A hackerspaces.org wiki-listed active hackerspace, makerspace, hacklab,
or related community workshop at Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United
States of America. It scores this way because shared technical workspace
and peer learning are materially better aligned than ordinary private
retail, coworking, or training models, while this snapshot keeps the
score conservative until local membership governance is reviewed
directly.
Why this matters: Hackerspaces are important
calibration examples for community-operated physical infrastructure,
shared tools, peer learning, repair culture, and self-governance
practice.
Letter grade BQualifiedMedium
confidence (AI)Rubric gcd-rubric-v1
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not
human-checked or final.
Base Material45Bonus+2Cap66No structure cap
After Cap47Penalties0b
Small business context
This entry is classified as a small business using observable scale
signals: independent control, local or limited operations, and no
evidence of public-company or national-chain scale. The small-business
calibration keeps the ordinary rubric but reads evidence at person
scale: living-wage pricing is not extraction by itself, while worker and
contractor treatment, owner surplus, transparency, advertising pressure,
dissent tolerance, and recourse matter more. Harm, toxicity,
surveillance, labor, coercion, opacity, and hidden-parent penalties are
not relaxed.
Applied cap: No structure cap
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a higher score; scores change only when review finds factual errors,
omissions, or miscalibration.
The score turns mainly on Extraction; no penalty currently dominates the
evaluation.
Strengths
Extraction7/10
Solidarity with the
Unemployed6/7
Ownership5/10
Penalties
No penalties applied in this version.
Evidence state
ConfidenceMedium
confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped
(AI)
Linked claims10
Direct axis claims10
Coverage10/10
Scoring Axes
Axis
Score
Why this score
Ownership
?
Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control
at 10.
5 / 10
The hackerspaces.org wiki lists I3Detroit as an active hackerspace at
Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of America; hackerspaces.org
describes hackerspaces as community-operated…
The hackerspaces.org wiki lists I3Detroit as an active hackerspace at
Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of America; hackerspaces.org
describes hackerspaces as community-operated physical places for people
with common interests to meet, work, and learn. This keeps I3Detroit in
the positive middle of Ownership: the public wiki record supports a
community-space model, but this tranche intentionally avoids assuming
deeper democratic practice than the hackerspaces.org sources prove for
this particular space.
Calibration notes
Comparative anchor: Global hackerspaces.org wiki
tranche calibrated against tool libraries, creative-reuse nonprofits,
repair cafes, co-ops, public-interest services, and conventional
coworking or retail models.
Linked evidence
The hackerspaces.org wiki lists I3Detroit as an active hackerspace
at Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of America;
hackerspaces.org describes hackerspaces as community-operated physical
places for people with common interests to meet, work, and learn.[1]
contextI3Detroit has a public
hackerspaces.org wiki template with active status, location fields, and
a public site or wiki link, which makes it part of a community-space
directory rather than an opaque private storefront listing. The wiki
template records membercount as 200. The same template records fee
information as $59 per month (USD) (the only level of membership): 24/7
access to the space by RFID key, tool usage, member storage allocation,
members-only discussion list access, class discounts, and invitations to
members-only events. $0 for guests: 24/7 access whenever your friend the
member is around to host you as their guest. Full access to tools, but
no storage, and cannot be alone in the space (must have a member
present)..[2]
contextI3Detroit's
hackerspaces.org listing gives active status, public web references, and
wiki location fields for Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of
America. The template records founding information as 2009/04/01.[3]
contextI3Detroit's public
record identifies a physical community hackerspace for hacking, making,
technical learning, projects, repair, or workshop activity at Ferndale,
Michigan, Michigan, United States of America. The template records size
as 13000 ft² (1200m²).[4]
Governance
?
Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic
stakeholder control at 10.
5 / 10
I3Detroit has a public hackerspaces.org wiki template with active
status, location fields, and a public site or wiki link, which makes it
part of a community-space directory rather than an opaque private
storefront listing.
I3Detroit has a public hackerspaces.org wiki template with active
status, location fields, and a public site or wiki link, which makes it
part of a community-space directory rather than an opaque private
storefront listing. The wiki template records membercount as 200. The
same template records fee information as $59 per month (USD) (the only
level of membership): 24/7 access to the space by RFID key, tool usage,
member storage allocation, members-only discussion list access, class
discounts, and invitations to members-only events. $0 for guests: 24/7
access whenever your friend the member is around to host you as their
guest. Full access to tools, but no storage, and cannot be alone in the
space (must have a member present).. This keeps I3Detroit in the
positive middle of Governance: the public wiki record supports a
community-space model, but this tranche intentionally avoids assuming
deeper democratic practice than the hackerspaces.org sources prove for
this particular space.
