Editing Guiding principles (section)

==Individual code of conduct guidelines==
#Non-pettiness
#Integrity
#Communal effort
#Civic responsibility
#Radical self-expression
#Selfless constructive criticism of group decisions
#Selfless constructive contrarianism to group behavior
#First principles reasoning
These values are contrary to natural individual behavior. The primary motivation of individual behavior is to maximize the individual’s success and reap the maximal benefit they can extract from the group. That is the entire purpose behind joining a group.

However, the group cannot remain worthy of participation if all of its members do not contribute selflessly, at least to some degree. This list consists of values our members have identified as useful behaviors for fostering such selfless cooperation.

These principles should not be enforced by official group power, unless something goes seriously wrong. This list is here to help guide people’s interactions in the hope of encouraging cooperation between individuals through the soft power of group opinion. Official group power to stifle individuals should most often be passive, ignoring bad contributions through the basic programmed mechanism of filtering attention. When slashing reputation and banning members is necessary, it represents a serious failure of group operations that signals the need for rethinking the protocols.