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It is important to have a clear idea of what you aim to accomplish when starting a new social media platform.  This page outlines a rudimentary checklist:
 
It is important to have a clear idea of what you aim to accomplish when starting a new social media platform.  This page outlines a rudimentary checklist:
  
 
# Have a '''[[#Community|community]]''' that requires your platform.  
 
# Have a '''[[#Community|community]]''' that requires your platform.  
 
# Have clear '''[[#Reasons|reasons]]''' why existing platforms do not suffice.
 
# Have clear '''[[#Reasons|reasons]]''' why existing platforms do not suffice.
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# Have clear '''[[#Requirements|requirements]]'''.
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# Have clear '''[[#Requirements|requirements]]''' for new platforms.
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# Have a clear '''[[#Structure|structure]]''' outlining the goals, authority, what's expected, conflict resolutions, and disciplinary consequences.
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# Have clear '''[[#Intentions|intentions]]''' outlined in a charter, constitution, founding documents, goals, mission statement, purpose, or whatever term(s) you wish to call it.
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# Draft a charter, constitution, goals, mission statement, or purpose (or whatever you want to call it) to be clear about your '''[[#Intentions|intentions]]'''.
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# Have a clear '''[[#Structure|structure]]''' outlining the expectations, behavioral priorities, goals, authority, conflict resolutions, and disciplinary consequences.
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# Draft a rough '''[[#Roadmap|roadmap]]''' of where things can develop.  Include the realistic as well as your ambitious dreams.
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# Have a clear '''[[#Roadmap|roadmap]]''' of where things may develop.  Include the realistic as well as your ambitious dreams.
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# Draft a short list of black and white hard '''[[#Rules|rules]]''' that '''must''' be followed.
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# Have a '''short''' list of hard '''[[#Rules|rules]]''' that are black and white and crystal clear that '''must''' be followed.
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# Draft a longer list of grey area '''[[#Guidelines|guidelines]]''' with many examples.
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# Have a '''longer''' list of grey area '''[[#Guidelines|guidelines]]''' with as many examples as necessary for clarity.
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== Community ==
 
== Community ==
  
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1) Have a '''[[community]]''' that requires your platform.  
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'''1) Have a [[community]] that requires your platform.'''
  
 
If you don't already have a community it will be nearly impossible to just grow one.
 
If you don't already have a community it will be nearly impossible to just grow one.
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== Reasons ==
 
== Reasons ==
  
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2) Have clear '''reasons''' why existing platforms do not suffice.
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'''2) Have clear [[reasons]] why existing platforms do not suffice.'''
  
 
Valid example reasons:
 
Valid example reasons:
  
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* to avoid the '''''evil''''' '''[[technocracy]]'''
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* We need '''[[alternatives]]''' to the '''''evil''''' '''[[technocracy]]'''
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** we should not depend on the technocracy
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** We should not depend on the technocracy
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** we should not support the technocracy
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** We should not support the technocracy
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** we should not provide our metadata to the technocracy
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** We should not provide our metadata to the technocracy
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** we should not be exploited by the technocracy
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** We should not be exploited by the technocracy
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* we need '''[[autonomy]]'''
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* We need '''[[autonomy]]'''
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** more control over our own data
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** More control over our own data
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** more control over our platform
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** More control over our platform
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** more control over our rules/guidelines
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** More control over our rules/guidelines
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** more freedom
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** More freedom
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** more privacy
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** More privacy
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** more security
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** More security
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** self-management
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** Self-management
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** self-regulation
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** Self-regulation
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* we need '''[[FOTPACHIES]] management'''
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* We need '''[[security]]''' from censorship and harms
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** '''F'''air, '''O'''pen, '''T'''ransparent, '''P'''eaceful, '''A'''ccountable, '''C'''onsistent, '''H'''onest, '''I'''nclusive (everyone gets a say in how things are run), '''E'''thical, '''S'''ocial management
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** Including defamation, hacks, lies, maliciousness, misinformation, [https://saidit.net/s/Terminology/comments/8f81/sealioning_a_harassment_tactic_under_the_guise_of sealioning], shills, slander, spam, trolls, etc.
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* we need '''[[open-source]]''' software (transparent & verifiably safe)
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* We need '''[[FOEPATCHISM]]'''
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* we need to '''[[decentralize]]'''
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** '''F'''air, '''O'''pen, '''E'''thical, '''P'''eaceful, '''A'''ccountable, '''T'''ransparent, '''C'''onsistent, '''H'''onest, '''I'''nclusive (everyone gets a say in how things are run), '''S'''ocial '''M'''anagement' - for collaborators, communities, families, governments, groups, homes, organizations, social media, societies, teams, workplaces, etc. "Foe" = enemy; "patch" = correction.
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** spread out and distribute away from a single/central point of failure
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* We need '''[[technical solutions]]''' and '''[[technology alternatives]]'''
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* we need to develop and support '''[[alternatives]]'''
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** We need '''[[alternatives]]''' and '''[[solutions]]''' developed and supported
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* we need to know who '''control'''s our platform
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** We need '''[[decentralized alternatives]]'''
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*** Spread out and distribute away from a single/central point of failure or corruption
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** We need '''[[open-source]]''' software (transparent & verifiably safe)
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** We need '''[[knowledge]]''' of who '''[[controls]]''' our platforms
  
