[hackerspaces] Removing non-hackerspaces from the hackerspaces.org list?

[Rhys Rhaven]

Just don't call yourself ents. That has a completely different meaning,
especially in California.

Rhys


On 05/06/2011 12:24 AM, Rob Davy wrote:
> At the end of the day, is it really a huge issue? So what, there's 3
> places in Atlanta listed, whoopdy lala! If there was 300 and it was
> impossible to filter out the noise, then sure, but there's 3.
>
> We (ENTS, Edmonton New Technology Society), conciously choose not to
> use the word 'hacker' in what we do because it has too many negative
> conitations and we get some funding from the City and corporate
> people, but we're still a hackerspace at heart (non-profit, member
> run, work benches, etc). But we also rent some offices to some
> businesses to fund ourselves. And some of our members are more
> interested in technology business than taking things apart.
>
> Also, to whoever started this and is in Atlanta with the 'hackerspace'
> in question; have you reached out to them? There's probably a huge
> overlap between your potential users and you should be heavily
> cross-promoting and co-promoting in my opinion.
>
> Hackerspaces and coworking spaces are very similar concepts. Don't be
> afraid of that, embrace it!
>
>
> Rob
> Director, ENTS
> http://ents.ca
>
> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Agent 5 <ag3nt5 at dc401.org
> <mailto:ag3nt5 at dc401.org>> wrote:
>
>     Well why don't we define the term "Hacker" and require that you
>     have those in the space?
>
>     All those who have bypassed government security systems raise
>     their hands. After that you're allowed to rent "space" and thusly
>     a "Hackerspace".
>
>     cmon guys this is getting ricidulous.
>
>     -David Johnson
>
>     On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Matt Joyce <matt at nycresistor.com
>     <mailto:matt at nycresistor.com>> wrote:
>
>         And we'd know how expensive the dues are in icons.
>
>
>         On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 2:33 PM, James Arlen
>         <myrcurial at thinkhaus.org <mailto:myrcurial at thinkhaus.org>> wrote:
>
>             Would certainly improve the quality of the food at most.
>
>             On 2011-05-05 5:22 PM, "Matt Joyce" <matt at nycresistor.com
>             <mailto:matt at nycresistor.com>> wrote:
>             > Maybe a more yelp like interface for hackerspaces would
>             be advantageous?
>             >
>             > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Buddy Smith
>             <buddy.smith at ieee.org <mailto:buddy.smith at ieee.org>> wrote:
>             >
>             >> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Chris Weiss
>             <cweiss at gmail.com <mailto:cweiss at gmail.com>> wrote:
>             >> > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Buddy Smith
>             <buddy.smith at ieee.org <mailto:buddy.smith at ieee.org>>
>             >> wrote:
>             >> >> By that argument, we should add car clubs, computer
>             clubs, robot
>             >> >> clubs, and everyone else to the hackerspaces list.
>             >> >
>             >> > some of these clubs are not unlike hackspaces at all.
>             A few even have
>             >> > "traditional" hackerspaces formed within them, or
>             spawned from them.
>             >> > There's also a lot of overlap. It kind of makes sense.
>             >> >
>             >>
>             >> I actually think of a hackerspace as a cross between a
>             car club and a
>             >> computer club, that actually calls itself a
>             hackerspace, and is member
>             >> owned and operated. This at least applies to Freeside….
>             >>
>             >> At least calling yourself a hackerspace should be
>             required….
>             >>
>             >> --buddy
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