# The CredSperiment **URL:** https://discourse.sourcecred.io/c/the-credsperiment/13.md?page=2 [Latest](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Publish SourceCred as a Docker image](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/publish-sourcecred-as-a-docker-image/661)
**Author:** [@Beanow](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/Beanow)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/publish-sourcecred-as-a-docker-image/661 "2020-03-06T13:50:40Z")
Description Make SourceCred (and widgets) available automatically on https://hub.docker.com/u/sourcecred. Doing so by publishing from a CI/CD build. Status: Completed Champions @Beanow @vsoch Dependencies Re… --- ## [Create Identity plugin](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/create-identity-plugin/662)
**Author:** [@Beanow](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/Beanow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/create-identity-plugin/662 "2020-03-06T15:02:45Z")
Description This plugin allows treating different platform identities as a single node in the graph, allowing one route for Cred to flow across platforms and having a single entry for your combined Cred. Status: Comp… --- ## [Create Discourse plugin](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/create-discourse-plugin/660)
**Author:** [@Beanow](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/Beanow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/create-discourse-plugin/660 "2020-03-06T13:00:28Z")
Description This includes the first implementation of the Discourse plugin. Status: Completed Champion @decentralion Dependencies Enable multiple scoring node types References Contributions Add class … --- ## [Make the GitHub Plugin Robust](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/make-the-github-plugin-robust/256)
**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/make-the-github-plugin-robust/256 "2020-03-02T00:50:25Z")
Make the GitHub Plugin Robust Status: proposal Champion: Initiative Description: Currently, the GitHub plugin is quite fragile. When loading a large repository, it is quite likely to fail in a variety of ways, for exampl… --- ## [GraphQL Mirror fidelity awareness](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/graphql-mirror-fidelity-awareness/275)
**Author:** [@wchargin](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/wchargin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/graphql-mirror-fidelity-awareness/275 "2020-03-01T01:19:25Z")
Status Completed Champion @wchargin Initiative description This is a proposed change to the GraphQL Mirror API and implementation to make it more robust to incorrect and inconsistent query responses sent to us by the G… --- ## [Write the Initiatives Plugin](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/write-the-initiatives-plugin/269)
**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/write-the-initiatives-plugin/269 "2020-02-29T14:09:40Z")
Description: We now have an initiatives category on Discourse (this one). However, SourceCred isn’t yet aware of it, so Initiatives don’t yet flow any special cred. We should add initiatives directly to the SourceCred g… --- ## [Refactoring the load system](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/refactoring-the-load-system/629)
**Author:** [@Beanow](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/Beanow)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/refactoring-the-load-system/629 "2020-02-29T13:48:43Z")
Description The existing load system was quite complex, which made it hard to change. And it needed to change, in order to support https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/unified-reference-detection/301 This Initiative is ab… --- ## [Unified reference detection](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/unified-reference-detection/301)
**Author:** [@Beanow](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/Beanow)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/unified-reference-detection/301 "2020-02-28T15:28:55Z")
Status: in progress The core types and plumbing have been done. However existing plugins (discourse, github) have not migrated to use it yet. When they’re migrated this can be considered completed. Champion?: @Beanow D… --- ## [SourceCred Discord Plugin](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-discord-plugin/283)
**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-discord-plugin/283 "2020-02-22T14:20:37Z")
Status: proposal Champion?: None yet. Help much appreciated. Description: Right now, it’s impossible to earn any cred from participating in our Discord. That’s unfortunate, since people definitely do create value there.… --- ## [SourceCred as an incentive compiler](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-as-an-incentive-compiler/556)
**Author:** [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-as-an-incentive-compiler/556 "2020-02-17T12:12:33Z")
Copying these from the The power of knowledge graphs thread. SourceCred. Would be awesome to have a blog post on SourceCred’s amazing ability to align incentives in a positive sum way :slight\_smile: --- ## [Trust levels](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/trust-levels/490)
**Author:** [@wchargin](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/wchargin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/trust-levels/490 "2020-01-29T15:47:00Z")
This post proposes a system of trust levels for SourceCred the system, which describe how we intend to handle the very real questions of adversarial actors and gaming resistance over different time scales. The ideas pro… --- ## [Setting up an Independent SourceCred Foundation](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/setting-up-an-independent-sourcecred-foundation/358)
**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/setting-up-an-independent-sourcecred-foundation/358 "2020-02-16T13:17:29Z")
Shortly after SourceCred’s founding, @Protocol Labs (PL) decided to officially support the project. As part of that, I joined PL, which became the de-facto home of the SourceCred project. Since then, PL has helped the pr… --- ## [Product Strategy: Flagship + Plugins](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/product-strategy-flagship-plugins/448)
**Author:** [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 11:40am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/product-strategy-flagship-plugins/448 "2020-02-16T11:40:34Z")
Been spending the weekend reading through and organizing posts from the last year. There’s a lot of amazing ideas and initiatives in play or in the pipeline. Would like to explore how this might all look from a product d… --- ## [Visualizing the SourceCred graph](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/visualizing-the-sourcecred-graph/172)
**Author:** [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/visualizing-the-sourcecred-graph/172 "2020-02-16T08:43:43Z")
Not sure where to put this so I’m just creating a new thread. If this is better as a comment elsewhere feel free to move it or let me know and I’ll delete and repost. Came across this tweet visualizing the progress of t… --- ## [Grain Vesting](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/grain-vesting/636)
