[AG-TECH] AG Lobby Policies

[Jeffrey Eschbach]

> The VV needs a "Lounge" and/or a "Bar"
> what the heck let's make it a "Tiki Poolside Bar"

Perfect!  I like the idea of hanging out in the lobby during the day,
but heading over to the bar after hours for more
fun/noise/conversation.  Of course you can hang out in the bar 24/7
(just like real bars), or just stay in the more serene (but not
completely silent) lounge.

And naming it the "Tiki Poolside Bar" would be the icing on the cake!

> > - If you start having a long/specific discussion (more than a
> >   couple of minutes), then migrate over to a specific venue.
> 
> This is where I start to have reservations - in some respects
> (and maybe it's just me), I have this vision of the lobby
> as a spontaneous meeting place - I might notice Bob Huebert

I like the spontaneity, but that will go away once people start
regularly turning off RAT.  We leave our space on all of the time, and I
would have to turn off RAT during the day if there were long
conversations regularly going on there.

Soooo, nodes could hang out in the lobby or bar, with the expectation
that the lobby is normally quiet (although you can of course speak up to
contact someone), and the bar is, well, more like a bar....  Two
designated hangout areas should not be too difficult.

Jeff




Tom Coffin wrote:
> 
> The VV needs a "Lounge" and/or a "Bar"
> what the heck let's make it a "Tiki Poolside Bar"
> 
> __________________________________________
> On Wed, 13 Mar 2002, Jeffrey Eschbach wrote:
> 
>     > > If folks don't want audio intruding in their nodes, they
>     > > should have the rat listen turned off, or not have the node
>     > > in the lobby ..
>     >
>     > I agree that talking in the lobby is fair game, but I fear a
>     > bunch of people muting their RAT (which would be a shame) if
>     > general noise or long conversations become commonplace there.
>     >
>     > How about this for standard lobby "etiquette":
>     >
>     > - Nodes in the lobby should regularly leave their RAT "listen"
>     >   on, and their "talk" off.  That way you will hear if someone
>     >   speaks up in the lobby, but your everyday conversation will
>     >   not fill the lobby venue.
>     > - Feel free to contact someone by turning on your RAT "talk",
>     >   but turn it off after the conversation is over.
>     > - If you start having a long/specific discussion (more than a
>     >   couple of minutes), then migrate over to a specific venue.
>     >
>     > This way we don't get the everyday noises going across the lobby,
>     > you can speak up and contact someone and have some confidence
>     > that they are listening, and fewer people will turn off RAT which
>     > helps maintain the "shared" nature of the space.
>     >
>     > Well that's my 2 cents worth... feel free to bash away. ;)
>     >
>     > Jeff
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > > I second bob (and don's) inclination, I think the lobby is fair game.  We'll probably have some exciting accidental converstaions and that's half the point.
>     > >
>     > > --Ivan
>     > >
>     > > PS -- remember you never know who's at the nodes in the lobby...
>     > >
>     > >        -----Original Message-----
>     > >        From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov]On Behalf Of Robert Olson
>     > >        Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 5:55 PM
>     > >        To: Don Morton; Sergeant A. G. Tech
>     > >        Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] AG Lobby Policies
>     > >
>     > >        The way I see it, it's fair game to chat in the lobby. If folks don't want audio intruding in their nodes, they should have the rat listen turned off,
>     > >        or not have the node in the lobby ..
>     > >
>     > >        --bob
>     > >
>     > >        At 04:16 PM 3/12/2002 -0700, Don Morton wrote:
>     > >
>     > >         All, I'm confused on the policies for "hanging out" in the
>     > >         AG Lobby.  I recall when I first came into the community
>     > >         about a year ago I was warned that I really shouldn't get
>     > >         on the mic and start talking with folks yet, stuff I heard
>     > >         prior to then and stuff I heard at the Retreat last week
>     > >         suggested that, in fact, it "is" a Lobby and it's fair game
>     > >         to jump in and hold random conversations, etc., possibly
>     > >         under the premise that folks who don't want to hear it can
>     > >         turn their audio off.
>     > >
>     > >         So, what "is" the AG Lobby policy (I ask because I see
>     > >         my friends in Fairbanks coming in, and I"m gonna start
>     > >         talking with them, by golly!!! :) ).
>     >
>     >
>     >
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Jeff Eschbach                              eschbach at motorola.com
Networks and Infrastructure Research
Senior Staff Engineer, Motorola Labs Internet2 Initiative
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Desk: (847) 538-5846                      Mobile: (847) 980-2240