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* Mediation by demand - We only do it if it's likely to succeed and everyone involved wants to do it. | * Mediation by demand - We only do it if it's likely to succeed and everyone involved wants to do it. | ||
== Red | == Red Flags == | ||
Red | Red flags are small signs that someone might be doing or going to try and do something that hurts the Noisebridge community. Seeing one warning sign is a reason for concern, but not a problem in and of itself. We talk about red flags when we see them to figure out if there's a larger pattern of behavior that no one person is seeing. Ie, someone found someone asleep on the couch, but didn't think too much of it. They mention it, and find out that three other people have woken the same person up, and a fourth person saw them stashing clothes in the wood shop. Now there's a much different story, which makes it pretty clear that this person doesn't belong at Noisebridge. | ||
Red flags include, but are not limited to: | |||
* Name dropping to invoke privilege. Particularly if that person is [[User:Maltman23|Mitch]], "the owner", or "the people in charge". | * Name dropping to invoke privilege. Particularly if that person is [[User:Maltman23|Mitch]], "the owner", or "the people in charge". | ||
* Bolting past the person opening the door for them and heading for the back of the space | * Bolting past the person opening the door for them and heading for the back of the space | ||
* | * Immediately heading to a hidey-hole - a dark, unpopulated corner of the space | ||
* Immediately rummaging through things after coming in. Either in the hack shelves, or elsewhere in the space. | |||
* Demanding help/attention when first coming in to the space (ie, fix my laptop/phone) | |||
* Lying | |||
* Giving people a hard time when someone questions their behavior or asks them to leave. | * Giving people a hard time when someone questions their behavior or asks them to leave. | ||
* Only taking from the space - | * Only taking from the space - this mean direct theft of tools/hack shelf contents/laptops/materials/etc, or simply taking energy out of the space, by ie, sleeping, constantly complaining, etc. | ||
* Only giving to the space - this is also known as the Savior/Martyr pattern (see below). | * Only giving to the space - this is also known as the Savior/Martyr pattern (see below). | ||
* Only using the Noisebridge kitchen/internet/couches | |||
* Ringing the doorbell late at night | |||
* Storing personal items/clothing at Noisebridge, particularly in out-of-sight places | * Storing personal items/clothing at Noisebridge, particularly in out-of-sight places | ||
* | * Not making sense - racing thoughts, paranoia, etc | ||
* Shows up | * Immediately asking about the 24 hour access policy | ||
* Showing a sense of entitlement - an attitude that Noisebridge exists solely for their benefit | |||
* Gets argumentative quickly vs discussing when things don't go their way | |||
* Argues about how Noisebridge should be when brand new to the community | |||
* Sleeps in the space | |||
* Shows up drunk/high | |||
* Immediately tells you "I've been coming here for years." | |||
* Invokes anarchism as a reason why they can do whatever they want and don't have to listen to anyone else. | * Invokes anarchism as a reason why they can do whatever they want and don't have to listen to anyone else. | ||
* Reacts poorly when people introduce themselves or want to chat. | * Reacts poorly when people introduce themselves or want to chat. | ||
The Savior/Martyr pattern: | The Savior/Martyr pattern: |