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"We" = community.
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'''"We" = community.'''  The community must take priority over individuals' egos.
  
 
Questionable example reasons:
 
Questionable example reasons:
  
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* I can be a better leader
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* "''I can be a better leader.''"
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* I know better
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* "''I know better.''"
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* I must censor "wrongthink"
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* "''I must censor 'wrongthink'.''"
  
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The community must take priority over egos.
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== Requirements ==
  
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== Requirements ==
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'''3) Have clear [[requirements]] for your new platforms.'''
  
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3) Have clear '''requirements'''.
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In addition to the [[#Reasons|reasons]] above...
  
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In addition to the reasons above...
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=== Functional requirements ===
  
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Example interactive '''functional requirements''':
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May include:
  
 
* chat (open and/or private)
 
* chat (open and/or private)
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* groups
 
* groups
 
* media
 
* media
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* organize content (rank, tag, vote)
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* organized content (rank, tag, vote)
 
* private chats and/or private messages
 
* private chats and/or private messages
 
* sharing
 
* sharing
 
* wiki
 
* wiki
  
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Example '''technical requirements''':
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=== Technical requirements ===
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May include:
  
 
* backup and/or download
 
* backup and/or download
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* compatible (Windows/Mac/Linux, PC/mobile, etc)
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* compatible (Windows/Mac/Linux, PC/mobile, etc.)
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* customize (CSS, dark/light, preferences, settings, themes, etc)
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* customize (CSS, dark/light, preferences, settings, themes, etc.)
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* expand (addons, bridging, extensions, modular, etc)
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* expandable (addons, bridging, decentralizations, extensions, modular, etc.)
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* organize content (categories, classifications, meta-tags, subjects, topics)
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* organized content (categories, classifications, meta-tags, ranks, subjects, topics, votes)
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* support (open-source development community)
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* tech support (open-source development community)
  
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== Structure ==
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== Intentions ==
  
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4) Have a clear '''structure''' outlining the goals, authority, what's expected, conflict resolutions, and disciplinary consequences.
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'''4) Have clear [[intentions]] outlined in a charter, constitution, founding documents, goals, mission statement, purpose, or whatever term(s) you wish to call it.'''
  
 
: ''More soon.''
 
: ''More soon.''
  
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== Intentions ==
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== Structure ==
  
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5) Draft a charter, constitution, goals, mission statement, or purpose (or whatever you want to call it) to be clear about your '''intentions'''.
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'''5) Have a clear [[structure]] outlining the expectations, behavioral priorities, goals, authority, conflict resolutions, and disciplinary consequences.'''
  
 
: ''More soon.''
 
: ''More soon.''
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== Roadmap ==
 
== Roadmap ==
  
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6) Draft a rough '''roadmap''' of where things can develop.  Include the realistic as well as your ambitious dreams.
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'''6) Have a clear [[roadmap]] of where things may develop.  Include the realistic as well as your ambitious dreams.'''
  
 
: ''More soon.''
 
: ''More soon.''
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== Rules ==
 
== Rules ==
  
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7) Draft a short list of black and white hard '''rules''' that '''must''' be followed.
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'''7) Have a [[short]] list of hard [[rules]] that are black and white and crystal clear that [[must]] be followed.'''
  
 
: ''More soon.''
 
: ''More soon.''
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== Guidelines ==
 
== Guidelines ==
  
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8) Draft a longer list of grey area '''guidelines''' with many examples.
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'''8) Have a [[longer]] list of grey area [[guidelines]] with as many examples as necessary for clarity.'''
  
 
: ''More soon.''
 
: ''More soon.''
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== See also ==
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* [[Cassandra Team]]
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** [[Projex.Wiki]]
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** [[LeverMind]]
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* [[Community organizing concepts]]
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* [[Decentralized alternatives]]
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* [[FOEPATCHISM]]
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* [[Security alternatives]]
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* [[Technology alternatives]]
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* [[Voluntarism]], volunteering, organizing, and managing volunteers effectively
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* [[Voluntaryism]], voluntary interactions without rulers (rather than suffering under and supporting the global mafia corporatocracy with their monopoly on violence, coercion, theft, and mass murder.)
  
