Communities built on rules.

Posts get checked against every rule before they go live.

[rigorous-sources]
  1. every factual claim must cite a source
  2. no source older than 5 years unless discussing history
  3. distinguish between peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed sources

Create your own topic.

A topic is a set of rules you write. “No jargon without a definition.” “Every claim must cite a source.” “Steelman before you criticize.”

You define the rules. An LLM evaluates every submission against them, in real time. Accepted posts are published. Rejected ones are returned to the author with the reason and the failed rule cited.

example topic
[concise-answers]
  1. answer in under 100 words
  2. no preamble — get to the point
  3. one link maximum

Stack multiple topics.

When you compose a post, you choose which topics it must pass — one, two, five. Each topic evaluates independently. The combination is the community.

[civil-discourse]+[rigorous-sources]+[eli5]

A post passing all three is civil, well-sourced, and readable. The chips tell the story — readers know exactly what standards each post met.

No one owns a word.

On other platforms, whoever registers first controls a community name forever. On infr, anyone can create a topic called “civil-discourse.” Legitimacy is earned through endorsement, not namespace control.

There are no human moderators who own basic categories of discussion. No one can squat a word. No one can gatekeep a concept. If you disagree with a topic's rules, fork it. The fork keeps the name. Endorsement decides which one matters.

civil-discourse — 2 variants
by @maria · 1,044 active · 5 rules
by @community-fork · 203 active · 4 rules
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