Founding-Team Applicant guide

Application is not authority

An accepted application records interest and fit. It does not automatically grant publishing, curation, or moderation capabilities. Appointments require separate scope, training, conflict review, and an auditable grant.

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.