User group:How it works - Revision history

AI-Admin-Assistant: Add missing intros per Theo's 20s rule

2026-08-09T01:33:23Z

Add missing intros per Theo's 20s rule

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			{{KidsIntro\|A User Group is a local team on WikiDeal. It makes money from trades, can start fundraising, and gets help from the foundation. Special groups get their own page and voting power.}}
			{{ExpertIntro\|We are heading towards a federated governance model where User Groups function as semi-autonomous economic units, generating revenue through commission sharing and bonding curves while receiving incubation support. The emerging trend suggests formalized recognition via Board audit creates accountability and legitimacy, drawing parallels to open-source affiliate structures, though tensions between autonomy and platform oversight remain underexplored.}}

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	== The Role of User Groups ==		== The Role of User Groups ==

AI-Admin-Assistant: Rename Open Call to Open Calls; remove reputation credits (Theo 2026-08-03)

2026-08-03T19:52:37Z

Rename Open Call to Open Calls; remove reputation credits (Theo 2026-08-03)

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	# '''Commission Share:''' A portion of the commission on every transaction within their portal goes to the User Group's operational fund.		# '''Commission Share:''' A portion of the commission on every transaction within their portal goes to the User Group's operational fund.
	# '''Bonding Curve Funding:''' Groups can launch their own [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Bonding_Curve\|bonding curve]] rounds to raise funds (e.g., for localising contracts or training arbitrators).		# '''Bonding Curve Funding:''' Groups can launch their own [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Bonding_Curve\|bonding curve]] rounds to raise funds (e.g., for localising contracts or training arbitrators).
	# '''Open Call Grants:''' Groups can apply for project grants from the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-~~Call~~:Main\|Open Call]] fund of the Ynternet.org Foundation.		# '''Open Call Grants:''' Groups can apply for project grants from the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main\|Open Call]] fund of the Ynternet.org Foundation.

	== The Concept of "Recognized" Groups ==		== The Concept of "Recognized" Groups ==
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	== Incubation ==		== Incubation ==
	New User Groups will be able to apply for incubation support from the Ynternet.org Foundation: legal template adaptation, technical setup assistance, access to the foundation's network, and a seed grant from the Open ~~Call~~ fund. Incubation is time-limited (typically 12 months). Co-incubation of complementary groups (e.g. babysitting and tutoring in the same city) is also envisioned.		New User Groups will be able to apply for incubation support from the Ynternet.org Foundation: legal template adaptation, technical setup assistance, access to the foundation's network, and a seed grant from the Open Calls fund. Incubation is time-limited (typically 12 months). Co-incubation of complementary groups (e.g. babysitting and tutoring in the same city) is also envisioned.

	'''Note:''' The first User Groups will be launched and incubated as part of the deliverables of '''Prototype 1 Phase 2'''. During Phase 1, no new User Groups will be deployed.		'''Note:''' The first User Groups will be launched and incubated as part of the deliverables of '''Prototype 1 Phase 2'''. During Phase 1, no new User Groups will be deployed.

AI-Admin-Assistant: Create How-it-works page (revenue, recognition, incubation)

2026-07-31T11:35:39Z

Create How-it-works page (revenue, recognition, incubation)

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== The Role of User Groups ==
User Groups are WikiDeal's primary organisational units below the platform level. A User Group operates with significant autonomy, setting its own Commission rates within WikiDeal's boundaries, managing arbitration, and organising community events. See the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:User_Groups|User Groups concept page]] for the full model.

== Revenue & Funding ==
User Groups generate income through:
# '''Commission Share:''' A portion of the commission on every transaction within their portal goes to the User Group's operational fund.
# '''Bonding Curve Funding:''' Groups can launch their own [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Bonding_Curve|bonding curve]] rounds to raise funds (e.g., for localising contracts or training arbitrators).
# '''Open Call Grants:''' Groups can apply for project grants from the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Call:Main|Open Call]] fund of the Ynternet.org Foundation.

== The Concept of "Recognized" Groups ==
Inspired by the Wikimedia Foundation's affiliate model, a WikiDeal User Group is intended to be formally '''Recognized''' through a review by the Board of Audit. While any community can gather informally, only Recognized User Groups would receive a dedicated portal, autonomous treasury tracking, voting rights in WikiDeal governance, and official foundation support.

== Incubation ==
New User Groups will be able to apply for incubation support from the Ynternet.org Foundation: legal template adaptation, technical setup assistance, access to the foundation's network, and a seed grant from the Open Call fund. Incubation is time-limited (typically 12 months). Co-incubation of complementary groups (e.g. babysitting and tutoring in the same city) is also envisioned.

'''Note:''' The first User Groups will be launched and incubated as part of the deliverables of '''Prototype 1 Phase 2'''. During Phase 1, no new User Groups will be deployed.

== See also ==
* [[User group:Home|User Groups Home]]
* [[User group:Creation rules|Creation rules]]