Current Consensus Items

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Date First Discussed XX Month, Year	Proposed By User	Informal Summary Title	Body of Motion	Author of this Record User
September 5th, 2023	proposed by Loren	2 member block -- for only freeform motions -- temporary 3 month effect, renew	Renewing May 23rd, 2023 Consensus Item REVIEW AGAIN on Feb 18, 2025 Updating blocking requirement for big C consensus items from 1 to 2 people. Currently in order to block a big C consensus Item, we need only 1 member to block. Would like to update this number to 2 members. Perhaps the 1 member to block made sense when the community was tiny. It doesn't make sense anymore in our much larger community. If you cant convince anyone else to block with you, then maybe you just have bad ideas. The community should not have to make changes only folks with bad ideas think are good. This change would be provisional for 3 months [from May 23, 2023]. Also would only apply for member proposed consensus items, non-member proposed consensus items would still be block able by a single member. Also only 1 member would be required to block new membership. Also if any one member would like to block, but cannot because they are alone, they can request a 1 week hold to defer decision for an additional 3rd week.	Author of this record: Mark
Some time in December	Proposed by Elle	Guild's Noisebridge Right to Refuse	To make abundantly clear that donations to Noisebridge are welcome but subject to acceptance. It is un-excellent to dump or force donations upon Noisebridge. Acceptance of donations is by consensus, in that, members may accept a donation on behalf of the organization unless another member objects. In which case, small c consensus must be reached before an item is accepted. Large items (24 x 24 x 30 or items requiring 10 cubic feet of space or more) and items that may pose a physical danger to those on site must be accepted before being brought to Noisebridge. Unaccepted items, dumped items and items left on Noisebridge premises through any other un-excellent means, may be disposed of by Noisebridge with or without notice to the donor. To make abundantly clear that the guild that organizes the use of an item, such as sewing for sewing machines and electronics for arduinos, and gaming for game related controllers, can refuse, dispose of or return to donor donations made to them. If the guild determines an item is not safe for Noisebridge, the guild's determination will be given greater weight than the donor or others who do not or are not trained in the use of the item donated.	Author of this record: Elle