Vote to Update Tidy Space Policy (2019)

Sponsors

• Alisha Ciardi

History

• Announced: 4/9/19
• Language locked: 4/18/19
• Voted on: 4/23/19

Background

Greater efforts to maintain the tidiness/cleanliness of PS1 in 2019 have shed light on certain issues with PS1's current Tidy Space Policy. We propose these changes be made to clarify cleanliness and maintenance policy at PS1.

A Summary of the changes are as follows:

Zoning

-Create smaller “Sort-Me” Boxes/Zones to replace "Wut Zone" for people to place things when they don’t know where PS1-owned tools belong. How Sort-Me Boxes are categorized is at the discretion of the Area Host. (See Sort-Me Box by Drill Press in Cold Metals for example.)

-Create "Temporary Storage" where current "Wut Zone" areas reside.

- As it was with the "Wut Zone," any personal item not stored in Temporary Storage or Personal Storage is able to be moved to Temporary Storage by anyone and anything not Green-ticketed in Temporary Storage is liable to be red-ticketed by an Area Host.

-“Limbo" is to be renamed “Salvage.”

-Create Zones for large temporary projects that you must reserve before using. Discuss with Area Host the length of your project beforehand and set a date to remove your items.

Tickets

-Do away with Parking Requests (yellow tickets).

-Modify Green tickets so members may write their own tickets for Temporary Storage up to 72 hours unless otherwise approved by an Area Host.

-Online Registry is the final word for Ticketing. (Physical ticketing is an additional step to protect your belongings, but is not valid if it is not registered online.)

Personal Storage

-Personal storage is no longer managed with Red-ticket system. Members have 2 weeks to remove belonging from an expired unit after we attempt to notify the member and then materials will be stored in Temporary Storage for 2 weeks after that. Items will then be more to Salvage if unclaimed.

Language

*Under Construction*

Replace the following Language in the Tidy Space Policy with the language below:

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Wut Zones

What they are Each hosted area has a Wut Zone, a marked space designated for items in need of a home. The area hosts will sort through these areas as often as they’re able, but other members can also help.

What to put in a Wut Zone

• Things that probably belong somewhere nearby (have a look around first)
• Things that aren’t obviously useful, but aren’t obviously trash
• Things that bear no indication of where they belong

What happens to things in Wut Zones

Things found in Wut Zones will be sorted by anyone. If you encounter a populated Wut Zone, do this:

• Put the item where it belongs (if you definitely know where it goes)
• Designate a new home with a labeled bin, shelf, pegboard outline, or similar (let the area host know, chances are they’ll appreciate it)
• Take item to lost and found (if a personal item)

• Only area hosts are allowed to
  • Issue parking tickets
  • Throw items away
  • Take items to Limbo

With

Sort-Me Zones

What they are Each hosted area has Sort-Me Zones (one or multiple), marked spaces designated for PS1-owned items in need of a home. Anyone who knows where these items belong should return them to their proper storage location. Within an area, zones may be labeled based on category. Items that appear to be personal property should not be put in Sort-Me Zones, but rather should go to Temporary Storage.

What to put in a Sort-Me Zone

• PS1-owned items
• Items that fit the category of the area-specific zone (e.g. placing drill bits in a Sort-Me Zone of drill bits.)
• Things that bear no indication of where they would otherwise belong

What happens to things in Sort-Me Zones

Things found in Sort-Me Zones will be sorted by anyone. If you encounter a populated Wut Zone, do this:

• Put the item where it belongs (if you definitely know where it goes)
• Designate a new home with a labeled bin, shelf, pegboard outline, or similar (let the area host know, chances are they’ll appreciate it)
• Take item to lost and found (if a personal item)

• Only area hosts are allowed to
  • Issue parking tickets
  • Throw items away
  • Take items to Salvage

Remove

Parking Request

What it is

This yellow tag should be placed on any item or group of items that looks like it might be in need of either a parking permit or parking ticket. These exist so that any member can flag items needing permits/tickets and bring them to the attention of area hosts. A web form will be created for notifying area hosts of parking requests. Requests for a parking ticket may be removed by the owner of the items if the items are moved into personal storage or removed from the space.

• Note that physical parking requests will not always be yellow. Although it is convenient to be able to distinguish labels by color, we often experiment with different labels and media that aren't always available in yellow. Always inspect the request to see what it says.

Who can issue

Requests can be issued by any member.

What’s on the form

The tag includes space for a brief description of the material in question, check boxes to indicate the nature of the request (ticket or permit), the name of the individual issuing the request, and the date of issue."

Results

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