12 Apr
2022
12 Apr
'22
4:11 p.m.
Coming in cold here - but just to say, the Safer Space Policy on Omni's
wiki was directly adapted from Sudo Room's, and I'm confused as to why
its not clearly present on the sudoroom wiki....
I think the Safer Space Policy should be front and center alongside a
Code of Conduct more explicit to these norms of behavior and
responsibility being discussed - so am very much enjoying this thread :)
I would like to propose that we strongly align with community engagement:
1) openness to sharing knowledge [whilst avoiding obnoxious mansplaining
and acronym-everything, sharing and asking in turn, spirit of
co-learning - we all can learn from each other, of course];
2) attention to newcomers whilst not being overly so [consent-first]; and
3) active stewardship of the space [and by this I mean explicitly *not*
domestic use (which is not just sleeping but also just "occupying the
space" as a base of operations) - rather, initiating projects and
tending to the space itself, its health and hygiene and accessibility -
not just one's use of it for their own personal projects, though that's
fine, but some level of helping to improve. Always leave the space a bit
better than it was when you arrive, even if that's just taking out a bag
of trash or wiping down a sink.
It is hard to code such things into a 'code of conduct' tho ;) Just
wanted to share thoughts and ideas from being a sudoer since 2011!
go sudo go!
My two cents,
Jenny (who will return... someday soon... maybe tonight...?)
On 4/11/22 16:16, Eric O'Connor via sudo-discuss wrote:
Yeah, I agree that with the values and purpose/intent it’s more
important to be specific.
Especially because I think the stated intent (based on sudoroom’s
wiki: social change, community engagement, etc.) is actually quite a
bit more ambitious relative to, say, Noisebridge, whose vision
statement is (paraphrasing) “provide infrastructure and opportunities
for people interested in <various art/technology topics>”.
What does openness and “hack the planet” mean to you? Why are those
things important as values? Are those things also our intent, or is
there a separate mission/purpose?
Eric
On Apr 11, 2022, at 13:26, Andrew R Gross
<arg5029(a)gmail.com> wrote:
These are great. Personally, I don’t feel the need to overthink
things or reinvent the wheel, so I’d be pretty happy to adopt the
community standards pretty much unchanged. I’m happy to help people
edit it as they see fit, but I think it’s overall definitely good enough.
I think the statements of values are similarly pretty good, although
I’d like to edit them to be a bit more specific. For instance, I
think articulating what openness means, and what what it means to
hack the planet, and why, and in the pursuit of what outcome. But
again, I’d say they’re good enough that I’d support them as is if
others wanted to take the path of least resistance.
On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 9:33 AM Eric O'Connor <eric(a)oco.nnor.org> wrote:
Here’s some resources from Sudoroom’s wiki and other hacker/maker
space pages that could be useful reference material.
I like how Noisebridge has a specific guidelines on community norms.
How is sudoroom’s purpose different from these other communities?
Part of it might just be a geographical niche, but there are
probably intentional cultural differences as well? What are those?
—
https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Community_Standards
https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Standards
https://www.acemakerspace.org/about/
https://www.acemakerspace.org/safety-and-culture/
https://techliminal.com/about-us/
https://www.rpscollective.org/
http://nimbyspace.org/what-is-nimby/
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*From the Wiki :*
* We're into *technology* and where it intersects with *social
justice*, *sustainability*, *education* and *solidarity*.
* We strive to be an *open*, *transparent*, *horizontal* and
*welcoming* community where all are supported and free to
learn, create, gather, collaborate, work, play and more! .
* We've got tons of *tools
<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Category:Tools>* for you to use
from a *3D printer* to *public computer terminals*, Math
<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Math> projects, a *big huge
library* and *all kinds of gadgets*!
* We are exclusively *volunteer-run* and supported through
*donations <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Gittip>*!! Learn more
about membership <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Membership>.
* Our slogan is: *HACK THE PLANET!*
Sudo-intro-comic.jpg
Eric
On Apr 9, 2022, at 22:51, Andrew R Gross via
sudo-discuss
<sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:
Should we establish a statement of purpose and a code of conduct?
I think Sudoroom should adopt a code of conduct, because
currently our only behavioral rules are the Omni Commons Safer
Space policy: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Safer_Space_Policy
These rules are vital, but are limited to a broad set of wildy
unacceptable behavior anywhere. They don't outline minor and
hackerspace specific guidelines on ideal and discouraged behavior.
PB asked if we have any statement defining our most basic
principle or goal, and while it sounds like there is a lot of
diverse informal wisdom, there isn't a clear singular statement
of intent. So I'd like to propose we agree on one of those as well.
I think a starting point for a code of conduct would be
something like "Try to enhance the experience of others in
Sudoroom and avoid impeding it", and then we could go into a few
more specific examples like cleaning up, asking people if they'd
like companionship or space when working in the space at the
same time, etc.
I don't have any clear suggestions for what our statement of
purpose would be, but I like the values of justice and openness.
Thoughts?
*Andrew R Gross, (he/him)*
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