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CommunityRule is a governance toolkit for great communities

76 points by ohjeez 4y ago

codetrotter 4y ago
Wish they would include some examples of specific communities using this, to highlight that it actually works in practise.
- csande17 4y ago
  The system seems so flexible that it could be used to describe literally any organization, from a Twitter mob to the Coca-Cola board of directors.
  - ispo 4y ago
    That makes it beautiful! Seems like the perfect ground to study the voter model on it.
- ntnsndr 4y ago
  We don't have this in the app, but the booklet that is featured on the website has some short case studies for each template.
  - codetrotter 4y ago
    Thank you
civilized 4y ago
The Templates section provides a bit of information about specific governance structures, but what are the little boxes below each one that say stuff like Values and Membership, and sometimes they're nested?
ropeladder 4y ago
This is very interesting! For some reason the name and crown logo rub me a bit the wrong way, but I love the way they dissect and categorize different models. Edit: just to add some substance to my comment, I think more awareness of governance models and how power is allocated in the various domains of our lives is an absolutely critical piece of moving toward a more just, fulfilling, and less authoritarian world.
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ntnsndr 4y ago
Original developer here. What a nice to surprise to see this on HN! AMA if it is useful.
- csande17 4y ago
  Not sure how helpful it'll be at this stage, but I had a couple pieces of feedback: - I really love all the historical examples in the booklet. It's great to see a project like this learning from past (which often doesn't happen in the cryptocurrency side of the "experiments in governance" space). - The current UI makes it a bit too easy to publish a Rule, I think. There are a lot of "testing" entries in the library. Maybe change the primary button on https://communityrule.info/create/ https://communityrule.info/create/ to Preview, and then only show the publish button on the preview page?
yawnxyz 4y ago
Which one does HN fall under? And I think more importantly: what does dang and YC do in terms of moderation, enforce/display rules, shadow ban, down vote / unpin, etc. that keeps the rule going? I can imagine people WANTing a certain community rule and saying they're of that kind, but through their actions it's something else.
s3000 4y ago
In the light of 'Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.' [1], it surprises me how much of the organizational aspects of a community are not covered by a PM tool. Is there a startup opportunity in creating a service or program that extends PM tools to all aspects of community management and interaction? [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33582264 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33582264

76 points by ohjeez 4y ago

Wish they would include some examples of specific communities using this, to highlight that it actually works in practise.

csande17 4y ago
The system seems so flexible that it could be used to describe literally any organization, from a Twitter mob to the Coca-Cola board of directors.
- ispo 4y ago
  That makes it beautiful! Seems like the perfect ground to study the voter model on it.
ntnsndr 4y ago
We don't have this in the app, but the booklet that is featured on the website has some short case studies for each template.
- codetrotter 4y ago
  Thank you

civilized 4y ago

The Templates section provides a bit of information about specific governance structures, but what are the little boxes below each one that say stuff like Values and Membership, and sometimes they're nested?

ropeladder 4y ago

This is very interesting! For some reason the name and crown logo rub me a bit the wrong way, but I love the way they dissect and categorize different models. Edit: just to add some substance to my comment, I think more awareness of governance models and how power is allocated in the various domains of our lives is an absolutely critical piece of moving toward a more just, fulfilling, and less authoritarian world.

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ntnsndr 4y ago

Original developer here. What a nice to surprise to see this on HN! AMA if it is useful.

csande17 4y ago
Not sure how helpful it'll be at this stage, but I had a couple pieces of feedback: - I really love all the historical examples in the booklet. It's great to see a project like this learning from past (which often doesn't happen in the cryptocurrency side of the "experiments in governance" space). - The current UI makes it a bit too easy to publish a Rule, I think. There are a lot of "testing" entries in the library. Maybe change the primary button on https://communityrule.info/create/ https://communityrule.info/create/ to Preview, and then only show the publish button on the preview page?

yawnxyz 4y ago

Which one does HN fall under? And I think more importantly: what does dang and YC do in terms of moderation, enforce/display rules, shadow ban, down vote / unpin, etc. that keeps the rule going? I can imagine people WANTing a certain community rule and saying they're of that kind, but through their actions it's something else.

s3000 4y ago

In the light of 'Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.' [1], it surprises me how much of the organizational aspects of a community are not covered by a PM tool. Is there a startup opportunity in creating a service or program that extends PM tools to all aspects of community management and interaction? [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33582264 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33582264