gmane.games.sb-boardgamers

Sally Duffy

Sally Duffy — 2013-06-18T17:02:40

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Re: Re: My meeting with Security

John Yeager — 2013-05-29T23:48:36

Good idea about updating instructions for new members.
After the last problem, I modified the "Welcome" email sent to new members.

See it here:
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/sb-boardgamers/files/
Welcome

However, the old passes should not be used.
- They violate the "low" on the radar principle
- No one is asking for them
- They will confuse guards they are presented to, leading to them asking questions to their superiors, possibly leading to trouble.

I didn't delete the files, but they are no longer sent to new members.


Regards,
John



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 From: rbelikov <rbelikov-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org>
To: sb-boardgamers-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw< at >public.gmane.org 
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 4:26 PM
Subject: [sb-boardgamers] Re: My meeting with Security
 

I think the best solution is to modify the homepage of this group with instructions on exactly what to do if you're a new member. Who has the ability to edit that page?

Also, the old passes are in the files sect

Re: My meeting with Security

rbelikov — 2013-05-29T23:26:46

I think the best solution is to modify the homepage of this group with instructions on exactly what to do if you're a new member. Who has the ability to edit that page?

Also, the old passes are in the files section (see link below), maybe the instructions should ask new members to bring those just in case.

http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/mI2mURwFd9Ni6E4xlw0yqudOMPf_cEsN94LylGgBU3thqIAXoPis1CYJHPQlKvZeoo-zH3vcQJXuSaqwRLTNLneMtmGA9-w/sbbscoresheets.pdf

--- In sb-boardgamers-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw< at >public.gmane.org, John Yeager <john_m_yeager< at >...> wrote:




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Trajan New In Shrink

Alan — 2013-05-14T04:53:34

Trajan new in shrink for sale

$40

contact: alanfu91-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org

do not reply to the group
thanks



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SBBBADGE.PDF

John Yeager — 2013-05-14T01:44:12

While checking files for the 
group, I also noticed that the SBBBADGE.PDF was still being sent to new 
members with instructions to present it at the guard shack.
  :)

That could have caused the new person to go to the gate a few weeks ago.
That setting was now changed.


John

Re: New member email updated

John Yeager — 2013-05-14T01:35:46

Yes, I think fountain drinks are still fine.  I think you could use tea bags too, and no one would care.  Water is ok too.  etc.
Better to err on the side of caution in the first email to people coming in new, right?
Also, the email was long enough.  My aim was to cover all the trouble items and not make it too long.


John



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 From: Aliza Panitz <aliza.panitz-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org>
To: "sb-boardgamers-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw< at >public.gmane.org" <sb-boardgamers-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw< at >public.gmane.org> 
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: [sb-boardgamers] New member email updated
 


  


The last info about the drinks was that fountain drinks were ok, bottled drinks are not: has that changed? 

On Monday, May 13, 2013, John Yeager  wrote:


 chance against experienced players.  We hope you will come and check us out if you are near the Sunnyvale area!
 cafeteria for a nighttime event.  Make sure not to interfere with that event.  On occasion

Re: Re: My meeting with Security

John Yeager — 2013-05-14T01:31:21

Correct.  There was the "pass" you needed to give to them.  
That was from 2006-2007 or so?
Ah, the good ole days.


John



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 From: Aliza Panitz <aliza.panitz-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org>
To: South Bay Gamers <sb-boardgamers-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw< at >public.gmane.org> 
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [sb-boardgamers] Re: My meeting with Security
 


  



Once upon a time the website did, in fact, tell people to stop by the guard shack and check in. 



On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 5:58 PM, John Yeager <john_m_yeager-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org> wrote:


 go.  He asked Security for help.  They 
 other Yahoo!s who attend regularly, it would be

Re: New member email updated

Aliza Panitz — 2013-05-14T01:31:03

The last info about the drinks was that fountain drinks were ok, bottled
drinks are not: has that changed?

On Monday, May 13, 2013, John Yeager wrote:

New member email updated

John Yeager — 2013-05-14T01:27:56

I've updated the new member email to address the issues which have come up over the past few years.
See it here:
If you have any feedback you want to share, I might edit it.

John

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Welcome to the South Bay Boardgamers.  Our goal is to provide a fun, friendly venue for people to play games with each other -- mostly German-style or "euro" games since 2004.  To that end, we have:

o A large gaming area (the Yahoo! cafeteria)
o A wide variety of games brought every Monday (feel free to bring your own!)
o A large pool of people -- you can go for months playing with different people each week.

Even if you've never tried these designer boardgames before, it doesn't take much to learn them.  In fact, they stress simple rules and play so that even a beginner can have a decent chance against experienced players.  We hope you will come and check us out if you are near the Sunnyvale area!

One thing to be aware of is that this group is allowed to use the Yahoo facility by the members being good citiz

Re: Re: My meeting with Security

Aliza Panitz — 2013-05-14T00:59:21

Once upon a time the website did, in fact, tell people to stop by the guard
shack and check in.


