> Coming up with a more formalised set of considerations for external behaviour would help there. I think this is backwards – the more formalized such consider

> Coming up with a more formalised set of considerations for external behaviour would help there. I think this is backwards – the more formalized such considerations are the more conflict there will be. Formal rules invite 'lawyering' and lobbying and now your project or community becomes another battleground for never-ending political conflict. Empirically (but not rigorously, by me anyways), the best groups seem to regulate themselves informally.