I've been this close (picture two fingers squeezed tightly) to starting a
new space for over a year... but I can't get over the feeling that it
would hurt feelings even if there is no activity (I mean NONE). I know a
lot of people interested in a new space - but they won't have anything
to do with this present space as it is. It's a shame. :(<br>
It's just dying... and I really would like to see it survive and flourish... but has steadily been wilting like the interest of a child who is disappointed with the overhyped toy they had to have for christmas.<br><br>
<br><br>Let me propose a hypothetical Q in the style of the beginning of Ultima IV:Quest for the Avatar<br>(showing my antiquity there!)<br><br>You meet a fledgling squire in your kingdom that has heard of hackerspaces in other realms and wishes to be involved in such awesomeness. You also know that your hackerspace will gladly take their money but hasn't even met in months - and it is a grim wager that there will be any meeting anytime soon - but you want to help support and save your space. You also do not want to rise any false hopes in the fledgling only to set them up for almost certain and inevitable disappointment and perhaps turn them off of the hackerspace concept altogether. What do you say/do?<br>
<br>A: Tell them that hackerspaces are AWESOME and that it's all about being able to Relate/Collaborate/Incubate! You hope to help build more interest and membership - you say, "Hey there's one here in Brittania! You should come by and get involved and have fun!!!" (this would be the loyalty choice)<br>
<br>B: Tell them that hackerspaces are AWESOME and that it's all about being
able to Relate/Collaborate/Incubate! "I heard there's one here in Brittania." but nothing else because you feel you are deceiving them if you encourage them to come by a regularly scheduled meeting time that hasn't seen anyone but yourself in months. (i wish this was the honesty choice)<br>
<br>C: Pretend you are ignorant of the existing HS and say "I KNOW HUH?!?!?! Wanna start one!?!?!?!" (again - dishonest)<br><br>Of course you don't want to say - OH don't go there - it's totally lame! <br>
Nor do you want to tell someone that the "gang meets on every other saturday afternoon" to have them show up and just look at you in an empty space. Been there WAY TOO MANY TIMES!<br>Def not going to make up excuses... <br>
<br>I don't know... that's the kind of delima going on here... Any decent option D that anyone can come up with?<br>