While I fully subscribe to chaos theory, let’s try to minimize the chances of this becoming a dark and chaotic space. The internet has enough of that already, yeah? So let’s agree on some ground rules:
- Be nice. Civil discourse is permitted and thoughtful discussion is encouraged. But if you want to argue or call people names or just be straight up nasty, find a different place to do that, please.
- Watch your mouth. This is an extension of Rule 1, but it still needs to be said: offensive, hateful, hurtful language doesn’t have a home here.
- Keep it clean. Like, PG-13 clean. There’s a place elsewhere on the world wide web for the other stuff. Put your professional pants on today. Business casual is fine. Shoot, sweatpants work too. Actually, wear whatever pants or garment on the bottom half of your body you’d like. Just be respectful.
- Show grace. Mistakes will be made. Perhaps by all of us. Surely by me at some point. That’s ok, let’s all just do our best to recover quickly and be kindhearted in the process.
- Be patient. Right now, it’s just me. And, full disclosure, I don’t entirely know what’s going to happen in this space. Maybe a lot of people have a lot of things to say. Or maybe it’ll end up being just a handful of my nearest and dearest (hi, Mom!) and me talking back and forth to each other in a public space instead of in a group text like everyone else. Who knows. Hopefully, we’ll all adjust and grow together.