NURDspace: Difference between revisions

|name            = <big>NURDspace</big><br><small><small>Never Underestimate Real Development spaces</small></small>

|founder          = [https://nurdspace.nl/User:Buzz buzz] (co-founder)

The '''NURDspace''' [[wiki]] site, {{tag|founded in 2011}}, is the central {{tag|documentation}} for the NURDspace ('''Never Underestimate Real Development spaces''', or '''NURDs''') community from {{Wp|Wageningen}}, in the province of {{tag|Gelderland}}, the [[:Category:Netherlands|Netherlands]].  The wiki is powered by {{tag|MediaWiki}}, and also uses {{tag|Semantic MediaWiki}}.  Until late 2023, NURDspace wiki used a custom skin from [[PaulGu Wiki|Paul Gu]] called {{tag|GuMax}}; as of 2024, it now uses only {{tag|Vector}} and {{tag|Citizen}} skins.

{{Cquote|'''NURDspace''' is a {{tag|Hacking|hackerspace}}.  It first opened its door in February [[:Category:Founded in 2012|2012]] in Wageningen.  Everyone is welcome to join!

A hackerspace is a {{tag|community}}-operated physical place, where [[:Category:People|people]] can meet and work on projects.  Or, according to [[English Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]: A location where people with common interests, usually in {{tag|computers}}, {{tag|technology}}, {{tag|science}}, or digital or {{tag|electronic art}} can meet, socialise and / or collaborate.  Hackerspaces can be viewed as open community labs incorporating elements of machine shops, workshops and / or studios, where hackers can come together to share resources and knowledge to build and make things.}}

The NURDspace wiki has a {{tag|great feature}}: whenever its community are in attendance during their regular open nights every Wednesday (from 18:00 to 24:00) or other event meetings, its '''NURDs''' logo on its [[Wiki main page|main page]] is changed to include below the words <big>'''<span style=color:green>are in!</span>'''</big>.