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* Watch a video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XdjzuUjfgU | * Watch a video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XdjzuUjfgU | ||
* Show up in person, several times. You're going to need several experiences to have any idea about what the organization is about, because different people are here at different times. | * Show up in person, several times. You're going to need several experiences to have any idea about what the organization is about, because different people are here at different times. | ||
== I love Pumping Station: One! How do I join? == | == I love Pumping Station: One! How do I join? == | ||
[https://pumpingstationone.org/join/ Sign up for membership on our web site, make sure you save payment information with your credit or debit card.] You'll get a few emails along the way, that have information about your membership. | [https://pumpingstationone.org/join/ Sign up for membership on our web site, make sure you save payment information with your credit or debit card.] You'll get a few emails along the way, that have information about your membership. | ||
First you have to start paying dues (what we just covered), then have your government-issued ID checked by | First you have to start paying dues (what we just covered), then have your government-issued ID checked by one authorized members. You can do that at an Open House on Tuesday nights around 8 pm, and if that's an issue there are tips on the wiki page about joining, and here it is: [[Join]]. | ||
== You have an <awesome tool>? That's awesome! How can I use it? == | == You have an <awesome tool>? That's awesome! How can I use it? == | ||
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== So I showed up and possibly joined, but I can't figure out how this place works. What's the deal? == | == So I showed up and possibly joined, but I can't figure out how this place works. What's the deal? == | ||
Did you fully save your payment information, and | Did you fully save your payment information, attend an orientation, get your I.D. checked, and receive a key fob?, | ||
If you did not, then you haven't completed the process yet. | If you did not, then you haven't completed the process yet. | ||
Log in to your member account at https://membership.pumpingstationone.org and check on the status of your account. You can save your payment information there and double check all of your account information. | Log in to your member account at https://membership.pumpingstationone.org and check on the status of your account. You can save your payment information there and double check all of your account information. | ||
The one in-person requirement is to show up and find | The one in-person requirement is to show up and find one membership admin to check your government-issued ID. You can always find them on a Tuesday night at an 8 pm Open House. | ||
Complete the orientation in [[Canvas]], as soon as you can after joining, within the first three months of joining. | |||
For a little self-reading - Pumping Station: One is a [[Do-ocracy]]. Read that link, it's important. As a member, as long as you [[Just Fucking Do It]] and [[Be excellent to each other]] you'll be ok. Also, look at our [[Member Manual|new member information packet]]. | For a little self-reading - Pumping Station: One is a [[Do-ocracy]]. Read that link, it's important. As a member, as long as you [[Just Fucking Do It]] and [[Be excellent to each other]] you'll be ok. Also, look at our [[Member Manual|new member information packet]]. | ||
If you still totally can't figure things out, come to a member meeting on Tuesdays at 8 pm, send an email to info@pumpingstationone.org or come to just about any event and pull someone aside to ask about whatever is not clear to you. | If you still totally can't figure things out, come to a member meeting on Tuesdays at 8 pm, send an email to info@pumpingstationone.org or come to just about any event and pull someone aside to ask about whatever is not clear to you. | ||
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== Do you offer storage space for projects? == | == Do you offer storage space for projects? == | ||
SMALL projects can be stored on a ' member w storage’ shelf. (This costs slightly more than a regular membership) There isn't any dedicated on-site storage for larger projects. You may be able to negotiate some limited space for a limited time on a case-by-case basis with that area's Area Host and figuring out a way to best accommodate the rest of the members. Time and space is limited. Storing things on a work surface or in a high-traffic walkway, or in a doorway, is not cool. Some work surfaces are specifically marked to prohibit project storage when they aren't being worked on Right Now. | SMALL projects can be stored on a ' member w storage’ shelf. (This costs slightly more than a regular membership) There isn't any dedicated on-site storage for larger projects. You may be able to negotiate some limited space for a limited time on a case-by-case basis with that area's Area Host and figuring out a way to best accommodate the rest of the members. Time and space is limited. Storing things on a work surface or in a high-traffic walkway, or in a doorway, is '''not''' cool. Some work surfaces are specifically marked to prohibit project storage when they aren't being worked on Right Now. | ||
== May I get on the roof to see the TARDIS? == | == May I get on the roof to see the TARDIS? == | ||
