Current Consensus Items

This is a page for hosting consensus items currently under debate, with their formal wording.

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Date First Discussed XX Month, Year	Proposed By User	Informal Title	Summary	Author of this Record User
First Discussed: 02 May, 2023	JD Elan	UPDATING ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY and CODE OF CONDUCT	Noisebridge currently still uses policies from 2013. A lot has happened in the past decade that has increased awareness about creating a safe environment for all. The alterations proposed are focused on reducing the generation of a hostile environment at Noisebridge that can negatively affect the user experience for a variety of members and visitors that are not part of the hegemonic social group. A Google Doc containing the old and proposed wording that is open for edits is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14BlMYh-i1CbzUGj_AaqaF-YI2sL4WNokhJxEbev0G-U/edit	JD
First discussed: 04 April, 2023	Dana	CONSENSUS TO RESTRUCTURE OUR MEETINGS	PASSED BY CONSENSUS 11 April, 2023 Noisebridge meetings regularly carry on for hours, to a point where community members are unable to stay until their items of concern come up for discussion. Our meetings can feel draining, dysfunctional, and frustrating. We must improve our meeting structure and moderation culture so Noisebridge can have healthier meetings, and so we can grow our community. Summary: Set 1 hour meeting goal. 1 meeting per month geared towards new folks. Other monthly meetings we get right to business. Active moderation, limits on discussion time and scope. Encouragement to make agenda items available before a meeting. Full proposal is here: https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge_Meeting_Restructure_Proposal	Dana
First discussed: February 21,2023	Mark	CONSENSUS OR DEMONSTRATED EFFORT TO FIND A GOOD LOVING HOME FOR EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT BEFORE WASTE DISPOSAL	Expensive equipment should go through the 2 week big-c consensus process or have a demonstrated good-faith effort made to find a good loving home for it before it is gotten rid of through waste disposal. An example might be a piece of equipment worth over $20,000 USD when it was new. This is both out of respect and to save the reputation of Noisebridge for future donation of expensive equipment... Something something a reasonable publicly documented effort to reach project/tool owner must be established so as to comply with this procedure. NOTE: This has been tabled from Feb 28 meeting in favor of private apology / accountability.	Mark