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==== How do I access the other Discord channels? ====
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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.
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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.
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=== How do I access the other channels? ===
New members automatically receive the ''Newb'' role upon entering the server, which limits them 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 will receive access to the rest of the server. If you don't have much to show, consider [[Portal Wiki|contributing to the wiki]]. We aim to aggregate agentic people, who take lead with their work and can show instead of tell with minimal outside direction, and can collaborate with others.


==== How can I contribute? ====
=== How can I contribute? ===
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.
The Portal Group is not here to tell you what to do, it is here to remove obstacles and make your work easier. The only "hard" requirement for any project is that 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]] written above. There is much freedom in approaching these goals.
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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.
based on your interactions in the lobby, it would be best to frame it as "if you wanna do cool shit, start doing it. if you have cool shit to show and it's relevant to our goals, bother us and we'll try to give you rocket boosters to travel the cool shit galaxy" -->


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.
=== How shouldn't I contribute? ===
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==== How shouldn't I contribute? ====
* Programming
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.
* Video
* Art
* Mathematics
* Physics
* Biology


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.
Join the Discord servers and jump into one of the chats, catch up on some of the conversations and ask questions.Β  See if your skillset and time are gonna help contribute to the project. If you still want to join then simply provide proof of past work in the lobby-and-introductions (Discord ID : 701792384773521428) and wait for one of the rollers to accept your request. Β 
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==== Who can grant roles? ====
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Folks in the community who have been around for a while
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==== What is my role? ====
As you interact with the community, you'll be given roles that fit with your interests.
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