[hackerspaces] membres hogging space and a lot of tables

Volatile Compound volatilecompound at gmail.com
Thu Nov 6 23:12:31 CET 2014


They're also great for long-lasting campfires!

- skroo.
On Nov 6, 2014 2:07 PM, "charlie wallace" <charlie at finitemonkeys.com> wrote:

> or looking at another way, free jungle jim
>
> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 1:40 PM, Arclight <arclight at gmail.com> wrote:
> > My favorite was a pile of tires that were left for 3 weeks.
> >
> > Arclight
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 1:35 PM, dosman <dosman at packetsniffers.org>
> wrote:
> >> Sounds like your case is one for adding a rule and enforcing it then.
> It's tough, you have members getting the most out of your space but now you
> don't have enough space to support everybody wanting to use it at once.
> This can also be used to leverage a push to find a larger space if you are
> still growing. But that's not a quick fix of course.
> >>
> >> Thankfully we have the "Running A Hackerspace" tumblr to express
> ourselves now:
> >>
> http://runningahackerspace.tumblr.com/post/69395989568/when-a-member-keeps-leaving-their-project-in-the-social
> >>
> http://runningahackerspace.tumblr.com/post/59882209008/when-a-member-is-upset-they-cant-leave-their-huge
> >>
> >>
> >> On Nov 6, 2014, at 4:15 PM, Florencia Edwards wrote:
> >>
> >>> I'm with you dosman that the best way would be asking them. But we've
> been asking forever, and they hog more space now. They put all of their
> stuff there like really messy and complicated so you can't just grab it or
> order it. And every day of the month they sit in the same table, so they
> sort of reserve the spot putting things on there
> >>>
> >>> 2014-11-06 18:11 GMT-03:00 dosman <dosman at packetsniffers.org>:
> >>> Yuk, my suggestion is to avoid passive-aggressive maneuvers like this.
> Rearranging your space just to fix a social problem invites further travels
> down this path which ends in clean desk policies and efficiency specialists
> assigning taped off places for each item allowed on your desk (some sarcasm
> there in case it wasn't detected). Seriously, just directly ask the space
> hogs to be more mindful about how much space they use (tactfully of
> course). I'm sure some times during the week are higher use than others,
> they should be willing to accommodate during those times at the very least.
> When the space is in less demand they can take up all the free space if
> they like, otherwise be prepared to loose tables as they are needed.
> >>>
> >>> -dosman
> >>>
> >>> On Nov 6, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Volatile Compound wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > Assigned workbenches / tables / desks / whatever for supporting
> members. Don't push them together; it encourages territorial expansion. Any
> of their crap not on, under, or over their workspace is fair game for
> cannibalisation or being thrown out.
> >>> >
> >>> > Newcomers take their chances. If they can find somewhere to work on
> something, great, but they should keep it portable (read: able to be taken
> home except by prior arrangement).
> >>> >
> >>> > And enforcing all of this is key. Kind of like how a kid won't
> believe that you really will take the vacuum to the Legos on the floor
> until one of them ends up in the bag, pitching out projects that have
> spread to every corner of the room won't be taken seriously until it
> happens.
> >>> >
> >>> > - skroo.
> >>> >
> >>> > On Nov 6, 2014 12:49 PM, "Florencia Edwards" <floev22 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>> > Hi everyone, we have this problem: some members tend to use a full
> table for themselves, and they tend to need more and more square feet for
> their stuff and hacks. But this means new comers have less space. Do you
> have a technique for administrating this better?
> >>> >
> >>> > Thanks
> >>> >
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