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* It is wrong to say: "there's no-one in charge". You're in charge. If you are unable, then find someone who can take over. And if that fails the trustees will take over; they would prefer you do it instead. | * It is wrong to say: "there's no-one in charge". You're in charge. If you are unable, then find someone who can take over. And if that fails the trustees will take over; they would prefer you do it instead. | ||
* A little bit of passion goes a long way. Most work at the Hackspace happened because someone was curious. | * A little bit of passion goes a long way. Most work at the Hackspace happened because someone was curious. | ||
* 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. | ||
* If you come here unprepared: be patient and make time for a long learning experience. Observe and talk to the people around you. | ** We have made many simple and complex plans to change this, but so far have failed to implement most of them. | ||
** I don't know exactly why this is the case; it's certainly not out of ignorance, ill-will, protectionism, elitism, ... | |||
** (This maybe already tells you everything you need to know about the abilities and limitations of the Hackspace.) | |||
* 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. | * 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're a community workshop. 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're a community workshop. 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. | ||
* Making change is hard: it involves lots of initiative, and the patience to try again until you find the right way to make it work. This is by design. (And yes, it's not always good.) | * Making change is hard: it involves lots of initiative, and the patience to try again until you find the right way to make it work. It may entail having to change the minds of many people who have no reason to listen to you. This is by design. (And yes, it's not always good.) | ||
* When coordinating group work: [http://wiki-archive.emfcamp.org/2012/articles/m/a/r/User:Martind/Induction.html#Making_Important_Decisions Involve your community in larger decisions], don't just do it all yourself; otherwise there's a good chance you'll get distracted by silly misunderstandings and oversights. | * When coordinating group work: [http://wiki-archive.emfcamp.org/2012/articles/m/a/r/User:Martind/Induction.html#Making_Important_Decisions Involve your community in larger decisions], don't just do it all yourself; otherwise there's a good chance you'll get distracted by silly misunderstandings and oversights. | ||
