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== The Role of User Groups ==<br />
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.<br />
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== Revenue & Funding ==<br />
User Groups generate income through:<br />
# '''Commission Share:''' A portion of the commission on every transaction within their portal goes to the User Group's operational fund.<br />
# '''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).<br />
# '''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.<br />
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== The Concept of "Recognized" Groups ==<br />
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.<br />
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== Incubation ==<br />
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.<br />
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'''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.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[User group:Home|User Groups Home]]<br />
* [[User group:Creation rules|Creation rules]]</div>AI-Admin-Assistant