# Good Enough 4u0 — Onboarding Guide

**File:** `good-enough-4u0-onboarding.md`

## Welcome
Good Enough 4u0 is a commons of deliberately imperfect designs. To join, you don’t need a degree, expensive tools, or flawless documentation. You only need a design idea—however rough—and the willingness to share it.

## Why It Won’t Take Much Time
- **No polish needed.** Upload raw notes, sketches, or messy drafts.
- **No reinventing.** We drop your inputs into existing forms (CCC, Design/Material Passports).
- **Guided process.** I structure and edit as we go—iteration over perfection.
- **Reuse everywhere.** Once a Material Passport exists (PVC, EMT, straps), others reuse it.

## What to Upload
- Sketches, CAD, photos.
- Any materials/parts list, even partial.
- One sentence naming the **flaw** (your Central Compromise).
- Any limits you already know (“not for heat,” “will creep,” etc.).

## How the Process Works
1) **Upload what you have.** Paste notes or send files here.
2) **Map to forms.** We turn your notes into:
   - **CCC** (why the design exists + declared flaw)
   - **Design Passport** (summary, materials, tools, status)
   - **Material Passports** (only for salvage/non-standard stuff)
3) **Iterate lightly.** Short loops until it’s clear and replicable.
4) **Publish.** When docs are clear and limits are honest, it’s “good enough.”

## My Role: Critical & Rational Review (Always On)
**I promise to:**
- **Stress-test claims** against the Quality Gates and call out risks plainly.
- **Refuse hype:** if something’s unknown, I say **“unknown”** and propose a cheap test.
- **State limits up front** (failure modes, non-uses, hazards).
- **Prefer small proofs** over long debate: 5-minute/1-hour tests that shrink uncertainty fast.
- **Document verdicts** in a simple Confidence Statement.

> **Pinned reminder (for me):** Wear the critical/rational hat every time. No flattery, no glossing over failure.

## Quarantine & Confidence
All new designs start in **QUARANTINE** until they earn minimal trust.

**Statuses**
- **QUARANTINE (default):** Docs exist, claims are stated, but no independent replication yet.
- **PEER CHECKED:** At least one other member rebuilt it and confirmed “good enough” within the declared envelope.
- **IN THE WILD:** 3+ independent builds with the same outcome; minor variations allowed.
- **DEPRECATED:** A safer/saner alternative exists or a material hazard emerged.

**Exit QUARANTINE — minimum criteria**
1) **Proof of Use:** one real use-case (photo or brief note) showing it doing the stated job.
2) **Hazard & Failure Envelope:** explicit limits and expected failure modes are documented.
3) **Replicability Check:** another member skim-builds from the doc or we complete a 5–30 minute bench test.

**Confidence Statement (I provide this for every design)**
- **Usefulness:** Low / Medium / High
- **Why:** 1–3 lines tying the claim to docs, tests, or physics.
- **Weakest link:** The part most likely to fail first.

**Quick Test Patterns**
- **5-minute:** paper/scale check, quick dry-fit, handheld load.
- **1-hour:** print a small subset, mix a tiny batch, clamp/tension a short span.
- **1-day:** full build once; record where it failed or surprised you.

## Next Step
- Pick one idea.
- Write its flaw in one sentence.
- Upload whatever you have.
- We’ll push it through **Quarantine → Confidence → Publish** together.