We do not do partial days because:

1) it's extra overhead, as you've mentioned

2) people start thinking that they are paying for "time" instead of paying for participation

We don't want our members counting their hours any more than we want to be counting them. The experience of feeling like "my time is up!" isn't very friendly to the community-bonding experiences that we want in our spaces.

We need members, but we can't make

exceptions to every "rule."

This is the most important part: set up a system that's simple and flexible. No matter what you do, people will want exceptions. Most people who will be good members will happily accept that the options are there for a reason, and work within them rather than demand exceptions. The ones who want special treatment tend to be problem-members long term. Give 'em an inch…you know the rest.

-Alex 

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On Friday, May 18, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Toni Hogan wrote:

We have a "community" membership (a.k.a. Casual Connexion) as most of

you call it that offers one day a week plus benefits. We opted for

days over hourly plans to avoid the extra administration. Some asked

if they opted for the Casual Connexion could he spread the hours over

4 days...2 or 3 hours at a time. We need members, but we can't make

exceptions to every "rule." Oh, do you have a limit to daily hours for

members who are not full-time. For example, one day = 6 hours even if

the space is open 10 hours a day?

So, what say you on this one?

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