On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 5:58 PM, John Yeager <john_m_yeager-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org>wrote:

Re: Re: My meeting with Security

John Yeager — 2013-05-14T00:58:18

Well, don't go to the guard shack and ask for directions, or ask any member of security "where the games are"
I think you *can* ask someone (not from security) where the cafeteria is, or where is building C?
Also, please don't eat the free food, as you are not an employee.

This info should probably be put in our FAQ sent out to new members.
We'd need a moderator to do that.  Hmm, who is that?  ;)

John



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 From: heres_scott <heres_scott-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org>
To: sb-boardgamers-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw< at >public.gmane.org 
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 5:32 PM
Subject: [sb-boardgamers] Re: My meeting with Security
 

I was thinking of coming by tonight for the first time, but I don't want to get across security, nor get anybody else in "trouble." Should I just skip, and try next week?

Scott

--- In sb-boardgamers-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw< at >public.gmane.org, David Ranney <dranney< at >...> wrote:




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Re: Re: My meeting with Security

Aliza Panitz — 2013-05-14T00:52:46

Come to the cafeteria door after 6:30 and look through the glass wall for
the people playing boardgames; knock to get a gamer's attention and they
will let you in.


On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 5:32 PM, heres_scott <heres_scott-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org> wrote:

Re: My meeting with Security

heres_scott — 2013-05-14T00:32:37

I was thinking of coming by tonight for the first time, but I don't want to get across security, nor get anybody else in "trouble." Should I just skip, and try next week?

Scott

--- In sb-boardgamers-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw< at >public.gmane.org, David Ranney <dranney< at >...> wrote:




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RE: My meeting with Security

F. Randall Farmer — 2013-05-03T22:43:05

Thank you for dealing with that David & Andy!

Randy



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My meeting with Security

David Ranney — 2013-05-03T21:26:41

Hi Boardgamers,

Andy and I just met with Yahoo! Security and it wasn't at all what I 
expected.

The problem had nothing to do with tailgating (you're off the hook, 
John).  The problem was that a first time gamer showed up who was not a 
Yahoo! and didn't know where to go.  He asked Security for help.  They 
were put into the awkward position of having to either turn the guy away 
or let him in unescorted.  That time they decided to be generous and let 
him in.  Security informed me, however, that going forward this won't be 
the case.  Someone in that position will be turned away.

So, from now on if you invite someone to SBB, please meet him/her 
outside of URL's and show him/her in yourself.  Also, tell them the 
rules such as not eating the free food, etc.  The less involvement with 
Security the better.  We really don't want to annoy them.  Our continued 
use of URL's depends on their good will.

Furthermore we could use more Yahoo! points of contact for when 
questions arise with Security.  They have

Re: Digest Number 993

JC Lawrence — 2013-05-02T20:06:27

In the case of this week's alert, Aliza was explicitly let in by a pair of non-gaming Y! employees who opened and held the door for her.  It was quite gracious.  This caught the attention of another Y! who then spoke to security.

Re: Digest Number 993

John Hart — 2013-05-02T18:01:18

Ugh!
The person referred to is probably me.  I wouldn't say I snuck in, but I did follow someone in while I was carrying a stack of games.  What is going to qualify as being "let in by someone"?  In the future, to people have to wait outside until an employee member of this group officially says "come in", or something else?  Can a non-player who knows who we are let us in?

I probably arrived at about 6:30.  Other people drift in over the next hour (or some nights much more than that) before we get an employee-player who joins us.

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1b. Re: We've popped back up onto Y!'s RADAR
    Posted by: "Andy Scheffler" ascheffl-uFoIRK03h6eB+jHODAdFcQ< at >public.gmane.org hamusutaa
    Date: Wed May 1, 2013 5:51 pm ((PDT))

I work at Yahoo!, but I have been busy for the last few weeks.  I did stop
and talk to the security guy when I was down there this week.

The concern he raised was that the first person there snuck in behind
someone else

Re: We've popped back up onto Y!'s RADAR

Andy Scheffler — 2013-05-02T00:34:13

I work at Yahoo!, but I have been busy for the last few weeks.  I did stop
and talk to the security guy when I was down there this week.

The concern he raised was that the first person there snuck in behind
someone else entering the building, implying that they are okay with
non-Yahoo! employees being there if they are let in by someone and don't go
in on their own.

I can't guarantee I will be there early enough to let people in every week,
though.


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 5:27 PM, David Ranney <dranney-ZXvpkYn067l8UrSeD/g0lQ< at >public.gmane.org> wrote:

We've popped back up onto Y!'s RADAR

David Ranney — 2013-05-02T00:27:56

Hi Everyone,

 From time to time someone in Yahoo! security suddenly becomes aware of 
SBB meeting in the Yahoo! cafeteria and has to discuss it with us.  That 
has happened again.

Are there any Yahoo!s who regularly attend the SBB gaming sessions on 
Monday nights still.  It's shameful, but I haven't made it down there 
for a long time.

Re: Games for sale

Julien Van Reeth — 2013-04-12T22:00:15

I would be interested in factory fun and Kingsburg if they're still
available
On Apr 12, 2013 2:55 PM, "Alan" <alanfu91-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org> wrote: