Contributor guide

Before you submit

• Attach knowledge to the correct city and canonical place or event when one exists.
• Disclose ownership, employment, payment, complimentary access, family ties, and organizer relationships.
• New contributors and new city communities should expect premoderation; the page explains why content is not immediately public.

How city states work

• Interest-only cities can gather followers and contributor applications but do not accept public contributions yet.
• Open-to-premoderation cities accept submissions, but every new contribution remains private until reviewed.
• Active cities have passed their launch gates; Established is a later recognition state based on sustained community health.

Review, reports, and appeals

Review checks usefulness, accuracy, rights, disclosure, and safety. Reports can limit visibility while evidence is reviewed, but report counts are not a verdict. Eligible consequential decisions include an appeal path.

Reputation and authority

Reputation recognizes validated local knowledge. It never grants moderation authority automatically. Stewardship is appointed, scoped, trained, audited, and subject to conflict rules.