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Message from discussion New member manual
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:11:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: Akki <belovedgodd...@gmail.com>
To: london-hack-space@googlegroups.com
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Subject: Re: New member manual
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I had an idea about this the other week, partly to try to tailor to 
different types of individuals in the space. Unfortunately it involves a 
little more work and may end up being a little more confusing... 

Basically, we may need mini guides for each part of the space... Not hugely 
specific but if someone is interested in the workshop, you can give a more 
detailed run-down of how the workshop works (wood pile, cleaning up after 
yourself, using tools and putting them back, 3 in 1 and laser cutter 
trainings etc) vs another guide for the electronics bench (wire and 
components, soldering irons, heat gun, bring your own breadboard etc). I 
don't know if there's anything else in the space that'd need a specific 
mini guide though. 

I realise this means there'd actually be more like 3 guides(basic, workshop 
& electronics) which may be confusing but it also means if someone is 
specifically interested in one thing but not the other (or is interested in 
both) they can get a broad spectrum or a narrow spectrum of useful 
information. 


~Akki

On Wednesday, 24 October 2012 20:16:44 UTC+1, Tim Hardy wrote:
>
> This thread is primarily to discuss what the contents of a new member 
> manual should be, an idea arising from a long discussion about membership 
> of the space. 
>
> Jonty:
> > Ideally a new member manual that can be issued along with this email. 
>   A PDF is fine, but hard-copies in the space would be lovely. 
>   Nottinghack have a beautiful one if you'd like an example of this. 
>
> A copy of The Nottinghack manual is here: 
> http://wiki.nottinghack.org.uk/images/9/96/Nottingham-hackspace-manual-web-Nov2011.pdf
>  .
>
> Akki also started this ages ago with the aim that it'd be on an A4 sheet 
> of paper, easily printable from lovelace with a link on the desktop. 
>  http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/New_members_guide
>
> If you felt lost when you first joined please use this thread to point out 
> what you found most confusing at first (eg did you know about registering 
> an RFID card).
>
> If you have very strong feelings about what needs to be in the document, 
> please jump in as well.
>
>
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I had an idea about this the other week, partly to try to tailor to differe=
nt types of individuals in the space. Unfortunately it involves a little mo=
re work and may end up being a little more confusing... <br><br>Basically, =
we may need mini guides for each part of the space... Not hugely specific b=
ut if someone is interested in the workshop, you can give a more detailed r=
un-down of how the workshop works (wood pile, cleaning up after yourself, u=
sing tools and putting them back, 3 in 1 and laser cutter trainings etc) vs=
 another guide for the electronics bench (wire and components, soldering ir=
ons, heat gun, bring your own breadboard etc). I don't know if there's anyt=
hing else in the space that'd need a specific mini guide though. <br><br>I =
realise this means there'd actually be more like 3 guides(basic, workshop &=
amp; electronics) which may be confusing but it also means if someone is sp=
ecifically interested in one thing but not the other (or is interested in b=
oth) they can get a broad spectrum or a narrow spectrum of useful informati=
on. <br><br><br>~Akki<br><br>On Wednesday, 24 October 2012 20:16:44 UTC+1, =
Tim Hardy  wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0;margi=
n-left: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;"><div>This thr=
ead is primarily to discuss what the contents of a new member manual should=
 be, an idea arising from a long discussion about membership of the space.&=
nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Jonty:</div>&gt;&nbsp;Ideally a new member m=
anual that can be issued along with this email.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp; A PDF is fi=
ne, but hard-copies in the space would be lovely.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp; Nottingha=
ck have a beautiful one if you'd like an example of this.&nbsp;<br><br><div=
>A copy of The Nottinghack manual is here:&nbsp;<a href=3D"http://wiki.nott=
inghack.org.uk/images/9/96/Nottingham-hackspace-manual-web-Nov2011.pdf" tar=
get=3D"_blank">http://wiki.nottinghack.<wbr>org.uk/images/9/96/Nottingham-<=
wbr>hackspace-manual-web-Nov2011.<wbr>pdf</a>&nbsp;.<br></div><div><br></di=
v><div>Akki also&nbsp;started this ages ago with the aim that it'd be on an=
 A4 sheet of paper, easily printable from lovelace with a link on the deskt=
op.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;<a href=3D"http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/vi=
ew/New_members_guide" target=3D"_blank">http://wiki.london.hackspace.<wbr>o=
rg.uk/view/New_members_guide</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>If you felt l=
ost when you first joined please use this thread to point out what you foun=
d most confusing at first (eg did you know about registering an RFID card).=
<br></div><div><div><br></div><div>If you have very strong feelings about w=
hat needs to be in the document, please jump in as well.</div></div><div><b=
r></div></blockquote>
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