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Membership
Who belongs. States, onboarding, agreements, and how members exit.
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Membership Agreement
Signed (or explicitly acknowledged) by every member at the time of admission. Defines the rights and obligations of each membership state.
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Onboarding Protocol
Admission is the moment a stranger becomes bound by — and protected by — the community's rules. If the criteria are informal, the decision collapses into whoever happens to like…
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Exit & Separation Protocol
A community that is hard to leave is not a community — it is a trap. Voluntary exit must be available at all times, without interrogation, notice periods, or punishment, because…
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Membership State Registry
No individual may hold multiple membership states simultaneously. No rights or obligations may be assumed outside of the individual's current membership state.
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