Re: [Coworking] Question re: cell phones and ringers

2010-09-22 Thread Iris Kavanagh
Alex, Definitely appreciate the crowdsourcing for the best solution tip. We have a set of community norms we ask people to learn an out of resepct for fellow members agree to follow - all common sense things we learned in kindergarten. This feels much better than having a list of arbitrary

Re: [Coworking] Question re: cell phones and ringers

2010-09-17 Thread Alex Hillman
Why not encourage that members (not only the one complaining, but the entire collective membership) to suggest a solution that works for them rather than prescribe a policy just because someone complained? The thing to avoid, IMHO, is heading down the path of the way corporate offices work: rules

[Coworking] Question re: cell phones and ringers

2010-09-16 Thread Iris Kavanagh
Hey there fellow coworking peeps, I have an issue I am sure many of you have dealt with and am interested in hearing some of your ways of handling it: In the days of cell phones with with various ringtones we have a new adventure in establishing etiquette, some establishments ban cell phones