How HC became a janitor at Frontyard

When I, Hethre Contant, became a janitor at Frontyard, I kept notes on my phone documenting what happened.

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This was my indoctrination process:

1.) Got involved at Frontyard. I did a series of brunch residencies on Saturdays for about a month or so. Then, I attended meetings of the Library Working Group to try to cull some of the books from the library and make space. I voluntold my partner to fix the desk in the library. And I helped on some of the big clean-up and weeding days.

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2.) Dating the janitors. Apparently, this is what they call the first step of indoctrination to become a janitor. During my "dating period," I attended 2 janitors' meetings to observe what happened. I didn't say anything. I just listened and watched.

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3.) Paid a gold coin. I decided to formalise my janitor-hood after 2 months of janitor dating. I did this by showing up to a third janitors' meeting and telling the janitors that I did want to become a janitor. Excitement followed. As a symbol of my commitment, I donated a gold coin ($2) to the donation box. (I believe this has to do with the need to be financially invested in the organisation for legal reasons).

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4.) Filled out the official membership form. I was sent a form to sign and send to the Frontyard records keeper. I signed the form digitally, sent it to another janitor to sign as a witness, and then sent it to the official records keeper.

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5.) Got added to the #janitors channel on Slack. There is a special channel on the Frontyard Slack that only includes janitors. I was added to that channel.

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6.) Logged into Frontyard accounts. In the janitors Slack channel, there is a pinned post with instructions about how to log into the Frontyard Gmail, Instagram, Mailchimp and other accounts. Frontyard uses a password management system called Bitwarden. I followed the instructions in the pinned post to access Bitwarden and log into the Frontyard accounts.

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7.) Hosted my first Open House. I opened the doors and put out the Open House whiteboard sign. I greeted people who came in, showed them around, and talked to them about what they wanted to do and when.

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8.) Inducted People. For those with solid plans or desires to be inducted into Frontyard so they could do a residency or host an event, I made sure to do everything on the Frontyard Induction Checklist.

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9.) I "pencilled" people into the green INTERNAL calendar. I checked the Frontyard calendar via the Gmail account and "pencilled in" a person's residency/event to the green "INTERNAL" calendar, which cannot be seen on the Frontyard Events page. To formalise the person's residency/event, I sent them an email with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Contact form for them to fill out. This form is also pinned in the janitors Slack channel.

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10.) Responded to Frontyard emails. A lot of emails are responses to the MOU and Contact Form. When I got one of those, I confirmed the dates, times, title, and description of the residency/event in the calendar. Then, I changed the event to the blue "PUBLIC" calendar, which does show up on the Frontyard Events page. I confirmed everything with the booker by sending them some version of my semi-modular booking confirmation email.

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