On Wed, 2013-01-02 at 17:32 -0500, Joe Helfrich wrote: > So, as someone wanting to get a membership, and wanting to get a key: > > I certainly wasn't expecting to show up at the open house and walk out > with a membership and a key; the current website is pretty clear that > the key is an "extra" and pending approval from existing members. This > seems like a pretty good rule. > > I'm unclear (and apologies if this has been covered in one of the other > threads, I lost track a bit) on how the key being attached to the new > level would affect that process; is the key automatic at the higher > level? Does that mean that someone brand new can walk in and actually > walk out with a key? I'm not sure if allowing someone access to a > shared space with communal tools and personal storage without even a > basic waiting period is a good idea. Of course, it's not like you're > running comprehensive background checks on every applicant, so it's a > question of where the line should (and objectively can) be drawn; but I > think it should be a bit more conservative than that.
Nah, its ok, this whole discussion was meant to figure out if the key should be attached to it, if the rank was a new requirement, or whatever we thought was good. Consensus here seems to be that nothing is changing. > > I'm not sure how much I'll be able to get to the space and when, so > obviously having a key is a plus for me; I might be there late nights, > weekends, or randomly during working days depending on my schedule, and > my plans could change with very little notice, so I don't feel good > pulling other people down to the space at random (and I know several of > you have said it's not a problem, I still don't feel good about it, > based on how my plans can change without warning.) Totally understand :) > > That said, needing to sign up for the higher level when I'm not sure how > much time I'd be able to spend there in any given month isn't exactly > giving me a warm and fuzzy feeling either. Same here. > > Is there a middle ground where having 24-7 access is a "add-on" of $5 or > $10/month on top of a basic membership, with the usual review? Right now, the key is a one time fee of $25, plus the application review during a meeting. > > Joe > > On 1/1/2013 7:57 PM, Trever Fischer wrote: > > Howdy, all. > > > > At today's meeting we were discussing possibly restructuring the > > membership perks again. > > > > First: Creating another higher level called Sponsor, with monthly dues > > of $250/mo. Nothing exciting there; It can be used as a way to entice > > corporate sponsors. > > > > Second: Bumping the requirement for a key from any member rank up to > > serious geek ($55/mo). > > > > I'll be adding my own contribution to discussion in a second mail once > > I've thought about it more. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
