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* [[Sleeping | Noisebridge is your hackerspace, not your home]]. Living here is definitely [http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/The_Roommate_Anti-Pattern an anti-pattern], so don't even try to do this!! If money is a problem, have a look at our page of [[Starving hackers | starving hacker resources]] for ways to get around and crash if you're short on cash.
* [[Sleeping | Noisebridge is your hackerspace, not your home]]. Living here is definitely [http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/The_Roommate_Anti-Pattern an anti-pattern], so don't even try to do this!! If money is a problem, have a look at our page of [[Starving hackers | starving hacker resources]] for ways to get around and crash if you're short on cash.
* [[Harassment | Don't be creepy]]. Harassment is '''totally''' unacceptable, at any time.
* [[Harassment | Don't be creepy]]. Harassment is '''totally''' unacceptable, at any time.
* With the exception of Noisebridge's [[The_Anti-Harassment_Policy | Anti-Harassment Policy]] as it directly applies to person-to-person bullying within the space itself, no clear [[Consensus_Process | consensus]] has yet been reached on [http://www.overcomebullying.org/cyberbullying.html adult cyberbullying] on our [[Mailinglist | NB discussion mailing list]]. Since the correlation is arguably strong between cyberbullying and [[ Drama | dramatic events]] that have unfortunately occurred in the space during the recent past, it's clearly best to avoid both person-to-person '''and''' cyber bullying.
* With the exception of Noisebridge's [[The_Anti-Harassment_Policy | Anti-Harassment Policy]] as it directly applies to person-to-person bullying within the space itself, no clear [[Consensus_Process | consensus]] has yet been reached on [http://www.overcomebullying.org/cyberbullying.html adult cyberbullying] on the [[IRC | NB IRC chat]] and [[Mailinglist | NB discussion mailing list]]. Since the correlation is arguably strong between cyberbullying and [[ Drama | dramatic events]] that have unfortunately occurred in the space during the recent past, it's clearly best to avoid both person-to-person '''and''' cyber bullying.
* Conflict: Please see our [[Conflict_Resolution | Helpful hints on human interaction]].
* Conflict: Please see our [[Conflict_Resolution | Helpful hints on human interaction]].



Revision as of 13:39, 9 November 2013

This page exists to to provide an insight into our shifting morass of community standards. These principles and standards are not necessarily the Consensus of Noisebridge, and anyone can edit this page at any time. Hopefully, the community can ensure that this page continues to reflect what we think.

The only hard and fast rule of Noisebridge is to be excellent to each other, further claified by a consensus decision to enact an anti-harassment policy. Everything else is dicta.

Purpose

  • Noisebridge is a place for hacking, hackers, and learning to hack.
  • Noisebridge operates by do-ocracy and consensus.
  • The Noisebridge Vision describes what we are for, and what we are about.

Disagreement

  • If you disagree with your fellow hacker it would be excellent to work out your differences with them.
  • If you cannot work out your differences one-on-one, it would be excellent to work out your differences through mediation.

Entrance and Membership

  • You do not need to be a Regular Member to hack at Noisebridge or to participate in the community here.
  • It is excellent to take responsibility for the actions of anyone you invite or let into Noisebridge.
  • It is excellent to use the resources of Noisebridge to hack and to actively participate in the community.
  • You are actively encouraged to consider becoming a Regular or Associate Member of Noisebridge as described in the Regular Membership and Associate Membership pages.

Conflict and Emergency

  • Conflict_Resolution
  • We want Noisebridge to be a welcoming experience for everyone who visits.
  • We don't have absolute hard-and-fast rules. We do have a page on the Wiki that lists some guidelines that have proved useful predictors of whether you will annoy people.
  • Please respect your fellow hackers by not disparaging them based on unfair grounds such as race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and income or lack thereof; and by not making uninvited sexual comments toward others.
  • If someone asks you to leave them alone or to otherwise stop a behavior that is directed toward them, please do so. Continued unwanted behavior directed toward another person is Harassment.
  • People who harass others or cause multiple complaints of disrespectful behavior may be asked to leave.
    • It is considered excellent to do-ocratically remove someone who is disrupting Noisebridge, or is clearly dangerous to others.
      • If someone asks you to leave, it is generally better to leave and return at the next Tuesday meeting than it is to refuse to leave and possibly escalate the conflict into a hurtful exchange.
      • If you remove someone like this, you should email noisebridge-discuss, and raise it at the next meeting.
      • If someone is removed from the space like this, they shouldn't return to the space except to work out the issue that resulted in their removal, either through mediation, or by attending the weekly meeting.

If you wish to report harassment or other inappropriate behavior anonymously or privately, you can send a message to secretary@noisebridge.net

Do Not Want

Why Publish These Standards

It is important for regular users of the space to be aware of the purpose of Noisebridge. If people want to use the space and have no interest in or respect for hacking, this does not mean they are automatically unwelcome at Noisebridge, but they should thoroughly understand that their possibly UNexcellent use of the space is tangential to its key purpose. Consideration of such users' ability to remain at the space will be given over to consensus discussion and is ultimately at the discretion of the membership and other stakeholders.