Calibration notes
Comparative anchor: Global hackerspaces.org wiki
tranche calibrated against tool libraries, creative-reuse nonprofits,
repair cafes, co-ops, public-interest services, and conventional
coworking or retail models.
Linked evidence
contextThe hackerspaces.org
wiki lists I3Detroit as an active hackerspace at Ferndale, Michigan,
Michigan, United States of America; hackerspaces.org describes
hackerspaces as community-operated physical places for people with
common interests to meet, work, and learn.[1]
I3Detroit has a public hackerspaces.org wiki template with active
status, location fields, and a public site or wiki link, which makes it
part of a community-space directory rather than an opaque private
storefront listing. The wiki template records membercount as 200. The
same template records fee information as $59 per month (USD) (the only
level of membership): 24/7 access to the space by RFID key, tool usage,
member storage allocation, members-only discussion list access, class
discounts, and invitations to members-only events. $0 for guests: 24/7
access whenever your friend the member is around to host you as their
guest. Full access to tools, but no storage, and cannot be alone in the
space (must have a member present)..[2]
contextI3Detroit's
hackerspaces.org listing gives active status, public web references, and
wiki location fields for Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of
America. The template records founding information as 2009/04/01.[3]
contextI3Detroit's public
record identifies a physical community hackerspace for hacking, making,
technical learning, projects, repair, or workshop activity at Ferndale,
Michigan, Michigan, United States of America. The template records size
as 13000 ft² (1200m²).[4]
Extraction
?
Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured
extraction judgment.
7 / 10
I3Detroit's public wiki record identifies an active shared hackerspace
location at Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of America,
pointing to pooled workspace and tool access rather than a conventional
product-sale extraction model.
I3Detroit's public wiki record identifies an active shared hackerspace
location at Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of America,
pointing to pooled workspace and tool access rather than a conventional
product-sale extraction model. This places I3Detroit high on Extraction
compared with conventional retail, coworking, training, or repair
businesses because a community hackerspace can pool tools, knowledge,
and projects without making every participant buy private
infrastructure. The value stays below the strongest verified
cooperatives and mutual-aid institutions until local bylaws, membership
control, labor practices, and conflict-resolution procedures are
reviewed directly.
Calibration notes
Comparative anchor: Global hackerspaces.org wiki
tranche calibrated against tool libraries, creative-reuse nonprofits,
repair cafes, co-ops, public-interest services, and conventional
coworking or retail models.
Linked evidence
contextThe hackerspaces.org
wiki lists I3Detroit as an active hackerspace at Ferndale, Michigan,
Michigan, United States of America; hackerspaces.org describes
hackerspaces as community-operated physical places for people with
common interests to meet, work, and learn.[1]
contextI3Detroit has a public
hackerspaces.org wiki template with active status, location fields, and
a public site or wiki link, which makes it part of a community-space
directory rather than an opaque private storefront listing. The wiki
template records membercount as 200. The same template records fee
information as $59 per month (USD) (the only level of membership): 24/7
access to the space by RFID key, tool usage, member storage allocation,
members-only discussion list access, class discounts, and invitations to
members-only events. $0 for guests: 24/7 access whenever your friend the
member is around to host you as their guest. Full access to tools, but
no storage, and cannot be alone in the space (must have a member
present)..[2]
I3Detroit's public wiki record identifies an active shared
hackerspace location at Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of
America, pointing to pooled workspace and tool access rather than a
conventional product-sale extraction model.[5]
contextI3Detroit's
hackerspaces.org listing gives active status, public web references, and
wiki location fields for Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of
America. The template records founding information as 2009/04/01.[3]
contextI3Detroit's public
record identifies a physical community hackerspace for hacking, making,
technical learning, projects, repair, or workshop activity at Ferndale,
Michigan, Michigan, United States of America. The template records size
as 13000 ft² (1200m²).[4]
Labor Sovereignty
?
Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at
7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence
shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling,
retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of
worker voice, or extreme turnover.
