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Each of the three levels would have a '''collegial executive''' (in the spirit of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorial_system directorial system]) of '''5, 7 or 11 members, depending on the scale''' of what it governs. At the global level, the working hypothesis is '''11'''. A Swiss anecdote explains that number: the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Council Swiss Federal Council] has 7 members; ~~institutional assessments~~ have ~~argued that~~ a ~~larger college would be more relevant, but~~ the reform never passed. WikiDeal would start directly at 11.

Each of the three levels would have a '''collegial executive''' (in the spirit of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorial_system directorial system]) of '''5, 7 or 11 members, depending on the scale''' of what it governs. At the global level, the working hypothesis is '''11'''. A Swiss anecdote explains that number: the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Council Swiss Federal Council] has [https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council/members-of-the-federal-council.html 7 members]; proposals to enlarge it to nine members, argued to improve representation and concordance, have been repeatedly submitted to the Swiss Parliament without success, from a 2010 motion ([https://www.parlament.ch/fr/ratsbetrieb/suche-curia-vista/geschaeft?AffairId=20103129 motion 10.3129]) to a 2025 parliamentary initiative ([https://www.parlament.ch/fr/ratsbetrieb/suche-curia-vista/geschaeft?AffairId=20250424 initiative 25.424]): the reform never passed. WikiDeal would start directly at 11.

The executives would be '''elected by the assembly of delegates''', the WikiDeal analogue of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Assembly_(Switzerland) Swiss Federal Assembly] electing the Federal Council. The assembly of delegates itself is described on the [[Gov/en/Portal:Institutions/Decision-Making|Decision-Making]] page.

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== Subscription as Governance Right ==

Participation in WikiDeal governance would require possession of at least one '''~~Credits~~''', valued at CHF 10. This membership serves as the foundational unit of both economic participation and democratic rights. It can be acquired by purchasing it directly, by accumulating fractional ~~credits~~ through platform use (e.g. ten CHF 1 Commissions from babysitting sessions), or by receiving one as a gift from a foundation programme, an ambassador, or another user.

Participation in WikiDeal governance would require possession of at least one '''membership''', valued at CHF 10. This membership serves as the foundational unit of both economic participation and democratic rights. It can be acquired by purchasing it directly, by accumulating fractional memberships through platform use (e.g. ten CHF 1 Commissions from babysitting sessions), or by receiving one as a gift from a foundation programme, an ambassador, or another user.

A major financial funder with thousands of memberships would have exactly the same formal vote as a community member who earned their first membership through platform use. This is a deliberate architectural choice, not an oversight. It aims at preventing plutocratic capture, the drift toward governance-by-capital that has afflicted many "community" projects including some blockchain governance systems.

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== Exit to Community ==

WikiDeal is designed as an '''Exit to Community''' programme~~, a term coined~~ by the Zebras Unite cooperative movement ~~to describe~~ a transition path for organisations that want to move from founder or contributor control to community ownership. The concept was developed in response to the dominant "exit to acquisition" model of startups, where the goal is always eventual sale or IPO.

WikiDeal is designed as an '''Exit to Community''' programme. [https://e2c.how/ Exit to Community] (E2C) is an approach developed by the [https://www.colorado.edu/lab/medlab/exit-to-community Media Economies Design Lab] (University of Colorado Boulder) in partnership with the [https://zebrasunite.coop/ Zebras Unite] cooperative movement, describing a transition path for organisations that want to move from founder or contributor control to community ownership. The concept was developed in response to the dominant "exit to acquisition" model of startups, where the goal is always eventual sale or IPO.

In WikiDeal's case, the transition is built into the founding architecture. Ynternet.org Foundation (illustrative example) holds governance authority over the platform. This authority is meant to be transferred progressively to the user community as the platform grows, as governance tools mature, and as the community demonstrates the capacity to manage complex decisions. The foundation is meant to ensure the public-interest mandate is respected, while operational governance moves to users.