[57north-discuss] IMPORTANT: Things In The Space

[Iain R. Learmonth]

On Sat, Apr 05, 2014 at 09:07:54PM +0100, Tony Shannon wrote:
> I will be bringing a 3 x VESA mount, which has a stand, so may assist with
> teh monitor / desk space issue - monitors are very useful, the more
> members, the more we will need.
>

The problem was not the number of monitors, the usefulness of monitors
is not being contested. The problem was that we suddenly had a lot of
monitors, did we still want to keep the broken ones?

Apparently, we do.
 
> Also throwing away kit without notice isn't on, unless it's something you
> own / you brought to the space & know is no longer required / in use.
> 

The stuff I was throwing away was mainly things that have been dumped,
i.e. with no owner. There was so much crap in the bits box that when I
went through it, I actually found lots of cool things but they were all
buried under crap.

> We are a collective, decisions need to have input from others, notice &
> some attempt at consensus.
> 

That's why we're having a mailing list discussion about it.

> I am 100% behind the decision to avoid clutter & dumping of old kit, so
> perhaps we need a longer term solution.
> 
> We could trial a designated monthly "hack the space night"
> 

This could be a replacement for the monthly meeting.

> Proposal: On "hack the space night" any unclaimed / unlabeled kit is marked
> for disposal (big colored label or some such) moved to a pre-designated out
> of the way spot (under one of the desks etc perhaps with a sign)
> 
> A single photo of the pile is taken & sent to the mailing list.
> 
> Members have 3 days to either claim, remove & properly store the item,
> arrange another member to do so on their behalf (if away from Aberdeen etc)
> or it's going in the bin?
> 
> I'd appreciate peoples thoughts on this, as we grow in membership, this. is
> likely to be an ongoing issue, especially given the limited space we have
> 

I would suggest that any item not in a box can be put for review on the mailing list,
people have 1 week to speak up or it goes.

Iain.

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