4 / 7
I3Detroit's reviewed record presents a community hackerspace with public
location and contact infrastructure, not a conventional
employer-centered service chain.
I3Detroit's reviewed record presents a community hackerspace with public
location and contact infrastructure, not a conventional
employer-centered service chain. This keeps I3Detroit in the positive
middle of Labor Sovereignty: the public wiki record supports a
community-space model, but this tranche intentionally avoids assuming
deeper democratic practice than the hackerspaces.org sources prove for
this particular space.
Calibration notes
Comparative anchor: Global hackerspaces.org wiki
tranche calibrated against tool libraries, creative-reuse nonprofits,
repair cafes, co-ops, public-interest services, and conventional
coworking or retail models.
Linked evidence
contextThe hackerspaces.org
wiki lists I3Detroit as an active hackerspace at Ferndale, Michigan,
Michigan, United States of America; hackerspaces.org describes
hackerspaces as community-operated physical places for people with
common interests to meet, work, and learn.[1]
contextI3Detroit has a public
hackerspaces.org wiki template with active status, location fields, and
a public site or wiki link, which makes it part of a community-space
directory rather than an opaque private storefront listing. The wiki
template records membercount as 200. The same template records fee
information as $59 per month (USD) (the only level of membership): 24/7
access to the space by RFID key, tool usage, member storage allocation,
members-only discussion list access, class discounts, and invitations to
members-only events. $0 for guests: 24/7 access whenever your friend the
member is around to host you as their guest. Full access to tools, but
no storage, and cannot be alone in the space (must have a member
present)..[2]
I3Detroit's reviewed record presents a community hackerspace with
public location and contact infrastructure, not a conventional
employer-centered service chain.[6]
contextI3Detroit's
hackerspaces.org listing gives active status, public web references, and
wiki location fields for Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of
America. The template records founding information as 2009/04/01.[3]
contextI3Detroit's public
record identifies a physical community hackerspace for hacking, making,
technical learning, projects, repair, or workshop activity at Ferndale,
Michigan, Michigan, United States of America. The template records size
as 13000 ft² (1200m²).[4]
Solidarity with the
Unemployed
?
Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment,
and non-competes.
6 / 7
hackerspaces.org describes hackerspaces as places where people meet,
work on projects, and learn from each other; I3Detroit is listed in that
wiki as an active space at Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States
of America.
hackerspaces.org describes hackerspaces as places where people meet,
work on projects, and learn from each other; I3Detroit is listed in that
wiki as an active space at Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States
of America. This places I3Detroit high on Solidarity with the Unemployed
compared with conventional retail, coworking, training, or repair
businesses because a community hackerspace can pool tools, knowledge,
and projects without making every participant buy private
infrastructure. The value stays below the strongest verified
cooperatives and mutual-aid institutions until local bylaws, membership
control, labor practices, and conflict-resolution procedures are
reviewed directly.
Calibration notes
Comparative anchor: Global hackerspaces.org wiki
tranche calibrated against tool libraries, creative-reuse nonprofits,
repair cafes, co-ops, public-interest services, and conventional
coworking or retail models.
Linked evidence
contextThe hackerspaces.org
wiki lists I3Detroit as an active hackerspace at Ferndale, Michigan,
Michigan, United States of America; hackerspaces.org describes
hackerspaces as community-operated physical places for people with
common interests to meet, work, and learn.[1]
contextI3Detroit has a public
hackerspaces.org wiki template with active status, location fields, and
a public site or wiki link, which makes it part of a community-space
directory rather than an opaque private storefront listing. The wiki
template records membercount as 200. The same template records fee
information as $59 per month (USD) (the only level of membership): 24/7
access to the space by RFID key, tool usage, member storage allocation,
members-only discussion list access, class discounts, and invitations to
members-only events. $0 for guests: 24/7 access whenever your friend the
member is around to host you as their guest. Full access to tools, but
no storage, and cannot be alone in the space (must have a member
present)..[2]
hackerspaces.org describes hackerspaces as places where people
meet, work on projects, and learn from each other; I3Detroit is listed
in that wiki as an active space at Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United
States of America.[7]
contextI3Detroit's
hackerspaces.org listing gives active status, public web references, and
wiki location fields for Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of
America. The template records founding information as 2009/04/01.[3]
contextI3Detroit's public
record identifies a physical community hackerspace for hacking, making,
technical learning, projects, repair, or workshop activity at Ferndale,
Michigan, Michigan, United States of America. The template records size
as 13000 ft² (1200m²).[4]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity
?
Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and
public obligations.
5 / 7
I3Detroit's hackerspaces.org wiki page publicly exposes active status
and public directory fields for a real-world community space at
Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of America,…
I3Detroit's hackerspaces.org wiki page publicly exposes active status
and public directory fields for a real-world community space at
Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of America, making its
existence more inspectable than invitation-only private workshops. This
keeps I3Detroit in the positive middle of Loss-Bearing Fidelity: the
public wiki record supports a community-space model, but this tranche
intentionally avoids assuming deeper democratic practice than the
hackerspaces.org sources prove for this particular space.
Calibration notes
Comparative anchor: Global hackerspaces.org wiki
tranche calibrated against tool libraries, creative-reuse nonprofits,
repair cafes, co-ops, public-interest services, and conventional
coworking or retail models.
Linked evidence
contextThe hackerspaces.org
wiki lists I3Detroit as an active hackerspace at Ferndale, Michigan,
Michigan, United States of America; hackerspaces.org describes
hackerspaces as community-operated physical places for people with
common interests to meet, work, and learn.[1]
contextI3Detroit has a public
hackerspaces.org wiki template with active status, location fields, and
a public site or wiki link, which makes it part of a community-space
directory rather than an opaque private storefront listing. The wiki
template records membercount as 200. The same template records fee
information as $59 per month (USD) (the only level of membership): 24/7
access to the space by RFID key, tool usage, member storage allocation,
members-only discussion list access, class discounts, and invitations to
members-only events. $0 for guests: 24/7 access whenever your friend the
member is around to host you as their guest. Full access to tools, but
no storage, and cannot be alone in the space (must have a member
present)..[2]
I3Detroit's hackerspaces.org wiki page publicly exposes active
status and public directory fields for a real-world community space at
Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of America, making its
existence more inspectable than invitation-only private
workshops.[8]
contextI3Detroit's
hackerspaces.org listing gives active status, public web references, and
wiki location fields for Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of
America. The template records founding information as 2009/04/01.[3]
contextI3Detroit's public
record identifies a physical community hackerspace for hacking, making,
technical learning, projects, repair, or workshop activity at Ferndale,
Michigan, Michigan, United States of America. The template records size
as 13000 ft² (1200m²).[4]
Market Conduct
?
Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
4 / 5
I3Detroit's hackerspaces.org listing gives active status, public web
references, and wiki location fields for Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan,
United States of America.
I3Detroit's hackerspaces.org listing gives active status, public web
references, and wiki location fields for Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan,
United States of America. The template records founding information as
2009/04/01. This keeps I3Detroit in the positive middle of Market
Conduct: the public wiki record supports a community-space model, but
this tranche intentionally avoids assuming deeper democratic practice
than the hackerspaces.org sources prove for this particular space.
Calibration notes
Comparative anchor: Global hackerspaces.org wiki
tranche calibrated against tool libraries, creative-reuse nonprofits,
repair cafes, co-ops, public-interest services, and conventional
coworking or retail models.
Linked evidence
contextThe hackerspaces.org
wiki lists I3Detroit as an active hackerspace at Ferndale, Michigan,
Michigan, United States of America; hackerspaces.org describes
hackerspaces as community-operated physical places for people with
common interests to meet, work, and learn.[1]
contextI3Detroit has a public
hackerspaces.org wiki template with active status, location fields, and
a public site or wiki link, which makes it part of a community-space
directory rather than an opaque private storefront listing. The wiki
template records membercount as 200. The same template records fee
information as $59 per month (USD) (the only level of membership): 24/7
access to the space by RFID key, tool usage, member storage allocation,
members-only discussion list access, class discounts, and invitations to
members-only events. $0 for guests: 24/7 access whenever your friend the
member is around to host you as their guest. Full access to tools, but
no storage, and cannot be alone in the space (must have a member
present)..[2]
I3Detroit's hackerspaces.org listing gives active status, public
web references, and wiki location fields for Ferndale, Michigan,
Michigan, United States of America. The template records founding
information as 2009/04/01.[3]
contextI3Detroit's public
record identifies a physical community hackerspace for hacking, making,
technical learning, projects, repair, or workshop activity at Ferndale,
Michigan, Michigan, United States of America. The template records size
as 13000 ft² (1200m²).[4]
Product Integrity
?
Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.
5 / 5
I3Detroit's public record identifies a physical community hackerspace
for hacking, making, technical learning, projects, repair, or workshop
activity at Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of America.
I3Detroit's public record identifies a physical community hackerspace
for hacking, making, technical learning, projects, repair, or workshop
activity at Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of America. The
template records size as 13000 ft² (1200m²). This keeps I3Detroit in the
positive middle of Product Integrity: the public wiki record supports a
community-space model, but this tranche intentionally avoids assuming
deeper democratic practice than the hackerspaces.org sources prove for
this particular space.
Calibration notes
Comparative anchor: Global hackerspaces.org wiki
tranche calibrated against tool libraries, creative-reuse nonprofits,
repair cafes, co-ops, public-interest services, and conventional
coworking or retail models.
Linked evidence
contextThe hackerspaces.org
wiki lists I3Detroit as an active hackerspace at Ferndale, Michigan,
Michigan, United States of America; hackerspaces.org describes
hackerspaces as community-operated physical places for people with
common interests to meet, work, and learn.[1]
contextI3Detroit has a public
hackerspaces.org wiki template with active status, location fields, and
a public site or wiki link, which makes it part of a community-space
directory rather than an opaque private storefront listing. The wiki
template records membercount as 200. The same template records fee
information as $59 per month (USD) (the only level of membership): 24/7
access to the space by RFID key, tool usage, member storage allocation,
members-only discussion list access, class discounts, and invitations to
members-only events. $0 for guests: 24/7 access whenever your friend the
member is around to host you as their guest. Full access to tools, but
no storage, and cannot be alone in the space (must have a member
present)..[2]
contextI3Detroit's
hackerspaces.org listing gives active status, public web references, and
wiki location fields for Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of
America. The template records founding information as 2009/04/01.[3]
I3Detroit's public record identifies a physical community
hackerspace for hacking, making, technical learning, projects, repair,
or workshop activity at Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of
America. The template records size as 13000 ft² (1200m²).[4]
Scale Integrity
?
Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
4 / 5
I3Detroit appears in this snapshot as one locally anchored active
hackerspace at Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of America,
not as a standardized global retail chain.
I3Detroit appears in this snapshot as one locally anchored active
hackerspace at Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of America,
not as a standardized global retail chain. This keeps I3Detroit in the
positive middle of Scale Integrity: the public wiki record supports a
community-space model, but this tranche intentionally avoids assuming
deeper democratic practice than the hackerspaces.org sources prove for
this particular space.
Calibration notes
Comparative anchor: Global hackerspaces.org wiki
tranche calibrated against tool libraries, creative-reuse nonprofits,
repair cafes, co-ops, public-interest services, and conventional
coworking or retail models.
Linked evidence
contextThe hackerspaces.org
wiki lists I3Detroit as an active hackerspace at Ferndale, Michigan,
Michigan, United States of America; hackerspaces.org describes
hackerspaces as community-operated physical places for people with
common interests to meet, work, and learn.[1]
contextI3Detroit has a public
hackerspaces.org wiki template with active status, location fields, and
a public site or wiki link, which makes it part of a community-space
directory rather than an opaque private storefront listing. The wiki
template records membercount as 200. The same template records fee
information as $59 per month (USD) (the only level of membership): 24/7
access to the space by RFID key, tool usage, member storage allocation,
members-only discussion list access, class discounts, and invitations to
members-only events. $0 for guests: 24/7 access whenever your friend the
member is around to host you as their guest. Full access to tools, but
no storage, and cannot be alone in the space (must have a member
present)..[2]
contextI3Detroit's
hackerspaces.org listing gives active status, public web references, and
wiki location fields for Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of
America. The template records founding information as 2009/04/01.[3]
contextI3Detroit's public
record identifies a physical community hackerspace for hacking, making,
technical learning, projects, repair, or workshop activity at Ferndale,
Michigan, Michigan, United States of America. The template records size
as 13000 ft² (1200m²).[4]
I3Detroit appears in this snapshot as one locally anchored active
hackerspace at Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of America,
not as a standardized global retail chain.[9]
Penalties
No penalties applied in this version.
