A minor point - perhaps.

[Michael M Pannwitz]

oh, by the gods of open space, Jim, this is one of the most complex 
issues...in fact, there really should be nothing at the actual center it 
  representing the void (sometimes obliterated with flowers, candeles, 
scarfs and other schnickschnack)...and anything near the center should 
be as minimalistic as possible, of course...and conform to the 
international standards of visualisation (only one color of paper only 
one color of markers...all kinds of meanings are given to colors!!)...we 
at the berlin open space cooperative (registered under the German coop 
law) have been in the process of writing a detailed manual exactly 
touching this one point...
One thing I recently learned from an insider is never, never to put my 
temple bells on the floor (I used to deposit them among the paper stacks 
near the center)since it dishonors the bells...well, one less thing to 
have there
oh my, I could go on and on!!!
Have a great day in the UK
mmp

Jim Wade wrote:
> I've noticed that many Open Space events include an extremely neat
> arrangement of pens and paper in the centre of the opening circle; for
> example with several stacks of paper and with pens in orderly rows, placed
> uniformly around the centre point
> 
> I tend to place those resources more simply - a single stack of paper
> (fanned to make it easy to grab a sheet) and - literally - a pile of pens
> poured from a bucket
> 
> Does it matter? If so, why?
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> Jim Wade
> 
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