Also, I realize there is also a page on the wiki that contains documentation, its late, my brain's fried so I can't find the link at the moment though I did see it earlier today...
On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 12:33 AM, Omar Rassi <[email protected]> wrote: > >1) Are we keeping the room or are we taking down the wall with the > closet/shelves? > > Torrie's argument is compelling, though I leaned towards keeping the room > as is, I am now indifferent to walls up or down. > > >2) If we are keeping the room, for what purpose will it fulfill? Crafts? > Admin office/recordkeeping? servers? Member storage? Computer lab? Lounge? > Etc etc. > > I had envisioned a place where Synhak Inc. office could go. A place where > the office of secretary, treasurer, and the champions, could work on the > not so exciting parts of running a non-profit with minimal distraction from > hackers hacking. It would be a room to keep important paper records that we > are required to have on file in a controlled place to prevent tampering > (we've never had an issue with this in the past, its just a perspective of > assurance from a 3rd party perspective i.e. How can we guarantee the > records are true if anyone can walk in and change the paper documents when > a member's back is turned?) > > >3) Do we even need walls for those purposes? In other words, if it does > come down, will that detract from anyone's desires for how to use the space? > > A bolted and locked file cabinet and appropriate file permissions > (read-write access for officers and champions, read-only access for > everyone else) placed on a workstation designated for office use can > accomplish the same records assurance mentioned above while keeping the > digital copies open and transparent. So perhaps a walled off area may not > be necessary as I previously thought. Objectively thinking about it, > creating a welcome area out of that room would not lessen my desire to use > the space and could provide a wow factor for visitors and guests, I can > think of alternatives to achieve my desired goals for a Synhak Inc. Office. > > > On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Torrie Fischer <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> On Saturday, January 18, 2014 22:26:49 Omar Rassi wrote: >> > There may be some miscommunication/misunderstanding about the front >> room at >> > 48 Summit St. So lets talk about what to do with that room. >> > >> > The original plan was to remove all the walls, shelving and cabinetry to >> > give us a large open area to do what we wish with and turn one of its >> walls >> > into a welcome bar like at the old space. However, it appears that some >> > members want to keep the small office-ish type room for various reasons >> > (each person in favor of keeping the room has a different idea). So lets >> > discuss! >> > >> > Key points of discussion: >> > >> > 1) Are we keeping the room or are we taking down the wall with the >> > closet/shelves? >> >> I would prefer to remove the closet side wall of that room and create a >> new >> welcome bar from the other wall of the room by cutting it to only a few >> feet >> tall. This would create a very open and inviting physical space. >> >> > >> > 2) If we are keeping the room, for what purpose will it fulfill? Crafts? >> > Admin office/recordkeeping? servers? Member storage? Computer lab? >> Lounge? >> > Etc etc. >> >> If someone is intending on turning it into some form of member storage, >> SYNHAK, Inc office, or server closet, I think it would be wise to remember >> that we have a massive basement that has not yet been spoken for in any >> significant capacity and will likely see the smallest fraction of actual >> foot >> traffic in proportion to the floor space. >> >> Additionally, why would you want something so obviously meant to be >> hidden and >> out of the way *immediately next to the front door*? Thats just not good >> feng >> shui. >> >> > >> > 3) Do we even need walls for those purposes? In other words, if it does >> > come down, will that detract from anyone's desires for how to use the >> space? >> >> I feel it creates a walled off area of a space that is otherwise open to >> everyone. It implies that there is some private part of the space that >> you're >> not allowed to visit, and it is immediately at the front entrance. The >> building already has enough cubicle-dungeon-like attributes without >> functional >> windows up front. >> >> > >> > For reference please see the floorplan of 48 Summit St. at >> > http://calculais.com/syn/syncalled.pdf and Synhak's google plus page at >> > https://plus.google.com/104182820750454997283 for pictures of 48 >> Summit St >> > pre-renovation. The bottom of the floorplan page is where the entrance >> is >> > (Front door is angled) the room in question is directly to the right of >> > that, the specific wall to come down is to the right of the room's door >> > with the wall closest to the front door being turned into a welcome bar >> as >> > with the old space. Remember that this is simply discussion where >> everyone >> > can voice their concerns. Ultimately this should be decided no later >> than >> > Tuesday's meeting by the membership as per our self-governance process ( >> > https://synhak.org/wiki/Governance) so we can get a move on with this >> area >> > and once decided put it behind us. >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > >
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