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==== How do I access the other Discord channels? ====
== The Portal Discord Onboarding Guide ==
New members are limited to posting in the ''#lobby-and-introductions'' channel. If you demonstrate an interest in making or contributing, or show something you've previously made, you may receive access to the rest of the server.
We are a group of people who found each other through Eric Weinstein. This is an area to document the ideas that Eric has brought up on his podcast, The Portal, as well as some other mediums in which he has contributed. The community is comprised of different groups of people who discuss those ideas, work on projects to further understand those ideas.
[[File:NoPermsToTalk.png|thumb|center|What it looks like to not have a role.]]
If you don't have much to show, consider [[Portal Wiki|contributing to the wiki]]. We aim to aggregate [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agentic_leadership agentic people], who take lead with their work and show instead of tell with minimal outside direction, and can also collaborate with others.


==== How can I contribute? ====
There are a few areas in which you will consume information, discuss and participate.  For starters
The Portal Group is not here to tell you what to do, it is here to remove obstacles and make your work easier. Veteran members of the community, who have contributed to a project or accomplished an ambitious task, are to be sought out for advice. Those who do work are quickly integrated.
* [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-portal/id1469999563 The Portal Podcast]
* [https://ericweinstein.org/ Eric Weinstein's Website]
* [https://theportal.wiki This Wiki]
* [[The Portal Discord Servers]]
* [https://projects.theportal.wiki/ Portal Projects] - projects that Eric as discussed or asked people to work on


The only "hard" requirement for any project is that it should be in line with the goals of the Portal, as best outlined in [[2: What is The Portal#What The Portal is About|Episode 2]] and [[18: Slipping the DISC: State of The Portal/Chapter 2020|Episode 18]] or in the [[The Portal Projects Group#Telos|telos]] above.  
=== Where do I start?  ===
You already have by being here. If this is your first interaction with The Portal, you should probably subscribe and start listening to The Portal Podcast. Many of the topics Eric discusses are complicated, and maybe over your head.  This wiki helps document those ideas and they provide reference material and further reading.  Additionally, there are Discord Servers dedicated to discussions of the podcasts, topics, and projects.  


There is much freedom in selecting your approach these goals, but the ones that tend to last are overall simple. An idea's simplicity does not imply it is unintelligent or incapable, but rather it has a large impact relative to its underlying assumptions and complexity in execution.
Read through this, then go and click some of the links above, and start reading.


==== How shouldn't I contribute? ====
=== How do I participate? ===  
Conversation without aim distracts from productivity, so we keep open conversation limited to specific areas on the server. We aim to exclude disruptive behavior, that which distracts or is disrespectful to members.
This all depends on what you want to do, what you are good at, and what you want to learn about.  


Additionally, if your ideas cannot be given a strong form or body, then they cannot act on the world. We wish to focus on ideas that provide high leverage relative to the work put in and avoid areas that don't. Areas that are known not to pay off include arbitrary crypto schemes or the purchase of an island.
* Discussions
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* Mathematics
* Physics
* Biology
 
Join the Discord servers and jump into one of the chats, catch up on some of the conversations and ask questions.  See if your skillset and time are gonna help contribute to the project.
 
==== What is the Portal Discord server? ====
 
==== What is Discord? ====
Discord is a communication software that provides text chat, voice chat and video chat.  [[More about discord here|https://www.....com]]
 
==== What are the ways to contribute to projects and gain access to the other channels? ====
The quickest way to be let into the server is to show us some work that you've done. Something you've made. Once we have evidence that you can get stuff done, we're pretty inviting.
 
==== Discord Servers ====
[[The Portal Discord Servers]]
 
==== Discord Roles ====
Roles are basically labels that describe the different skills, and permissions that people may have. 
==== What are the roles? ====
* Newb - Every new user gets this role. It will be removed once you start contributing to the community.
* Roller - It's a secret.
* High Roller - Even better than a Roller.
* Announcements - If you'd like to be notified when we make Announcements or have Office Hours, this is a good role to give yourself. (This is one of the few roles that users can add and remove themselves.)
* Acting Spammy - Doh! You don't want this.
 
==== Project Focused Roles ====
Each of these roles has been created for contributors to the following projects.
* Climbing the Cliff
* Convex Hull
* GWT
* Mobile App
* Portal Blog
* Portal Book Club Organizers
* Portal Clips
* Portal Merch
* Portal Visualizations
* Riffs to Animate
* Russell Conjugation
* Transcripts
* Wiki Maintenance
 
==== Who can grant roles? ====
Folks in the community who have been around for a while
 
==== What is my role? ====
As you interact with the community, you'll be given roles that fit with your interests.
 
=== How to Interact ===
==== Values ====
Please see: [[Value Statement]]
 
==== Who's who? ====
Spend some time in a few of the different discord channels and you will see who's participating.  It will take some time, but eventually, you will see who is contributing and adding to the discussions and projects.
 
 
==== Speech is free, but with respect ====
Be respectful, Be cool.  If you can't be that, fuck off.
 
==== What is bad behavior ====
It should be self evident
 
=== Servers/Rooms/Channels ===
==== Servers ====
 
==== What is the room organization  ====
==== How does Voice Chat work? ====
==== What are office hours? ====
 
=== Projects ===
==== What projects are being worked on ====
==== how can I participate ====
==== best way to explain what you are about ====
==== How to get attention on something?  ====
==== How do I  learn how to navigate and participate in a meaningful way ====
 
=== Glossary of terms ===
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