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* When coordinating group work: [http://wiki-archive.emfcamp.org/2012/articles/m/a/r/User:Martind/Induction.html#Making_Important_Decisions Involve your community in larger decisions], don't just do it all yourself; otherwise there's a good chance you'll get distracted by silly misunderstandings and oversights. | * When coordinating group work: [http://wiki-archive.emfcamp.org/2012/articles/m/a/r/User:Martind/Induction.html#Making_Important_Decisions Involve your community in larger decisions], don't just do it all yourself; otherwise there's a good chance you'll get distracted by silly misunderstandings and oversights. | ||
* The mailing list may seem like a scary place at first, but it is also one of our greatest assets: the community hivemind. It can have great intensity but also often is a source of great wisdom. A place where many voices build on each other, but also a source of many irreconcilable contradictions. Becoming familiar with it this is one of the key rites of passage for new members. | * The mailing list may seem like a scary place at first, but it is also one of our greatest assets: the community hivemind. It can have great intensity but also often is a source of great wisdom. A place where many voices build on each other, but also a source of many irreconcilable contradictions. Becoming familiar with it this is one of the key rites of passage for new members. | ||
** Strong recommendation: always remain polite, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith assume good faith]. You're not being helpful if your own replies serve to escalate rather than clarify. | |||
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