1601 Venables St, Vancouver https://vanhack.ca/ 2026-04-17T13:13:21+00:00 https://vanhack.ca/ https://vanhack.ca/_media/wiki/logo.svg text/html 2026-04-15T04:41:26+00:00 skouf (skouf@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/vhs_member_initiation?rev=1776228086&do=diff How Hackspaces Work (and VHS In Particular) Welcome to VHS! The majority of you have never seen a hackspace before, and there is often a little bit of culture shock. It is an unusual model that can seem strange and intimidating at first. But do not fear! Here is a quick primer to get you up to speed. text/html 2026-04-15T04:40:19+00:00 skouf (skouf@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/area/lockup?rev=1776228019&do=diff Locking up Keyholders are responsible for locking up the space when leaving. The dooraccess page in Nomos has detailed instructions for keyholders on how to lock up the space when leaving. Checklists have been shown to improve consistency and completeness when completing safety-critical tasks. There is a mobile-friendly lockup checklist accessible at text/html 2026-04-15T03:49:27+00:00 skouf (skouf@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/vhswiki/start?rev=1776224967&do=diff You're here, at the VHS wiki Get involved - Edit this wiki Things to do on the site: * make the file structure match the new organizational structure. * e.g. currently there are a bunch of documents in /wiki/tools/laser_cutter/, those should be moved to /wiki/groups/lasercutter/ text/html 2026-04-15T03:33:32+00:00 skouf (skouf@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/vhswiki/orphans?rev=1776224012&do=diff 'Orphans' are pages that don't have any links to them. 'Wanted' pages are pages where another page has an internal link, but that page doesn't exist. These lists are generated by the OrphansWanted plugin. text/html 2026-04-13T22:22:24+00:00 skouf (skouf@undisclosed.example.com) https://vanhack.ca/wiki/history?rev=1776118944&do=diff History of VHS [A photo of the interior of VHS taken some time in 2009. A large poster on the wall shows an older VHS logo, and you can see a few people working and talking in the space] VHS has existed in 6 different spaces now. We date back to August 20th, 2008, when the initial meeting happened at the Hackery. There is probably a list somewhere of the people who were at that meeting. 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