monkdiscuss
aufrank
<p>hey all--</p>
<p>One of the things that makes [http://www.upa.org|Ultimate] my favorite sport to play is a clause in the [http://www.upa.org/ultimate/rules/rules.shtml|official rules] regarding the Spirit of the Game. It is this clause that allows all Ultimate, even high-level competitive games, to be adjudicated by the players themselves. Many feel that this is one of the defining points of Ultimate, and I tend to agree.</p>
<p>It occured to me that we rely on a similar spirit-driven system, and so I present for your approval:</p>
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<p ><strong><font size = +1>S</font>pirit of the Monastery:</strong></p>
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<p>[http://www.perlmonks.org|Perlmonks]
relies upon a spirit of fellowship which places the responsibility for
brotherly conduct on the individual Monk. </p>
<p>Highly opinionated and informed contributions are encouraged, but never at the expense of
mutual respect among Monks, adherence to the [id://87097|agreed upon rules] of the
Monastery, or the basic [http://archive.salon.com/21st/feature/1998/10/cov_13feature.html|joy of perl]. </p>
<p>Protection of these vital elements serves to eliminate adverse conduct
from the Monastery. </p>
<p>Such actions as taunting of other Monks, aggression in posts, belligerent
intimidation, intentional disrespect, or other self-aggrandizing
inconsiderate behavior are contrary to the [id://149675|Spirit of the Monastery]
and must be avoided by all Monks.</p>
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<p>Just Another Perl Monk,<br/>
--au</p>
<p><small>with many thanks to the excellent folk at the [http://www.upa.org|UPA] for inspiring the form of this declaration with section 1.B. of the [http://www.upa.org/ultimate/rules/10thFinl.pdf|10th Edition Rules]</p>
<p><font size="-2">Spelling fix at author's request - [dvergin] 2002-08-29</font></p>