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The car parking spaces at rLab are for members actively engaged in hacking, making, or working on projects within the rLab . These guidelines aim to ensure fair and considerate use of parking spaces for all members.
===Objections:===
This policy seems designed from the ground up to inconvenience van lifers, while having as little effect on other members as possible.
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Parking is intended for members while they are on-site and actively involved in their projects. When your active involvement in rLab ends for the day, we kindly ask that you vacate the parking space.
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Why do we need to vacate spaces after we finish hacking?
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For no good reason. The rLab is a social and a hacking space, but parking should be for one use and not the other? What about the social meet up, I assumed parking isn't allowed for that?
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I tend to disagree with this objection. Parking at Hackspace is fairly easy most evenings, but during weekdays the garage has many cars on their 'forecourt', and our 'builder' neighbour has his vans coming and going. With three or four members visiting by car there is often no space for anyone else. Parking in Reading is horribly expensive, but that does not give hack-space members to use the space as a 'private' parking resource. If you park, then go into town you aren't around if anyone needs you to move your wagon.
=Brief Absences:=
Short-term absences (e.g., stepping out for lunch or to purchase supplies) are acceptable, provided you return to continue your project. Prolonged absences for non-Hackspace activities (like shopping in town) are discouraged.
===Objections:===
This seems to be deliberately ambiguous.
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Enforcement and Cooperation:
We rely on the spirit of cooperation and mutual respect among members to adhere to these guidelines. If issues arise, they will be addressed on a case-by-case basis by the rLab membership/directors .
===Objections:===
That first paragraph is a mess of nonsense. Many laughs have been had over the concept of trying to ban vehicle repairs, that would include bikes, robots, boats and cars, not just vans remember.
Next is the concept of having to ask permission to park outside when not hacking. The directors are busy enough without having to sign off for me to park outside if I'm driving past and need to take a dump. Or maybe I could take this to the whole membership for a vote?
Almost every key issue here is left ambiguous.
How does one use a parking space "respectfully"? What's an "extended period"?
Worst of all, what counts as an "activity related to my project"? What about cleaning or tidying the Hackspace? Fixing Hackspaces tools? Helping other members with their projects? Attending a social event and spending some of the time asking for advice on my project?
Again, this policy idea is to fix a problem that we don't have.
People could take advantage of our first come first served rule for the 3D printers. They could use both the printers for business projects, and have them finish at around 3am, come in at that time to set up new prints, and make it near impossible for other members to use them.
So, shall we make new rules up to combat this hypothetical problem?
No! Not unless and until it actually exists as a problem!
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