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== Greeters == * Mitch: we’ve had a problem w/ people who don’t belong here, who don’t contribute, who don’t have any clue or care about the culture of NB, and they say unsavory things, sleep here, and otherwise make it uncomfortable for the people who do actually do things here. They should be kept away from here. If anyone slips in, we need people who can take point on accepting problems. Not everyone is suited to be able to say “get the fuck out!” Not everyone knows what noisebridge is about, not everyone knows… a lackadaisackal approach worked well in the first 2 years, but then Occupy happened, and a lot of them showed up and basically squatted the place. If all you want to do is a political action, this isn’t the place for it! * Mitch: Housing Hacking is NOT OK here! * Mitch: Sleep Hacking is NOT OK here! * Praveen: Noisebridge is political! It has to be a fine line. * Mitch: there are ppl who do belong here, and ppl who don’t. * Mitch: Greeters are there to make sure everyone knows when they come that we’re an anarchist organization, we have Consensus process, explaining our culture… * Mitch: We have to make sure there’s a continuity of culture. * Praveen: You have to have a counter in this. When we enacted our anti-harassment policy, i fought for housing status to be part of that. There are homeless people coming to Noisebridge and if we discriminate, we will crumble. * Torrie: There are resources that we can direct ppl to. We have that wiki page. It’s not in our best interests to violate the lease. * Naomi: We’re not saying “you can’t be here b/c you’re homeless”, we’re saying “don’t sleep here.” * Praveen: I agree w/ the no-sleeping policy, but we have to make this a safe space for everyone * Mitch: We don’t have to be a safe space for everyone. * Praveen: We don’t have to be a safe space for people who are not willing to participate in creating a safe space for others. * Mitch: Q of who belongs and who doesn’t will be a discussion at NB for a long time. These distinctions are true of all groups. The Greeters are here to be gatekeepers, to keep people who don’t belong out, to welcome ppl to check us out and see if they can benefit here and contribute back. * J: Let’s keep it simple! The purpose of NB is to learn, teach, explore, and create new things. If you’re not willing to do those things, then this is not the place for you. * JC: in the words of another of our illustrious founders, “Sleep at Noisebridge”. I would say you’re going to have a really hard time codifying that line, and if NB decides to Consense on any of that, I will spend very little time here. But I have a zero tolerance policy on snoring. * Mitch: the problem isn’t sleeping, it’s USING NB to sleep in. Ppl who come here TO SLEEP aren’t allowed here, period. 2 ppl i know of actually lived at NB and that was a positive thing. Steen living at 83C in the very beginning created a presence that made fewer drug users feel welcome to use the alley to shoot up. Frantisek lived here at 2169 and improved the space. They contributed & benefited. * Matt: I agree w/ that completely. Ppl want to make an issue of a person sleeping in the space when that’s the only negative thing you could say against them. The counterexample — a lot of us, Dan, Deja — spent a lot of time defending the space from Zombies, and once Dan was caught sleeping by Monad * Praveen: maybe the thing we write is, “you can only sleep if you can sleep Excellently” * [laughter] * Alex: we do ppl a disservice when we don’t explain where they are and what to expect. Sometimes people will go ask ppl who are there who are not Greeters, which can turn out all kinds of ways that may not create a good cultural outcome… hopefully if we do this properly, Greeters can become recognized for this important work. * Kevin: I did a stint as a Docent and thought it was kinda fun. It’s nice to meet ppl coming in the door, a pleasure. Being over-the-top enthusiastic is a good way of helping you discern who belongs and who doesn’t — got that from Mitch. * Mitch: Yeah — I shake their hand, ask what NB is about. “Oh it’s a hackerspace, do what you love, explore…! so what kind of things” — I’m overbearing. If they act all nervous I step up the enthusiasm. If they come back with “I’m totally excited about something that tweets when you flush!” then I”m pleasantly surprised. But people who kinda keep acting nervous, I suggest there may be other places in the city they would like to explore. Greeters should make sure ppl know what Noisebridge is FOR and discourage people who don’t belong from staying here. * Mitch: The problem hours are definitely the wee hours, and after whatever arbitrary hour we pick, Greeters should close up. If there’s not a Greeter at the door, NB is not open to the public, it’s open to Members in Good Standing and their guests, who Members take responsibility for (if Member leaves, guest must leave as well). * J: In a short time I came to enjoy what the essence of this place was, to the point where I want to be a Greeter, to be part of the solution… so, sign me up… I work very hard but I’m willing to spend some weekends on this. * Torrie: When you start regularly doing the process of guarding the space, it becomes easier. You ask guests to leave when you’re the last Member in the space, and you become more comfortable transferring responsibility to other Members when you are on your way out. * Mitch: passing guests between Members can create MORE social * Kevin: Are you taking point on getting Greeters together? * Mitch: yeah, working on that. initial group will be taking on a lot of hours but hopefully we’ll spin up more volunteers soon. [[Category:Meeting Notes]]
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