FAMiLab has always had nearly-enough dues-paying members to stay afloat, but often one or two of us would have to pwnee up $100 or $150 for the month. We have extraordinarily low rent, as well -- $400/mo, which would only be 8 sustained members at $50 dues. <br>
<br>We've had at least 40 people come and go, say they were interested but eventually drop communication, or say we currently have little to offer them that they don't already have. <br><br> We have managed to keep a core of about 4 people and we have kept a space running for an entire year at this point (yesterday, actually!). <br>
<br><br>Now, I know a lot of people suggest that the Hackerspaces hacker culture differs from the Internet hacker culture in that internet culture has very fluid membership, where hackerspace culture usually has solid membership. <br>
<br><br>Are we wrong to have a fluid membership in our hackerspace? Do we expect people to contribute on a consistent basis? Is it alright if some members don't show up for a few months, or are we supposed to focus on keeping the space prominent in the minds of our members? Are we doing something wrong? <br>
<br>We are a limited team with limited time and resources on our hands. If we don't have the time to produce our own media and labs, should we promote the use of existing how-to resources? <br><br><br>Currently we host 3 events: a weekly general meeting, a weekly micro-mondays with minimal success, and a local DefCon group's meetings with 10-25 people per meet. <br>