  
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[[Category:Community organizing concepts]]
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[[Category:Decentralizing]]
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[[Category:Ethical community management]]
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[[Category:Ethical social management]]
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[[Category:FOTPACHIES community management]]
 
[[Category:Lists of lists]]
 
[[Category:Lists of lists]]
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[[Category:Prepping]]
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[[Category:SaidIt communities]]
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[[Category:Social media]]
 
[[Category:Starting new social media platforms]]
 
[[Category:Starting new social media platforms]]
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[[Category:Social media]]
 
 
[[Category:Technology]]
 
[[Category:Technology]]
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[[Category:Technology prepping]]
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[[Category:Technology projects]]
 
[[Category:Websites]]
 
[[Category:Websites]]

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It is important to have a clear idea of what you aim to accomplish when starting a new social media platform. This page outlines a rudimentary checklist:

  1. Have a community that requires your platform.
  2. Have clear reasons why existing platforms do not suffice.
  3. Have clear requirements for new platforms.
  4. Have clear intentions outlined in a charter, constitution, founding documents, goals, mission statement, purpose, or whatever term(s) you wish to call it.
  5. Have a clear structure outlining the expectations, behavioral priorities, goals, authority, conflict resolutions, and disciplinary consequences.
  6. Have a clear roadmap of where things may develop. Include the realistic as well as your ambitious dreams.
  7. Have a short list of hard rules that are black and white and crystal clear that must be followed.
  8. Have a longer list of grey area guidelines with as many examples as necessary for clarity.


Community

1) Have a community that requires your platform.

If you don't already have a community it will be nearly impossible to just grow one.

If you intend to recruit from existing communities, make sure you're offering superior services, solutions, and reasons to migrate - and consider the community distraction, division, damage, fallout, and unexpected consequences. Is it really worth the risks?

You may have to present the case for migrating. You should be clear and open about the pros and cons.

Reasons

2) Have clear reasons why existing platforms do not suffice.

Valid example reasons:

  • We need alternatives to the evil technocracy
    • We should not depend on the technocracy
    • We should not support the technocracy
    • We should not provide our metadata to the technocracy
    • We should not be exploited by the technocracy
  • We need autonomy
    • More control over our own data
    • More control over our platform
    • More control over our rules/guidelines
    • More freedom
    • More privacy
    • More security
    • Self-management
    • Self-regulation
  • We need security from censorship and harms
    • Including defamation, hacks, lies, maliciousness, misinformation, sealioning, shills, slander, spam, trolls, etc.
  • We need FOEPATCHISM
    • Fair, Open, Ethical, Peaceful, Accountable, Transparent, Consistent, Honest, Inclusive (everyone gets a say in how things are run), Social Management' - for collaborators, communities, families, governments, groups, homes, organizations, social media, societies, teams, workplaces, etc. "Foe" = enemy; "patch" = correction.
  • We need technical solutions and technology alternatives

"We" = community. The community must take priority over individuals' egos.

Questionable example reasons:

  • "I can be a better leader."
  • "I know better."
  • "I must censor 'wrongthink'."

Requirements

3) Have clear requirements for your new platforms.

In addition to the reasons above...

Functional requirements

May include:

  • chat (open and/or private)
  • forum
  • groups
  • media
  • organized content (rank, tag, vote)
  • private chats and/or private messages
  • sharing
  • wiki

Technical requirements

May include:

  • backup and/or download
  • compatible (Windows/Mac/Linux, PC/mobile, etc.)
  • customize (CSS, dark/light, preferences, settings, themes, etc.)
  • expandable (addons, bridging, decentralizations, extensions, modular, etc.)
  • organized content (categories, classifications, meta-tags, ranks, subjects, topics, votes)
  • tech support (open-source development community)

Intentions

4) Have clear intentions outlined in a charter, constitution, founding documents, goals, mission statement, purpose, or whatever term(s) you wish to call it.

More soon.

Structure

5) Have a clear structure outlining the expectations, behavioral priorities, goals, authority, conflict resolutions, and disciplinary consequences.

More soon.

Roadmap

6) Have a clear roadmap of where things may develop. Include the realistic as well as your ambitious dreams.

More soon.

Rules

7) Have a short list of hard rules that are black and white and crystal clear that must be followed.

More soon.

Guidelines

8) Have a longer list of grey area guidelines with as many examples as necessary for clarity.

More soon.

See also

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