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Welcome to [Social.coop's][Social.coop] public wiki! This domain is
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where we keep general public information, guides and references to
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Welcome to [Social.coop's][Social.coop] public wiki! This is
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where we keep general public information, guides, and references to
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other resources.
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# What?
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[Social.coop] is is an experiment in user-controlled social media. It
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is a community hub for people interested in co-ops and development of
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free/libre social media - these define the common core field of
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discussion, though they are far from the only things discussed.
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[Social.coop] is a cooperative corner of the [fediverse]. It
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is a community hub for people interested in co-ops and the development of
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free/libre social media. It was founded in 2017 in the wake of the
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[BuyTwitter] campaign. Our shared resources are cooperatively co-governed
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by the community of members. Together, we decide how to steward our data,
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our community policies, and our shared technologies.
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We primarily run a [Mastodon] social media server: one node in the
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[Fediverse], a federated network of social media applications which
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communicate using the [Activity Pub] and [OStatus] protocols.
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We primarily run a [Mastodon] social-media server, through which we can
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interact both with each other and the wider fediverse. We provide
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some additional services as well, toward the goal of placing ever more or our
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online social lives under good cooperative governance.
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[Social.coop]: https://social.coop/about/more
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[Mastodon]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon_(software)
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[Fediverse]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse
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[Activity Pub]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActivityPub
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[OStatus]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OStatus
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[fediverse]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse
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[BuyTwitter]: https://buytwitter.org
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# Why?
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# How?
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Social.coop works through an active community of members. To get a sense of
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how we operate, see our guide on "[How to Make the Fediverse Your Own](How-to-make-the-fediverse-your-own)."
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The heart of our collective work is in our core documents:
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- Our [bylaws]
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- Our [code of conduct]
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- Our [ops teams structure]
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[code of conduct]: rules-and-bylaws/Code-of-conduct
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[bylaws]: rules-and-bylaws/Bylaws-for-social.coop
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[ops teams structure]: rules-and-bylaws/Admin-ops-teams
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What distinguishes us from most other social media there is that we
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are both funded and governed by our members: we are a
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co-operative. The organisation and running of the site is accountable
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to its members, and not only will we not be monetising our users by
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selling their data to third parties, but they decide what we do.
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# Where?
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Besides here at http://wiki.social.coop, you can find us at the following places:
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Besides here at the Social.coop wiki, you can find us at the following places:
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- Our main [Mastodon] social media instance: https://social.coop
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- Our main [Mastodon] social media instance: [social.coop](https://social.coop)
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- Our groups on [Loomio], a forum with decision-making tools for governance:
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https://www.loomio.org/socialcoop/ <i>(sub-groups for various
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working groups and operations teams can be found there too)</i>.
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- Our [Meet.Coop] BigBlueButton instance, for online meetings: https://socialcoop.meet.coop/
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- Our [GitLab] code/documentation projects and issue trackers: https://git.coop/social.coop
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- Our [Matrix] chat channel, for informal discussion and a rendezvous point when service outages occur:
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- General (open): https://riot.im/app/#/room/#SocialCoop:matrix.org
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- Tech Working Group (open): https://riot.im/app/#/room/#social.coop.tech:matrix.org
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- Tech Working Group (private): https://riot.im/app/#/room/#tech.social.coop:matrix.org
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- Our [Open Collective] page, where we raise funds: https://opencollective.com/socialcoop
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[loomio.org](https://loomio.org/socialcoop/)
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- Our [Meet.coop] BigBlueButton instance, for online meetings: [socialcoop.meet.coop/](https://socialcoop.meet.coop/)
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- Our [GitLab] code/documentation projects and issue trackers: [git.coop/social.coop](https://git.coop/social.coop)
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- Our [Matrix] space, for working group discussions: [matrix.to/#/#social.coop:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#social.coop:matrix.org)
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- Our [Open Collective] page, where we raise funds: [opencollective.com/socialcoop](https://opencollective.com/socialcoop)
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[Loomio]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loomio
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[GitLab]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitLab
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[Matrix]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_(protocol)
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[Open Collective]: https://opencollective.com/
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[Meet.Coop]: https://www.meet.coop/
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For details on joining [Social.coop], see the link in the navigation bar above.
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[Meet.coop]: https://www.meet.coop/
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# How?
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- Our [Code of Conduct]
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- Our [Bylaws]
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- Our [Op teams] structure
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# Join
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[Code of Conduct]: rules-and-bylaws/Code-of-conduct
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[Bylaws]: rules-and-bylaws/Bylaws-for-social.coop
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[Op teams]: rules-and-bylaws/Admin-ops-teams |
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If you are interested in joining Social.coop, visit our [registration form](registration-form). |
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