Makerspace while just making it into Webster’s has been diluted to include 3D printers set up in a library. Some are proposing the use of Makershops to describe spaces like ours. What’s your thoughts?
Maker movement has been deemed as sounding akin to political movement. Some are wanting to replace the word movement with something else what would you suggest?
While there are political platforms that are associated with maker culture (right to repair comes to mind) the fundamental part of the maker community is sharing of information. Whether it be from classes, YouTube, makerfair or an EDN article from 1989, makers share information. That information sharing is where sites like github, thingaverse, and instructables sprang forth
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How about maker Network or Community…
I would add that the maker movement is also about access to equipment that is otherwise inaccessible.
Probably 99.9% of people I tell about the makeict makerspace immediately say “oh… like 3d printers”. 
I’ve come to appreciate that there really is no way to control colloquial language. Trying to pivot to a new term and convincing a layperson to appreciate all the nuanced differences between a facility like ours and a library with a single 3d printer is likely, for whatever reason, an impossible ask. Fact is, most people can hardly remember the word “makerspace” in the first place, let alone learning yet another word, remembering the difference, and applying them correctly.
I mean, to this very day I still sometimes find myself reminding *some of our own members * that we are “MakeICT” and not “Make” or “Make Wichita” or “Maker-it” or dozens of other corruptions I’ve heard.
That’s not to say that I don’t think we should try to distinguish our facility from smaller ones - just trying to temper expectations. Rather than coining a new word to describe facilities like ours, I think a better strategy would be to add qualifiers to 'spaces that are different from ours.
E.g., if we feel that facilities like ours are the “real” makerspaces, then we should own (or take-back) the term, and point out that others, while similar, are different - like “mini makespaces” or “micro” or “specialized” etc.
Regarding the “maker movement” sounding like a political movement - I’m not sure why anyone should care or why it would be a problem. I could just be naive on the concerns here, but I really don’t see a problem. I would wager than almost every person who participates in the maker movement began doing so before ever hearing the words “maker movement” - and upon hearing them it’s not like they’re going to stop because they think tinkering in their garage or basement is politically risky or something - ya know?
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Since we’re on the subject (at least tangentially), what is the wildest name for a maker-type group or space you’ve run across? Hacker Dojo and Artisan’s Asylum come to mind.
Probably C-base.
We considered having a similar myth but dropped the idea.