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 ### Code of Conduct
 
-1. No sarcasm
+1. No sarcasm, please
 2. Don't appear to lack empathy
 3. You can't live here. If you're spending hours a day writing Purr Data
    code or-- worse-- spending hours a day *writing emails about* code that