The Hive Makerspace Policies

Welcome! This repository holds the official collection of rules and policies for the Interdisciplinary Design Commons (The Hive Makerspace).

By hosting our policies here, we maintain a transparent, version-controlled history of all rules. If you are an active Peer Instructor (PI), Master Peer Instructor (MPI), Staff member, or community member who would like to propose a change, clarification, or addition to the policies, you can do so by submitting a Pull Request (PR).

How to Propose a Change

We use a standard Git branch and Pull Request workflow. If you are new to GitHub, don't worry—you can do all of this directly through the GitHub website!

Step 1: Create a Branch

Never make changes directly to the main branch. Instead, create a new branch for your specific proposal.

1. Click on the branch dropdown (usually says main) in the top left of the file view.
2. Type a short, descriptive name for your branch (e.g., update-3d-print-times or fix-typo-section-2).
3. Click Create branch.

Step 2: Make Your Edits

1. Navigate to the policies.adoc file in your new branch.
2. Click the pencil icon (Edit this file) in the top right corner of the file view.
3. Make your proposed changes.
   • Formatting Note: We use AsciiDoc (.adoc). Please ensure you match the existing formatting, especially the nested bullet points (*, **, ***) and the bolded hardcoded numbers (e.g., *1.5.2.1.*).

Step 3: Commit Your Changes

1. Scroll down to the Commit changes box at the bottom of the page.
2. Write a clear, brief commit message explaining what you changed (e.g., "Clarified safety glasses rule in Machine Shop").
3. Add a more detailed description if your change needs extra context.
4. Make sure "Commit directly to the [your-branch-name] branch" is selected.
5. Click Commit changes.

Step 4: Open a Pull Request (PR)

1. Go to the Pull requests tab at the top of the repository.
2. Click the green New pull request button.
3. Set the base branch to main and the compare branch to the branch you just created.
4. Click Create pull request.
5. Fill out the PR description explaining why you are proposing this policy change.
6. Click Create pull request one last time to submit it for review!

What Happens Next?

Once your PR is submitted, Staff and Exec will review the proposed changes. They may leave comments, ask for clarification, or request further edits before merging the changes into the official document.