I fully support this. I really liked all the events we used to have when we first got the space (there was pretty much something every night!), but lately it seems like there are just meetings and reno nights. This could be the motivator we need to get us active as we once were. I know I'm cheap enough to organize something once a month for a discount. Count me in for this change. On Oct 1, 2012 11:18 PM, "Mark Jenkins" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 01/10/12 10:40 PM, Roswyne wrote: > >> Why not just admit that cleaning doesn't need to be done as often as our >> mothers told us? I no longer support any proposal for paid cleaners, >> members or not. >> > > I'm +1 for low standards, I haven't been offended by the place yet. I can > live with us hitting rock bottom first (we're not there yet) and seeing > what we want to do once we're there. > > As for "paying" people to do presentations... >> > > No, not only or mostly presentations -- as those indeed take a lot of work > which indeed won't motivate most folks to do it for a measly $20. > > My idea is that all someone has to do to earn their $20 (or whatever > larger spread) is co-organize (share the labour with friends) some kind of > activity on a monthly basis or equivilent [bi-weekly for 24 weeks, etc] -- > its good enough if all they do is post it on the calendar, announce it when > it starts the first week or month, and show up with a brain full of > pre-existing knowledge -- e.g. electronics night, game mod night, > networking night, Windows security night, etc. > > No prep, no materials, just announce and show up and be happy if such > minimal organizing is of interest to two or three other people for 30 > minutes. 43 people doing a small, fun effort like could make a huge > difference in perceptions of the space being active and worth paying to be > in. > > It's all about leveraging the most effect from the least amount of effort. > > Here, in another sense I mean to be +1 for low standards. > ______________________________**_________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: > http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/**index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss<http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss> > Archive: > https://groups.google.com/**group/skullspace-discuss-**archive/<https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/> >
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