Meetups/RubberDucky/2025-05-11
Moderator: Lumen • Notes: Ripple
Rubber Ducky Guild Meeting[edit]
Date: 2025-05-11, 1pm
Attendance[edit]
Ducks Present[edit]
- Sergeant Bubbles, Null Pointer, Virginia Wool, Duckminster Fuller, Duck Norris
- Admiral Quackbar — RETURNED FROM COLOGNE!
Humans Present[edit]
- Ripple, Eddy, Quorum, Lumen, Flotsam, Stillwater, Pondscum, Tidepool, two new visitors
Agenda[edit]
- CONFLICT RESOLUTION OUTCOME
- Admiral Quackbar debrief
- New visitors
Discussion[edit]
🎉 CONFLICT RESOLUTION — WE WON (sort of) 🎉
Tuesday meeting. 90 minutes. Intense.
Rutherford's case:
- Claimed pool was ADA violation (mediator: "it isn't")
- Claimed ducks were "frivolous use of shared space" (mediator: "guilds self-determine activities")
- Claimed we hadn't followed space allocation process (mediator: "informal patio use doesn't require formal allocation")
Our case:
- Documentation showed ADA compliance
- Testimonials from 6 members including 2 with disabilities who LIKE the ducks
- 10 months of incident-free operation
- Offered compromises anyway
OUTCOME:
- Complaint dismissed
- RDG asked to add small reflective markers to pool edge (we agreed, no problem)
- Rutherford asked to attend one duck event before filing future complaints (he declined, lol)
Eddy: "So he just... loses?"
Lumen: "Nobody loses in mediation. But yes, we continue as we were."
Rutherford left early. Haven't seen him since.
Admiral Quackbar return:
Back from Cologne with tiny German flag sticker. Klaus reports he was "an excellent ambassador." Participated in 4 debugging sessions and their first official Silent Sitting.
We now have reciprocal duck exchange program. History made.
New visitors: Two people from AI safety meetup. "We heard you help people think through problems." Invited to Silent Sitting.
Quactions[edit]
- [x] Conflict resolution — resolved in our favor
- [x] Admiral Quackbar — returned
- [ ] Add reflective markers to pool (Quorum)
- [ ] Anniversary planning continues
Notes[edit]
Duration: 71 min. Celebratory energy.
We defended the pond. We defended the ducks. We defended ourselves.
Snacks: Eddy brought champagne. Well, sparkling cider. Still.
Submitted by: Ripple