i think that like top down policies are definitely necessary at some point but in general are not the most efficient ways to get things done. i think that people generally speaking have the ability to “read the room” in virtual spaces, like you go into an established board/forum somewheres and you see everyone talking about their DIY projects and like collaborating on wikis and making study groups together maybe that would make you want to post different things than if u go into a space and its all just undank memes and south park references. the thing that usually overwhelms groups like this is when you like suddenly get like an order of magnitude jump in users and then whatever tone was set previously can get overwhelmed quickly. so i guess 2 fold approach of trying to keep growth slow (like everyone just personally invite people you think would enjoy a space like this! and please no mass posts/mass invite. i personally just kind of ignore all impersonal mass information i get from friends on social medias and its one of the things that makes me not want to participate in those zones because of how much it seems to want to turn all communication into like press releases or something and individuals into like ‘lifestyle brands’ or whatever?) and also like seeding the garden what we want to grow in here. be the change you wish to see and so on. its like one of those incredibly trite things to say that is trite exactly because it is true
also i would like to lean against heavy top down admin stuff and try to keep the floor open for having this be more community led stuffs. that being said also i have no interest in wasting time with folks who are disrespectful/prejudiced/condescending/domineering and just get defensive when someone says “hey i don’t like that” instead of actually listening.