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merlijn-sebrechts authored May 6, 2019
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Expand Up @@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ We want you to be a part of it, but you need to do three things.
* be excellent to others,
* and don't be an asshole.

People have different realities, values and morals, resulting in different ideas for how to do these three things. Different realities have clashed in the past, which created friction and conflict. This was very dangerous the hackerspace dies when the community falls apart.

This document helps solve the issue of different realities by giving you a set of guidelines to help you get an idea of what it means to be a valuable part of this community. These guidelines describe what the hackerspace thinks it means to use common sense, be excellent to others, and not be an asshole.
People have different realities, values and morals, resulting in different ideas for how to do these three things. To get around these differing realities use empathy, not cunning. Continuously convincing others to see things your way will get you what you want in the short run but can breed resentment in the long run. Going out of your way to understand and to accommodate the other person's point of view strengthens the community itself. The guidelines below describe what the hackerspace thinks it means to use common sense, be excellent to others, and not be an asshole.

First and foremost, [the golden rule](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rule): treat others the way you want to be treated.

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