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* We're not a school, company, or sports club: we don't provide much structured guidance and training. Some of our members might run training workshops, but these are often infrequent and usually informal. | * We're not a school, company, or sports club: we don't provide much structured guidance and training. Some of our members might run training workshops, but these are often infrequent and usually informal. | ||
* We heavily rely on the self-motivation of our members. Your best first experience is when you come with a project in mind, and need a little bit of help or access to tools we may have. | * We heavily rely on the self-motivation of our members. Your best first experience is when you come with a project in mind, and need a little bit of help or access to tools we may have. | ||
* If you come here unprepared: be patient and make time for a long learning experience. Observe, and talk to the people around you. | * If you come here unprepared: be patient and make time for a long learning experience. Observe, and talk to the people around you. Don't be annoyed if you don't understand right away. Sometimes there's a good reason, sometimes it's simply a large group's path of least resistance. | ||
* We don't focus much on outreach, structured introductions, presentation. Consequently our "induction experience" sucks. | * We don't focus much on outreach, structured introductions, presentation. Consequently our "induction experience" sucks. | ||
** We have made many simple and complex plans to change this, but so far have failed to implement most of them. | ** We have made many simple and complex plans to change this, but so far have failed to implement most of them. |