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@ntnsndr I'm struggling to get into (i.e. understand ) governance. Not that I have tried very hard... I haven't seen an opportunity where it's clearly useful for me to dig in.

I could really use more stories.

Is there a good presentation (video recording) of the organization as a whole?

Is the origin story written down? The story of why the org was created and why it's growing.

@ntnsndr
Are there formative events boiled down to story form? The "should we federate with Facebook's thing?" is the only one that comes to mind.

@ntnsndr and while I saw lots of little pieces of the decision happen, I don't know the overall story arc.

I don't even know what the decision was, where it's recorded, nor the governance structure through which it emerged.

The analog of the "I'm just a bill..." song but not for U.S. legislation but for decisions.

@ntnsndr yes... let's see... origin story: check:
> Social.coop was founded in 2017 in the wake of the BuyTwitter campaign.

I think I learned that at some point but forgot.

@ntnsndr What does TKTK DATE mean? that the wiki page has the text of the agreement but the executed agreement is elsewhere?

> Ratified TKTK DATE in solidarity,
>
> Platform 6 Co-operative, Ltd.
>
> Social.coop

@ntnsndr I think part of my struggle was a vaguely negative impression of loomio.

I think I ran into "access denied" many times... I think because I had let something lapse.

Anyway... that seems sorted now.

The daily email digests are pretty overwhelming, though.

@ntnsndr Is there a way to participate *in between* just being a user of the hosted fediverse server and reading every message on loomio?

Any recommended way to get up to speed on current events?

I was kinda impressed when I learned that Maker DAO puts explicit resources into outreach to its voters.

vote.makerdao.com/?network=mai

vote.makerdao.comMaker Governance - Governance PortalThe MakerDAO Governance Portal allows for anyone to view governance proposals, and also allows for MKR holders to vote.
Dan Connolly

@ntnsndr does social.coop have any regular rhythms? Weekly / monthly get-togethers?

I see a diagram with a future section with office hours and quarterly meetings. Is that future here at all yet?

p.s. madmode.com/2023/office-hours

www.madmode.comMadMode: Office Hours: Patterns of Cooperation without Vulnerability | CodeMadMode by Dan Connolly

@dckc working groups set their own rhythms! The FWG meets quarterly