Immediate Mode

A quick, low-overhead way of changing Queerious Labs.

Immediate Mode

Immediate Mode is the way that small, relatively easily reverted changes are made to Queerious Labs. Immediate Mode works as follows:

  1. Someone wants to make a change that will affect a handful of other people, but doesn't have a significant impact on everyone in the community or is easily reverted.
  2. They check with the folx that will be affected, if feasible, and if no one objects, they make the change. If someone objects, they work to find an alternative that everyone can live with.
  3. Whenever there is an impass, the Modding Process can be initiated, but this should be a last resort.

Guidelines

There are some guidelines for operating in Immediate Mode which are useful to keep in mind.

  1. The harder it is to revert a change, the more you should ask around to make sure folx are ok with it.
  2. The larger the affect that the change will have, the more you should ask around to make sure folx are ok with it.
  3. The larger the number of people that will be affected, the more you should ask around to make sure folx are ok with it.
  4. If you can't talk to people who might be affected by the change, but it's a significant one, leave a note or some other means of getting in touch in case people have questions, along with the date of the change.
  5. If you want to revert a change, and you have contact info for the person who made it, consider contacting them if the change is recent enough. Leave a note if you can't, just as you would for any other change.
  6. If someone reverts your change, try to reach out, try to reach a state where everyone can get what they want out of the space.
  7. Be kind, compassionate, and understanding. Being a dick might get you kicked out.

This is especially true if the change is something that will be disruptive to others' use of the space, for instance, loud music, videos, use of loud tools, etc. You're not obligated to ask around but also you may be asked to stop or wait, because it's disruptive. This is a share space, so we should work to make it useful for everyone who's using it.