Originally Posted by
StayingHomeIsBetter
Quiet zones (like legitimate work cubicles, rather than long "reading over your shoulder" computer tables) are space-inefficient and conflict with DL's mass occupancy paradigm for the clubs.
If only a percentage of the occupants are willing to spring for the cash bar, there is a need to increase the number of occupants.
I just checked the DL website. They actually say this about the club "Think of it as a personal retreat — your home away from home." 30 years ago -- maybe it was.
Eliminating the quiet zones doesn't necessarily create more seating space. In the case of the MSP F/G lounge, DL just removed the "quiet zone" sign and didn't even rearrange the existing furniture. My impression was that a higher than average fraction of the quiet zone seats were occupied compared to equivalent seats in the nonquiet zone in this lounge before the change.