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 When this happens, this is a checklist of the things we need to do. If we don't do these steps, people may come a long way to VHS to use the laser, and be unable to use it. That is a bummer. The laser is volunteer run, and there are no guarantees of usability - but if we can clearly communicate what's happening that goes a long way to being excellent to each other! When this happens, this is a checklist of the things we need to do. If we don't do these steps, people may come a long way to VHS to use the laser, and be unable to use it. That is a bummer. The laser is volunteer run, and there are no guarantees of usability - but if we can clearly communicate what's happening that goes a long way to being excellent to each other!
  
-1. Disable the laser via the MQTT flag - more details on how to do that to come +1. Disable the laser via the MQTT flag 
-2. Make bookings unavailable on booking.vanhack.ca - instructions to come +   - The laser login system can be disabled by flipping a switch in the private MQTT instance. 
-3. Cancel existing bookings on booking.vanhack.ca - instructions to come +   More details on how to do that to come. 
-4. Put a sign up on the laser computer and the laser - example sign to come +2. Make bookings unavailable on booking.vanhack.ca 
-5. Post on Slack #laser - example post to come+   This can be done by changing the "VHS Redsail Laser" provider's "Working Plan" on [this page](https://booking.vanhack.ca/index.php/providers). 
 +3. Cancel existing bookings on booking.vanhack.ca
 +   This can be done by going to the [laser booking calendar](https://booking.vanhack.ca/index.php/calendar), and deleting the individual bookings that are likely to be impacted by the downtime. 
 +4. Put a sign up on the laser computer and the laser - see below for an example sign 
 +5. Post on Slack #laser 
 +   Something like: "**LASER IS OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE**" - feel free to add a reason why if you can - we are hackers, we all like to know *why* everything.
 6. Post on talk? - might be overkill, discussion happening now - example post to come if we decide this is needed. 6. Post on talk? - might be overkill, discussion happening now - example post to come if we decide this is needed.
  
 +## Example sign (you might be able to print this directly from the wiki, it should have page breaks before and after):
  
 +# LASER IS OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
 +
 +### January 33rd, 2034
 +
 +See #laser on slack for details and status updates.
 +
 +Thanks for your patience,
 +the Laser Cutter Committee
 +
 +## LASER OUT OF SERVICE - DO NOT USE
 +
 +# End example sign