Difference between revisions of "New Member Orientation"

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Overview

This is list of information necessary for new members, all located here in one place.

We ask that you contribute to the shop. There's a very broad definition of 'contribute' - for most people it's donating money on a monthly basis, but we're open to the idea of services as a contribution. For example, mowing the lawn regularly. If you have an idea for a contribution, bring it up when you apply. There's no real limit to how much or how little to donate - we only ask that you donate what you can afford, and what you think your time at the shop is worth.

We vote on as soon as you've completed an Application. After you apply, you still won't be an official member or get key access to the shop until you've been voted in, at most 5 days from when you turned in your application. Until then, you're still free to come by, in fact we encourage it. Before the board votes on your acceptance, we'd like to get to know you, so please come by and meet everybody. Talk about your interests, why you want to join, and what kind of projects you're interested in working on. There's people at the shop almost every weekday after 5, and any weekend afternoon. You can even start bringing some stuff by the shop to work on, and show off what you have to offer.

Checklist

• Fill out your application.
  • Figure out your contribution.
  • Befriend two Board Members.
• Meet the members.
• Start brainstorming some projects.
• Come to the monthly meeting, ask about the next monthly meeting date!

Contact

We have an IRC channel that you can visit, there's almost always a conversation happening in there. If you don't have an IRC Client, you can use our web access.

• Server: chat.freenode.net
• Channel: #makerslocal
• Web access: https://dev.throwthemind.com/irc/ or http://webchat.freenode.net

Mailing Lists

• The General List
  • Typically low traffic with spurts of high traffic. It's like an open conversation, except over email. If you would like to subscribe to the general list, you can do so here:
  • https://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/general

• The Announce List
  • This list is moderated, meaning that emails must be approved before they are sent out to those subscribed to the list. This list is used primarily for announcements of important news, meetings, and events. If you would like to subscribe to the announce list, you can do so here:
  • https://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/announce

Useful Links

• Track your donations online
• Watch the webcam to see if anyone's at the shop

Wiki Etiquette

• Your User page: When your accounts are created(you'll receive an e-mail details this) and log into the wiki, the first thing you may want to do is add a little bit about yourself to your User page. This page may be accessed by clicking on your username as it appears in the upper right hand corner any page on the wiki when logged in. Most people use their User page for keeping track of the projects they're involved with. Multiple people can link to the same project page from their User page, wikis are about collaboration after all. Another benefit of adding information to your User page is your name should appear in the list of Users on the front page. This list is automatically generated but only contains links to User pages with content. The list of users in the sidebar however isn't, so don't feel bad if your name does not appear there. For ideas on what to do with your User page just browse other's User pages to get some ideas.

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