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I think I'd like to see the SEM (and any other similar projects now or in the future) get funds from a vote seperate from the annual budget. Putting projects that folks might not want to fund under the umbrella of the annual budget makes it difficult for members to actually make choices about how the space spends its money. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[w:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Dbever|Dbever]] ([[User talk:Dbever|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Dbever|contribs]]) 14:28, Dec 21, 2014</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->
I think I'd like to see the SEM (and any other similar projects now or in the future) get funds from a vote seperate from the annual budget. Putting projects that folks might not want to fund under the umbrella of the annual budget makes it difficult for members to actually make choices about how the space spends its money. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[w:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Dbever|Dbever]] ([[User talk:Dbever|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Dbever|contribs]]) 14:28, Dec 21, 2014</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->
=== The SEM is not a member project ===
To be clear, the SEM is not a member project. PS:One owns it. The PS:One membership voted to accept it as a donation and pay for its moving costs back in 2013. In this regard, it is no different than any other tool PS:One owns, and supplies for it have just as much right to be in the budget as supplies for any other tool that PS:One owns. --[[User:Rdpierce|Rdpierce]] ([[User talk:Rdpierce|talk]]) 01:05, 11 January 2015 (CST)
=== We need to plan for things we know we'll spend money on ===
=== We need to plan for things we know we'll spend money on ===
It is very hard to vote no on the overall budget if you disagree with one point. The discussion of the value of putting money towards the SEM is very overshadowed by discussion over the entire budget. The discussion just won't get the time or energy the membership deserves. --[[User:Bry|Bry]] ([[User talk:Bry|talk]]) 15:13, 6 January 2015 (CST)
It is very hard to vote no on the overall budget if you disagree with one point. The discussion of the value of putting money towards the SEM is very overshadowed by discussion over the entire budget. The discussion just won't get the time or energy the membership deserves. --[[User:Bry|Bry]] ([[User talk:Bry|talk]]) 15:13, 6 January 2015 (CST)
Bry, this argument could apply to any line item in the budget. If you don't personally have a use for the ShopBot, and you object to the line item for ShopBot endmills, do you vote no on the whole budget? Does there need to be a discussion on the value of putting money towards the ShopBot? If not, then why should the SEM be treated any differently? Both are tools that PS:One owns. --[[User:Rdpierce|Rdpierce]] ([[User talk:Rdpierce|talk]]) 01:05, 11 January 2015 (CST)
== $500 cap on Area host purchases ==
== $500 cap on Area host purchases ==