I’m going to cover this in the meeting, and update the Wiki to match this. I’ve read up on how a couple of other spaces do their Purgatory, and this follows from what they’ve done.
We’ve gotten to the point where huge amounts of stuff aren’t on Purgatory anymore, so it makes sense to go to a finer-grained Purgatory for better turn-around. This doesn’t mean that items are going to be on purgatory any less time, but instead there will be different shelves in different stages. We have five shelves, so there will be about a five-week cycle for stuff on Purgatory. This is longer than the old way, which only guaranteed a one-month cycle, but was played a little loosely, so it wasn’t obvious where a given object stood, and we tended to purge in huge batches, plus there was an unclear window for stuff to be claimed.
Each item goes onto the current week’s shelf. Please do not add items to any other shelf. Each Tuesday the shelves will be cycled. There will be a sign notating which shelf (A-E) is where in the cycle (1-5) - that way we don’t have to move everything every week.
Week 1 (partial week): Goes onto the shelf.
Week 2 (first Tuesday it has been on the shelf): Stays on the shelf.
Week 3: Stays on the shelf.
Week 4: Stays on the shelf.
Week 5: Up for grabs by anyone. On the following Tuesday, everything on this shelf is disposed and it becomes the new Week 1 shelf.
- There will be a weekly Purgatory thread on the mailing list with a picture of Purgatory as of that Tuesday. This is where all notice with respect to Purgatory will occur.
- At any time, you may claim any item belonging to you on Purgatory. No notice needed; it’s yours.
- At any time, a warden or the COO may claim any Hive item that has erroneously ended up in Purgatory and place it back into its rightful place. The wardens or COO should post a notice to this effect on the thread.
- Any item on the Week 5 shelf may be claimed by anyone at any time. No notice needed.
- Any item claimed by a member must be either removed from the Hive or placed in that member’s personal storage area. Putting your name on an item and placing it somewhere else in the Hive does not count.
- Any item that has been placed in Purgatory but has been re-located back into the Hive without COO or area warden approval may be discarded by the wardens or the COO at any time.
- Dibs may be called by any member for any item at any time by posting on the thread. Each week, the new Purgatory thread will have any “dibs” notices still relevant carried forward. If an item is not claimed by the end of Week 4, the person calling dibs has first crack at the item.
- Stuff not fitting on a shelf may be placed near Purgatory with a note saying it’s in Purgatory and what shelf it would’ve gone on to.
- An item may be released by its owner - whether the Hive or a member - for immediate grabs. When it’s added to Purgatory, just post on the thread you’re giving up the item and it’s immediately up for grabs by the first person to claim it. The usual rule about removal or personal storage area applies. If Hive leadership gets rid of stuff (like when Ian and I re-did the server rack), we’ll post on the thread that it’s up for grabs.
I think I’ve covered everything; let me know if I haven’t. As of this Tuesday (tomorrow), everything currently on Purgatory will start in Week 1.