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Overview

Get to know the space. Come to an event or just stop by and hang out for a while.
Fill out a membership application. A quick online form that let's us know you're interested.
Come to a regular meeting. New members are confirmed at regular meetings.
Start paying dues. Dues are just $50 a month.
Register for a key. Show us a photo ID, pay for the duplication cost, and you'll get a key and 24/7 access.
Stop worrying about bureaucracy and do cool stuff!

Frequently Asked Questions

I can't afford $50. Where do we go from here?

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-== Questions to be filled in by new member ==
+== Overview ==
-'''Name'''
+# '''Get to know the space.''' Come to an event or just stop by and hang out for a while.
+# '''Fill out a membership application.''' A quick online form that let's us know you're interested.
+# '''Come to a regular meeting.''' New members are confirmed at regular meetings.
+# '''Start paying dues.''' Dues are just $50 a month.
+# '''Register for a key.''' Show us a photo ID, pay for the duplication cost, and you'll get a key and 24/7 access.
+# '''Stop worrying about bureaucracy and do cool stuff!'''
-'''Address'''
+== Frequently Asked Questions ==
+=== I can't afford $50. Where do we go from here? ===
-'''Phone Number'''
+...
-'''Email'''
-'''Username (for use with Node member accounts)'''
-'''Why?'''
-* ''not "why should we let you?", but "why do you want to?" [[User:Abachman|Abachman]] 19:31, 9 July 2009 (UTC)''
-== Questions to be filled in by a Node member ==
-'''Date affirmed'''
-'''Dues:'''
-[ ] Will pay 100%
-[ ] Some other arrangement (describe below)
-* ''It might not be a bad idea to ask for a photo ID when people are filling out this form, and if we have the means, make a copy of said ID for our files. If people are on the lam, but we still want them to be members, we can perhaps skip the ID. We absolutely cannot discriminate against anyone, including those who don't have photo IDs. So in that case, we'd need to skip the photo ID step. Presumably, by the time someone if filling out this form, they have been elected or gone through some amount of process, such that we trust them. HacDC requires photo ID only when giving out a key, I think. "Trust, but verify", as Ronnie would say. --[[User:Jonlesser|Jonlesser]] 07:25, 9 July 2009 (UTC)''
-*''Do we want to put in a minimum time a member can be to add some stability to our budget? I wasn't thinking anything long like a year, maybe 3-4 months? [[User:Mehuman|Mehuman]] 18:24, 9 July 2009 (UTC)''
-** I think asking people to commit to $150 or $200 is too steep. It's on us to provide a space people want to be part of. If people are dropping out after a month, we need to ask why and fix it. [[User:Jonlesser|Jonlesser]] 23:59, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
-** Asking the founding members to commit to three months membership is not unreasonable, given that we're starting from scratch. It'd be purely voluntary, but an expression of a desire to make this thing work. [[User:Abachman|Abachman]] 01:27, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
-** I don't have any problem with asking people nicely to prepay for three months as long as it's not required. [[User:Jonlesser|Jonlesser]] 03:13, 18 July 2009 (UTC)