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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.