# Joining <span class="accent">third culture</span>

The third culture website [thirdculture.top](https://thirdculture.top) is a community/collaborative space. A place where you can contribute towards the collective as well as provide an alternative space for art of any kind. Treat it as your own personal website, we try to give you the most control possible to that end.

This website is very much under construction and a lot of pages and styles may change in the future so just keep that in mind as we progress with the development of this site.

## Trust

Third culture is built on a system of trust, being a contributor you have a responsibility to maintain that trust. For example there may be some things that don't work as intended, or break, or could be exploited. If you discover a bug or an exploit, please message/talk to me (q) directly or send an email to moridori@disroot.org instead of using it maliciously. As a member of third culture, this project is yours as much as it is ours.

## Technicals

Third culture is built using the [werc](https://werc.cat-v.org/) framework that uses [plan9](https://plan9.io/plan9/) core utils on the backend. This framework is what allows you to make changes directly using the site with your login, instead of just being a static site (like most other sites).

The reasons for choosing such a system come from values of minimalism and simplicity. This is done to prioritize your personal expression and give you almost full control over the pages you maintain.

## Joining

To join, all you have to do is use [this page](/_tools/hash) to generate a password hash for your account. A password hash is a one way encrypted version of your password (meaning we can't get your password from the encrypted text). We have you generate the hashes so we don't need your password in plaintext to create your account. Although, we still suggest you use a password that's not tied to any other account. Send the details to me, Q, or moridori@disroot.org, and I'll let you know when your account is created and you can log in.
