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== What Pumping Station One Is == | == What Pumping Station One Is == | ||
=== In One Sentence === | === In One Sentence === | ||
Pumping Station: One is a community of hackers and makers that work together to become greater than the sum of | Pumping Station: One is a community of hackers and makers that work together to become greater than the sum of their parts. | ||
=== Two Rules === | === Two Rules === | ||
We have 2 primary rules: [[Be excellent to each other]], and [[JFDI]], Just Fucking Do It. In a community of over | We have 2 primary rules: [[Be excellent to each other]], and [[JFDI]], Just Fucking Do It. In a community of over 550 members where we are run entirely on other hackers choosing to sacrifice time and energy on the continued growth and awesomeness of the organization, we occasionally have to clarify what it means to be excellent through policies that are democratically voted on by the Full Membership. Once being excellent has been satisfied: [[JFDI]] remains. There is no need to ask permission to hack the space or change it some way, within reason. | ||
=== Member Driven === | === Member Driven === | ||
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=== Volunteer Driven === | === Volunteer Driven === | ||
Pumping Station: One has no employees. | Pumping Station: One has no employees. Well, we pay contractors about 250h/year: 200h for a cleaning service to keep the bathrooms from smelling, a CPA to make sure our government filings are done right, electricians and other 10h one offs. Compare that to the 13 area hosts and 8 board members that spend about 7000 hours a year because they support PS1. | ||
No one has any obligations other than [[Be excellent to each other]]. Those who do things, do things because they want to, and are free to stop or change doing the | No one has any obligations other than [[Be excellent to each other]]. Those who do things, do things because they want to, and are free to stop or change doing the things at any time. This does mean that some tasks fall by the wayside. It also means that any member is free to pick them up and carry them out. | ||
We actively encourage people to stop volunteering once it is not longer fun or fulfilling. This is to prevent burnout. Excellent people have a tendency to stay excellent if given the freedom to choose his or her area of excellence. | We actively encourage people to stop volunteering once it is not longer fun or fulfilling. This is to prevent burnout. Excellent people have a tendency to stay excellent if given the freedom to choose his or her area of excellence. | ||
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The is a large component of why we do not offer 'native' single-month payments, we intend to have long term members as much as possible. | The is a large component of why we do not offer 'native' single-month payments, we intend to have long term members as much as possible. | ||
=== Does not | === Does not want to sell you anything === | ||
We, as a group, are not interested in selling you anything. If you want to join us, you are welcome to. If want us to sell you the idea of the space, or act as though we are a service organization, you are going to be disappointed. | We, as a group, are not interested in selling you anything. If you want to join us, you are welcome to. If want us to sell you the idea of the space, or act as though we are a service organization, you are going to be disappointed. | ||
