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+# Draft
+
+## What should you donate?
+
+- Yes, if you see it on our WishList
+- Always ask before bringing in a donation as we have limited space and
+  cannot dispose of items in a speedy manner due to our disposal policy.
+  We can help you find a home for anything we can't take.
+
+### if it is a computer
+
+- No if it:
+  - was made before dinosaurs walked the earth
+
+<!-- -->
+
+- Else yes if:
+  - you could use it as your primary desktop machine \<=2 years ago
+  - you could use it as a PC gaming machine \<=8 years ago
+
+<!-- -->
+
+- Else:
+  - If it is a server: goto [server
+    section](#If_It_Is_A_Server "wikilink")
+  - If it is a laptop: goto [laptop
+    section](#If_It_Is_A_Laptop "wikilink")
+
+#### If It Is A Server
+
+- No if it:
+  - sounds like a commercial air liner taking off (we can't have those
+    in places people are in and that is everywhere for us).
+
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+
+- Yes if it:
+  - has multiple core and or sockets
+  - has lots of ram slots (preferably with \>2GB of ram in them)
+
+#### If It Is A Laptop
+
+- No if:
+  - it has no power supply
+  - it cannot power on
+  - it has no usb or ethernet ports (they must work as well)
+  - it has no battery, unless it is a "desktop replacement"
+
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+
+- Yes if:
+  - it works but has no screen, keyboard, or mouse
+
+### Cell Phones
+
+#### Smart Phones
+
+- Yes
+
+#### Dumb Phones
+
+- No if (see our list of [charities](Alt_Donation_Charities "wikilink")
+  in the area that accept mobile phones):
+  - it is CDMA phones (Verizon, Sprint, Cricket, Ting Wireless)
+  - it doesn't power on
+
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+
+- Yes if:
+  - it is from a GSM based carrier
+
+### Parts
+
+- No if:
+  - they are in a giant mixed box/bag (feel free to sort them then
+    continue with the list :P)
+  - you won't put them where they belong (a member can help you if you
+    need)
+  - they are coated in a known or unknown substance that is gooy or
+    sticky, and not supposed to be there :P
+
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+
+- Else yes if:
+  - they don't match anything in the "no" section
+
+### Software
+
+- Ask bod@hacdc.org if:
+  - it is not
+    [FOSS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software)
+  - it requires a paid license to use at all (even if it's part of the
+    donation)
+
+### Procedures
+
+### Donations
+
+If you would like to donate items to HacDC please email bod@hacdc.org
+and we can help you decide what to donate and if needed where things
+that we can't take can go. When the donation arrives at the space each
+item should be labeled with a date of arrival and put where it belongs.
+A member can help you find where that is.
+
+#### Give Aways
+
+If you would like to just give away free stuff please label each item
+with the date it entered HacDC and that it is a "Give Away" so we can
+dispose of them if no one wants them after a (currently unspecified)
+amount of time.