also
made them less saleable.   Some attrition on useful or valuable items
was expected and inevitable.

Theft isn't as predictable as to who would take things as you might
think.   So, only letting in people we know may close off a lot of good
results, while not actually stopping theft.  Oh, and I have a day-glo
green hammer from 20 years ago that someday I really should return to a
certain co-op...

Drills, dremels, etc are harder to replace than hammers of course.

I hope that if we tighten up door access, it can be temporary.

I think the social engineering group is reconvening soon and might work
on the door code system!



- Liz






On 10/18/12 8:14 PM, Jake wrote:
> stuff continues to be stolen from noisebridge at an alarming rate.
> 
> this used to be a place where we could have nice things, and now instead
> it's a place where theives can come when they want a laptop, a cordless
> drill, an R/C helicopter.
> 
> Yeah, a helicopter.  Hao was making a "mind controlled helicopter"
> project using an R/C helicopter he bought, and it was on his member
> shelf in the box a couple of days ago.
> 
> I guess someone thought it was free for the taking.
> 
> Also, we have no hand drills anymore.  Well, we have a few broken
> no-name drills with no battery or charger, but we used to have a nice
> DeWalt and a nice Bosch.  All gone.  Probably the reciprocating saw
> too.  If it's not nailed down, i guess it's free for the taking?
> 
> Noisebridge is currently open to the public, in the sense that anyone
> can walk in without being vetted, and stay all night after others have
> to go home.
> 
> I think we should change that, so that only people with valid codes can
> open the door (except by going down the steps and physically opening it)
> 
> I'm sure Rayc will gladly storm down the steps 30 times an hour to open
> it for whoever is there, but at least everyone else will learn
> discretion, and people who don't know how to get a door code will be out
> of the business of letting people in the front door.
> 
> Too harsh?  Should we keep access loose?  Discuss.
> 
> -jake
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