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[Maker Faire community](https://makerfaire.com/community/)", "Check for opportunities to interact with projects or participate in making, consistent with the stated event mission; record actual provision separately from promotional claims. [Maker Faire mission](https://makerfaire.com/community/mission/)", "Distinguish the event family and local recurring series from a particular edition identified by producer, place and dates.", "Check whether an apparent sales booth also offers maker explanation or participation; record retail activity separately from the event's making programme." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Referent level", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "event family | local series | dated edition", "why_it_matters": "Prevents the history or status of one edition from being attributed to all Maker Faires." }, { "name": "Maker Faire association", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "documented for edition | claimed but unverified | disputed | unknown", "why_it_matters": "Separates established event identity from similarity of branding or programme." }, { "name": "Responsible producer", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Edition linked to its producing organisation and operational contact", 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"title": "Wikidata item Q6739275: Maker Faire", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6739275", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Maker Faire", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maker_Faire", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "faire-identity-and-continuity", "name": "Faire Identity and Continuity", "description": "Establish which Maker Faire is being described and how its editions relate.", "rationale": "Maker Faire names can refer to the whole event family, a local series or a single occurrence, each with different evidence and state.", "layers": [ { "id": "named-event-association", "name": "Named Event Association", "description": "Record evidence connecting the event to the Maker Faire name and the responsible producer.", "findings": [ { "id": "edition-association-evidence", "name": "Edition Association Evidence", "description": "Require dated evidence of the claimed association and producer; do not infer authority solely from a logo or an earlier edition.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which official listing, producer statement or applicable agreement establishes this edition's relationship to Maker Faire?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "edition-association-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Which organisation is responsible for this edition, and what evidence establishes its role?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "edition-association-evidence-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "series-and-editions", "name": "Series and Editions", "description": "Separate recurring local identity from changes in dates, venues and producers.", "findings": [ { "id": "edition-boundary", "name": "Edition Boundary", "description": "Identify the dated occurrence and distinguish postponement, relocation and continuation from a new or unrelated event.", "questions": [ { "text": "Does this record describe the Maker Faire family, a local series or one dated edition?", "kind": "definition", "id": "edition-boundary-q01" }, { "text": "What evidence connects a renamed, relocated or rescheduled event to the preceding local edition?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "edition-boundary-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "maker-projects-and-curation", "name": "Maker Projects and Curation", "description": "Describe what makers bring and how projects become part of the edition.", "rationale": "The model must expose the making activity behind exhibits and the local decisions that shape the programme.", "layers": [ { "id": "project-and-maker-attribution", "name": "Project and Maker Attribution", "description": "Connect each proposed exhibit to its makers, construction process and intended public encounter.", "findings": [ { "id": "making-contribution", "name": "Making Contribution", "description": "Record what exhibitors made, modified or investigated and what they can 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"How many participants can complete the activity per session given tools, consumables and maker supervision?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "hands-on-opportunity-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "participation-access", "name": "Participation Access", "description": "Identify prerequisites and access conditions for particular making experiences.", "findings": [ { "id": "activity-entry-conditions", "name": "Activity Entry Conditions", "description": "Separate admission to the Faire from access to individual workshops and demonstrations.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which activities require separate booking, payment, prior skills, an accompanying adult or specified protective equipment?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "activity-entry-conditions-q01" }, { "text": "What adaptations or alternative interactions are available for visitors with mobility, sensory, communication or dexterity needs?", "kind": "action", "id": "activity-entry-conditions-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "live-project-operation", "name": "Live Project Operation", "description": "Determine whether maker exhibits can be installed and operated under the edition's actual conditions.", "rationale": "Working prototypes and participatory demonstrations introduce requirements that a static exhibition inventory would miss.", "layers": [ { "id": "exhibit-resource-fit", "name": "Exhibit Resource Fit", "description": "Match proposed maker activity to space, utilities and installation constraints.", "findings": [ { "id": "operating-requirements", "name": "Operating Requirements", "description": "Record project-specific dependencies such as electrical supply, ventilation, network access, clearance and load-in arrangements where applicable.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which space, utility and environmental requirements are necessary for the proposed live demonstration?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "operating-requirements-q01" }, { "text": "Which requirements are confirmed by the producer, and what changes are needed before 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{ "id": "post-faire-connections", "name": "Post-Faire Connections", "description": "Record supported routes from a temporary event into continued making and collaboration.", "findings": [ { "id": "continuing-maker-participation", "name": "Continuing Maker Participation", "description": "Distinguish offered follow-up opportunities from observed participation and unsupported claims of lasting impact.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which project instructions, maker contacts or local groups can visitors access after the Faire, subject to the relevant sharing permissions?", "kind": "action", "id": "continuing-maker-participation-q01" }, { "text": "What follow-up evidence supports claims of continued making or collaboration, and what remains unmeasured?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "continuing-maker-participation-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "evidence-and-external-alignment", "name": "Evidence and external alignment", "description": "What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the 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of Maker Faire this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-kinds", "name": "Kinds and varieties", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Flagship Maker Faires", "Independently organized community Maker Faires", "Mini Maker Faires, a historically used designation for smaller local events" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of Maker Faire this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-real-world-use", "name": "Real-world use", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Sharing independently developed inventions, prototypes, and creative projects with the public", "Teaching practical skills through demonstrations and hands-on workshops", "Connecting makers with collaborators, makerspaces, 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sense of Maker Faire this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-regional-variation", "name": "Regional variation", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Local editions differ in their balance of traditional crafts, digital fabrication, robotics, art, and educational activities.", "Venue requirements and applicable public-event safety rules depend on the jurisdiction." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-regional-variation-q01", "text": "Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Maker Faire this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-neighbours", "name": "Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "name": "Maker movement", "difference": "The maker movement is a broader culture of practical creation and 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