Bonus Credits
Bonus
Credit
Why this credit
Good Deal
?
Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low
lock-in, and clear customer surplus.
2 / 3
Because hackerspaces are shared physical places for projects and peer
learning, I3Detroit's model can give participants practical access to
tools, knowledge, and workshop culture without every participant owning
the full infrastructure alone.
Because hackerspaces are shared physical places for projects and peer
learning, I3Detroit's model can give participants practical access to
tools, knowledge, and workshop culture without every participant owning
the full infrastructure alone. This supports a limited Good Deal bonus
because shared workspace access and peer learning can create unusually
practical user surplus compared with buying tools, classes, or private
workspace separately. The bonus is capped because this snapshot does not
verify each space's dues, public access rules, hardship policies, or
conflict-governance practices.
Calibration notes
Comparative anchor: Global hackerspaces.org wiki
tranche calibrated against tool libraries, creative-reuse nonprofits,
repair cafes, co-ops, public-interest services, and conventional
coworking or retail models.
Linked evidence
Because hackerspaces are shared physical places for projects and
peer learning, I3Detroit's model can give participants practical access
to tools, knowledge, and workshop culture without every participant
owning the full infrastructure alone.[10]
Confidence Basis
Confidence Basis
Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not
typed into the profile by hand.
This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail.
AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.
Claim confidence7/20
10 verified linked claims
Source quality10/18
Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability
Direct axis-specific claims14/18
10 direct claims across 10 active components
Dispute load12/12
0 disputed claims on this entity
Recency10/10
Newest accepted timestamp: May 15, 2026
Reviewer status7/12
Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding
Component coverage10/10
10/10 evidence-bearing components have direct support
Evidence State
Evidence State
Profile stateAI draft / human-pending
VerificationUnverified
ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
Correction routeUse “Challenge this rating” for
factual errors, missing counterevidence, source problems, or calculation
mistakes.
Company responseCompany representatives can
submit source-backed corrections; payment never changes scores or
reviewer authority.
Claims and Sources
Claims are the evidence record. Each claim needs a source link, axis
category, status, confidence level, and timestamp before it can support
a score.
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not
human-checked or final.
1The
hackerspaces.org wiki lists I3Detroit as an active hackerspace at
Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of America; hackerspaces.org
describes hackerspaces as community-operated physical places for people
with common interests to meet, work, and learn.
2I3Detroit has a public
hackerspaces.org wiki template with active status, location fields, and
a public site or wiki link, which makes it part of a community-space
directory rather than an opaque private storefront listing. The wiki
template records membercount as 200. The same template records fee
information as $59 per month (USD) (the only level of membership): 24/7
access to the space by RFID key, tool usage, member storage allocation,
members-only discussion list access, class discounts, and invitations to
members-only events. $0 for guests: 24/7 access whenever your friend the
member is around to host you as their guest. Full access to tools, but
no storage, and cannot be alone in the space (must have a member
present)..
3I3Detroit's hackerspaces.org listing
gives active status, public web references, and wiki location fields for
Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of America. The template
records founding information as 2009/04/01.
4I3Detroit's public record identifies
a physical community hackerspace for hacking, making, technical
learning, projects, repair, or workshop activity at Ferndale, Michigan,
Michigan, United States of America. The template records size as 13000
ft² (1200m²).
5I3Detroit's public wiki record
identifies an active shared hackerspace location at Ferndale, Michigan,
Michigan, United States of America, pointing to pooled workspace and
tool access rather than a conventional product-sale extraction
model.
6I3Detroit's reviewed record presents
a community hackerspace with public location and contact infrastructure,
not a conventional employer-centered service chain.
7hackerspaces.org describes
hackerspaces as places where people meet, work on projects, and learn
from each other; I3Detroit is listed in that wiki as an active space at
Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United States of America.
8I3Detroit's hackerspaces.org wiki
page publicly exposes active status and public directory fields for a
real-world community space at Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan, United
States of America, making its existence more inspectable than
invitation-only private workshops.
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9I3Detroit appears in this snapshot as
one locally anchored active hackerspace at Ferndale, Michigan, Michigan,
United States of America, not as a standardized global retail
chain.
10Because hackerspaces are shared
physical places for projects and peer learning, I3Detroit's model can
give participants practical access to tools, knowledge, and workshop
culture without every participant owning the full infrastructure
alone.
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