[BLU/Officers] Rocky and possible code of conduct

[david at thekramers.net (David Kramer)]

I agree. This is a single-person issue, and to put it bluntly, a single
person who is not good at taking hints. 

I have, in the past, told him straight to his face that specific things
that he was doing were bothering me, and he responded to that and
stopped.  I suggest we have a frank conversation with him before the
next installfest letting him know what he is doing that is detrimental
to the event, letting him know he has one last chance to not be
disruptive, loud or rude.  And I believe if we tell him he is no longer
welcome after he fails to comply, he will stay away.  If he doesn't we
can refuse to help him.

I would not escalate past that until that tactic fails.

On 12/13/2014 09:12 PM, John Abreau wrote:
> Hiring a police officer would presumably cost far more than what we
> take in from the InstallFests. Charging for pizza would mean rejecting
> the money that sponsors Ron and John donate to pay for the pizza. 
>
> Rocky may be annoying, but I'm not willing to take actions that will
> change the nature of our group in a negative way and possibly cause it
> to self-destruct. 
>
> On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 7:45 PM, Bill Horne <bill at horne.net
> <mailto:bill at horne.net>> wrote:
>
>     On 12/10/2014 1:30 PM, Jerry Feldman wrote:
>>     Rocky is a real pain in the ass. He actually brought his own
>>     volunteer, Ben Shapiro, but he tends to be very disruptive both
>>     at ifests and meetings.
>>     Chris Allen Same-timed me at work about him. Also, Leslie Graham
>>     asked me if our meetings ever became violent. I also saw that
>>     Rocky pigged out.
>>
>>     A couple of things I am going to do at the next installfest:
>>     1. If he gets disruptive, I am going to ask him to tone down
>>     2. If a paying guest needs assistance and Rocky is monoppolizing
>>     a volunteer, I'll ask that volunteer to help the paying guest
>>     3. Food. I an not going to honor his pizza request. The only
>>     people IMHO who can get their own pizzas are Ron and John and
>>     Bill Ricker who has allergies.
>
>     One of my friends is an attorney; I'll ask him what, if any, legal
>     remedies are available.
>
>     For the short term, I suggest we withdraw the free pizza, and
>     impose a nominal charge for those who want to eat. We could also
>     hire an M.I.T. Policeman to supervise the meeting.
>
>     Bill
>
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