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We can call it a tree of delegation if you like. It sounds reminiscent of how Linux development is managed. At least to me this suggests a scale that's distinct
by psykotic 16y ago
We can call it a tree of delegation if you like. It sounds reminiscent of how Linux development is managed. At least to me this suggests a scale that's distinctly beyond a community.
- 6ren 16y agoThe tree is just me getting carried away with elaboration. The basic idea is you have one community higher than the first one. The lower one can be completely open; the higher one can be invite-only. (Oh, there's that essence I wanted.) Maybe the two levels are a little like a freemium model, where the analogue of free vs. paid is anyone vs. invite-only. One is a recruitment centre for the other. Perhaps the same submissions and comments would be presented to both but rated by their own communities; or perhaps it would be like subreddits, totally distinct in their stories and discussions. The difference from subreddits is it's not flat and not all-welcome, but hierarchical (in both a logical and political sense). Maybe SO does this a little with karma-based privileges, but there isn't a higher-level forum (at least, not one that I'm aware of...)