POLL CLOSED Be like Elsa, Let it Go! COMMUNITY ROOM IT IS ❗️

The Gathering on August 21st was aware a name for the “room” had to be chosen. That was not done.

The TOSC and other site polls were an attempt to satisfy the requirement since there are no scheduled Gatherings the rest of the year.


Yesterday signage was put up at the new room to satisfy fire requirements.

It says: Community Room.


Thanks to each of you who submitted suggestions for the community social area at the Fairway Center.

This is a great first step in the Gathering group’s efforts to revive Sun City’s sense of community. While many have expressed disappointment, did anyone expect a full blown community center to be granted?

Consider the Fairway room a proving ground, test run to gauge the need and usage to justify a potential community epicenter.

At the last Gathering, no future Gathering dates were announced. Participants were encouraged to attend all the upcoming RCSC meetings: board, exchange, special sessions, candidate forums, and town halls.

In the meantime, the soon to be named community social area is open to all members… come hangout, bring a favorite game to play, watch a favorite tv show while you knit or crochet, ask a friend to meet you there…surprise them with a homemade treat…help start a lending library.

So many possibilities TO BE!

Thanks for your participation

P.S. When you vote (your name will not post)… you WILL see the current totals!!

 

Zen Den

 

I have a question regarding the choices of names on the poll.
One of the choices to choose from is Zen Room. The offered name from a prior comment was Zen Den. I don’t see that as an option. Were there significant amounts of other people offering up the name Zen Room? I never saw that as an offered title on TOSC.
Just asking for clarification on the poll names offered.

 

When I was a college student back in the late 1960s the counter-culture folks took to using one space in the Students' Union and labeled in "The People's Lounge." The U administration responded by removing all the furniture from the room. Needless to say having to sit on the floor probably doubled the number of folks hanging out there. But I see "Peoples' Lounge" is not a choice so I picked one on the list.

 

That one took.

 

POLL CLOSED

The Gathering on August 21st was aware a name for the “room” had to be chosen. That was not done.

The TOSC and other site polls were an attempt to satisfy the requirement since there are no scheduled Gatherings the rest of the year.

Yesterday signage was put up at the new room to ❗️satisfy fire requirements. ❗️

➡️ It says: Community Room.

 

I see the post made by ct was not asked to be removed, yet it is a discussion,


Conversatio

1. No discussion on the poll.
   However as a courtesy to you, executive decision to avoid any associated drug use, den was changed to room. It was either do that or drop it from the suggested choices.
   Please remove your reply from the poll topic and vote your preference

I don’t know who the executive was that made the decision that the word “den” has a connotation to drugs, is in error. When researching the term “zen den” schools are adding these spaces for students to have a place for quiet time. There are other references to having a place for meditation and desired solitude. A “zen den” is a place where people can go and enjoy the moment in a peaceful place. To insinuate anything else is ludicrous.

When people have something to say or add to the discussion, they should not be shut down. Demanding removal of a post is not acceptable behavior in my opinion.
This is a chat board. People are allowed to speak and share information.

I will not remove my discussion items. Polls usually generate discussion, not attempt to thwart it. If it is asked for naming suggestions and they are offered, post as offered or don’t ask for input or suggestions. Maintaining the integrity of a poll is usually a paramount issue.

 

The Zen Den
The Chatterbox

Josie P, Monday at 7:46 PM

From the post unfinished details.

So a den is now associated with drugs??? LOL! A den in a home is a place to sip brandy and read a book. What about Den Mothers? Big drug users! Hmmmm, wonder if bears smoke pot before their hibernation in the den for the winter. Makes me wonder what these "leaders" think and do!

 

You had Dave's post removed about the Oak Lawn Skank. I saved it, but have sent a request to the site code writer to put it back up. This is also a chat forum, but you had Dave's post, including my responses removed. You had no right to remove my posts as there was nothing off-putting in them. The double standard never fails to amaze. Certain people are protected.

 

I have no idea what you’re referring to. I have no jurisdiction over anything written or withdrawn from this site. I post on here the same as any others do. I do not have nor have I ever been the moderator or administrator for this site. Your allegations are unfounded and without merit. Until such time you can prove your accusations, they are considered accusatory and inflammatory. I have done nothing to amend or revise any post on this site.

 

Winter is coming.

 

I'm glad there is a space, and I'm not trying to be a negative nellie but I'm not sure it's a good test case because it won't accurately reflect what a bigger, more centralized location will do. A good community space is centralized and open - Fairway is off-center, the room is not visible to a passer-by, and is a long walk from the entrance. So while, if it succeeds, then yes it is a great argument for a bigger better space. I'm just cautioning against saying it's a test case, because if it fails people will use that to say a bigger, better space won't work. I hope I'm making sense...
Overall, a positive step!

 

Yes it is. Hopefully not as bad as Pepin the Hunchback's winter, but . . . . . ................