On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 6:36 AM, Trever Fischer <[email protected] > wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-10-24 at 08:26 -0400, [email protected] wrote: > > Namaste, hakkers! > > > > I've noticed that there was a meeting on 2012-10-23 and that the minutes > are posted. They are visible on the web at > http://synhak.org/wiki/Meetings/23-10-2012. I've also included them in > this mail for reading at your leisure: > > > > {{Infobox_meeting > > |time=7PM > > |date=2012-10-23 > > |venue=1456 Riverside > > |next=Meetings/30-10-2012 > > |previous=Meetings/16-10-2012 > > }} > > > > > > = Agenda = > > > > * '''Note Taker:''' Dan Swick > > * '''Moderator:''' Trever Fischer > > > > == Introduction and Names == > > > > * Devin has a saw but doesn't play in a band. > > * Paul gets ready for vacation. > > * Hannah is an artisan. > > * Wendy lives across from Penny, the master baker > > * Dan gets annoyed at being called "The Man." > > * Trever doesn't play Minecraft but runs a really nice server. > > * Andrew is currently studying for an exam. > > > > > > == Announcements == > > > > * We has a bandsaws. > > * We have parts trays, welding goggles. > > * We have a label printer. > > * Penny has started work on her wine-cork curtains. > > * Saturday is board tour of 21 W. North Street. Will try to sign lease. > Move-in Dec 1, opening day Jan 5. > > * We need speakers for next month and December. > > * Devin will do a welding class in December! > > * Trever will do intro to Arduino, Jan 7. > > * Paul will do a sharpening workshop. > > * Trever worked on a project called "Spiff." Will be using for > inventory, member payments, profile fields, database of all member stuff. > Can be used to track training. Can schedule classes. > > * QR codes are used for inventory, will take you straight to Spiff page. > > * Devin brought Jello(R) shots. > > * 2nd Wednesday of next month, intro to soldering. > > > > == Membership == > > * None. > > > > == Financial Report == > > * Funds in bank: $3138.37 > > > > == Proposals == > > > > <!-- > > Proposal format: > > > > * '''Proposal''' by --~~~~: > > > > Copy the above example verbatim, and place it immediately below this > line. --> > > '''SYN/HAK should be referred to as a makerspace and not a hacker > space.''' by --[[Special:Contributions/76.188.197.165|76.188.197.165]] > 23:57, 22 October 2012 (EDT): Markus Vogl (written by Penny Golightley) > > > > This reasons for this proposal is as follows: > > People are intimidated by the word hacker. This has been observed by a > few of our members when marketing the space and it was even enough of an > issue to be brought up at our WSKU interview. The term makerspace is > friendlier to the general population than hackerspace. Markus told us at > the last meeting he attended that the Chicago makerspace said they had a > lot more success with the term makerspace than hackerspace. This may be a > better PR move. > > ** Nobody will be forced to call it anything. > > > > * '''Alternative proposal''' by --[[User:Tdfischer|Tdfischer]] 00:13, 23 > October 2012 (EDT): We shouldn't have a tagline in any promotional > material. Members should be free to call it what they want. > > > > ** Trever believes that the label is a false dichotomy. We shouldn't > call it anything, so it should be called whatever we want. Take off the > word "Hackerspace" out of logos and promotional material. Still up in the > air, maybe "Make Share Create?" Noisebridge - "We spurn the key and lock." > > > > I'm still very very torn about this decision. Hackerspaces are a very > real thing. Those who want to come to a hackerspace know what one is. If > not, they won't find the term scary at all after about 10 seconds of > explanation. It wasn't 'till a few hours before this meeting that this > was even an issue that needed discussing. I feel it went through way too > fast, and I feel terribad for letting it be discussed at all without > having the original writers of the proposal be there to defend their > side. Additionally, this was a very significant thing. It should've been > discussed for a few weeks before we change something that we were > founded upon. My bad. > > For root's sake, its a word. I don't feel our audience includes "people > who are scared of hacking" or "people who don't have an open mind". We > shouldn't be afraid of whatever sigma "hackerspace" gives us. Instead, > we should embrace it and prove the world that hacking is a Really Cool > Thing that everybody does. There is a whole culture of collaboration > surrounding that term and it is probably an even worse idea in terms of > our public image to act scared about a word that means so much to > people. > > For next week, I'm proposing that we disregard any actions that happened > on Tuesday regarding these two proposals until we get a unanimous > decision by more of the members than the handful that show up every > week, and a total board vote. Trust me, it isn't just me who thinks the > whole process and general idea was not excellent. > > Hacking is not a crime™ > > > > * '''Membership Responsibilities/Titles/Perks''' by > --[[User:Windcask|Windcask]] 14:05, 23 October 2012 (EDT): There's enough > going on (and there will be lots more after we get the space) that it might > be time to talk about membership responsibilities and holding those who > hold them to account. All of us should be equally responsible for the > success or failure of the space as an organization and not rely on certain > higher-level members to move things along. Examples of duties: PR/Social > Media presence, custodial duties, wiki spam cleanup, maintenance and > inventory of equipment, speaking events, demonstrations to the public, etc. > > > > Holding to responsibilities could be accomplished by positive > reinforcement of some kind (special titles, access to VPS services, > higher-level trust in Syn/Hak electronic infrastructure, reduced > memberships, etc.). > > * "Being awesome to everyone" should be enough to motivate members to > pitch in and help out. Leadership should take the lead in the sharing of > responsibilities. Revisit later when it actually becomes a problem. > > > > * '''SysAdmin Meetings''' - Also, proposal for monthly/bi-monthly > strategy meetings involving members and important non-members (relrod for > example) to talk solely about website, social media, and space electronics > administration (servers, lab workstations, door keys, etc.). Could be > physical, could be conference call or IRC chat. > > Passed - 60 minutes before meeting last week in month, get > computer-inclined people involved. > > > > == Discussion Items == > > > > * (Moved to discussion items) * '''Inventapalooza''' by Devin : > Tagline/address gets figured out, but Devin will be working out a whole PR > campaign and pay for it. > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Ryan Rix -- http://rix.si
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