Certificate of Membership
The Society does not issue certificates. Members prepare their own, as is proper. Complete the register below, print the document on the heaviest paper available to you, and sign it in ink. A certificate is valid from the moment you believe in it.
| Full name of the artisan | |
| Rank attained | |
| Date of admission | |
| Certificate number | (self-assigned; the registry trusts you) |
Printing is the recommended viewing format.
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SOCIETATIS
Be it known by all present, and recited to all absent, that
having demonstrated principled inefficiency, a sustained resistance to progress, and the willingness to type this certificate's particulars by hand, is admitted to the rank of
with all the privileges, obligations, and emergency telephone calls appertaining thereto.
| Given this date: ____________________ | Certificate № 0001 |
This certificate confers no qualifications and attests no competence. It is, however, suitable for office walls. Lamination is discouraged; the document should age. The Artisanal Software Society is a satirical project; the pride you feel is nonetheless real. Manifesto Principle 1 applies: if any field above was pasted, this certificate is void and you know it.
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