**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/grain-vesting/636 "2020-02-10T19:36:15Z")
Right now, I worry that the link between one’s cred and their weekly compensation is too tight. This is especially true when people have been “overcompensated” according to the long-term payout component, at which point … --- ## [MakerDAO feedback](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/makerdao-feedback/625)
**Author:** [@s\_ben](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/s_ben)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2020, 5:30am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/makerdao-feedback/625 "2020-02-04T05:30:35Z")
A couple weeks ago, I ran SourceCred on MakerDAO’s Discourse and one of their GitHub repos. Posted it to their Discourse, got some good feedback I thought I’d share. A little context: MakerDAO is one of the more well-… --- ## [Re-denominating Grain (divide by 100)](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/re-denominating-grain-divide-by-100/622)
**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/re-denominating-grain-divide-by-100/622 "2020-02-02T14:27:00Z")
I’d like to re-denominate Grain, specifically dividing all Grain amounts by 100. The reason is simple. Right now we are trying to maintain a price peg between Grain and Dai (which is, in turn, pegged to dollars). Howeve… --- ## [Grain distributions will switch to opt-in](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/grain-distributions-will-switch-to-opt-in/621)
**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/grain-distributions-will-switch-to-opt-in/621 "2020-01-31T21:50:44Z")
During our most recent team call, @vsoch surfaced some concerns around distributing Grain to everyone in the SourceCred community. Since we aren’t exactly sure what Grain is, it might put contributors in an uncomfortable… --- ## [Minting Discourse Cred on Likes, not Posts](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/minting-discourse-cred-on-likes-not-posts/603)
**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/minting-discourse-cred-on-likes-not-posts/603 "2020-01-28T03:48:47Z")
Currently, we mint Discourse cred for activity; every topic and post creates new cred. I recently threw together a prototype which allows us to mint cred based on :heart: likes instead of posts. This post explores how th… --- ## [A primer on the SourceCred algorithm](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/a-primer-on-the-sourcecred-algorithm/608)
**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 4:41am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/a-primer-on-the-sourcecred-algorithm/608 "2020-01-25T04:41:51Z")
This is going to be a primer on understanding the SourceCred algorithm and where it lives in the codebase. This is going to be a messy, non-canonical document. I’m writing this primarily to share with @vsoch, but posting… --- ## [Someone copied our name](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/someone-copied-our-name/587)
**Author:** [@themathematicianisin](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/themathematicianisin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 7:50am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/someone-copied-our-name/587 "2020-01-24T07:50:57Z")
Found this: https://mycred.io They call themselves Cred LLC and are trying to convince people to lend crypto to them and give personal information in exchange for interest earnings (definitely not using that). Also foun… --- ## [Cred all the way down](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/cred-all-the-way-down/583)
**Author:** [@dillchen](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/dillchen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/cred-all-the-way-down/583 "2020-01-21T20:54:38Z")
Has there been research / discussion on nesting cred instances? I did a quick search in Discourse and Discord and didn’t return anything that seemed to be exact match. Forgive me if this has already been discussed or is … --- ## [Weekly Cred Analysis -- Week ending Jan 12](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/weekly-cred-analysis-week-ending-jan-12/580)
**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/weekly-cred-analysis-week-ending-jan-12/580 "2020-01-15T19:47:32Z")
As a part of rolling out review culture, I’d like to start a regular practice of reviewing our weekly Cred scores. A key takeaway from our recent weight change discussion was that we should focus our attention not on the… --- ## [Likes: altruism =\> mini-boosting](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/likes-altruism-mini-boosting/517)
**Author:** [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/likes-altruism-mini-boosting/517 "2020-01-11T19:23:11Z")
Nodes are more valuable if they don’t flow their Cred out. For user nodes this means that people who don’t like or link to other people’s posts will get rewarded for being stingy with their Cred. In fact, there’s no dir… --- ## [SourceCred Protocol](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-protocol/500)
**Author:** [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-protocol/500 "2020-01-11T19:23:03Z")
Description Cred represents contributions to a project. Projects are constantly evolving, and as they do so does Cred. Source: the source code (data) of a project that is represented as a graph. Cred: scores that node… --- ## [CredCon Contributor Game](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/credcon-contributor-game/544)
**Author:** [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/credcon-contributor-game/544 "2020-01-10T17:59:14Z")
Notes to self. SourceCred is super amazing and magical would be awesome to share that magic with lots of people We want to help people discover and play the SourceCred game. super simple onboarding process great … --- ## [About Champions and Heroes](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/about-champions-and-heroes/291)
**Author:** [@Beanow](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/Beanow)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2020, 8:21am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/about-champions-and-heroes/291 "2020-01-10T08:21:27Z")
So, I brought up a term “Champions” and it’s been floating around for a little bit. This is to figure out what it is exactly and what we can do with it. Origin I originally got this idea from this talk: V… --- ## [SourceCred User Guides](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-user-guides/473)
**Author:** [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-user-guides/473 "2020-01-09T20:05:13Z")
Description Currently we’re building the SourceCred game as we play. Now that we have a few of the basic components figure out, however, it makes sense to document them. This will help us refine our own thinking while a… --- ## [Changing the CredSperiment weights](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/changing-the-credsperiment-weights/540)
**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/changing-the-credsperiment-weights/540 "2020-01-07T10:55:53Z")
Currently, SourceCred puts a very high weight on Discourse activity relative to GitHub activity; for example, the weight on a Discourse topic is 8x higher than the weight for a pull request. Node Type Weight Dis… --- ## [\[DRAFT\] Initiatives Guide](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/draft-initiatives-guide/525)
**Author:** [@LB](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/LB)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/draft-initiatives-guide/525 "2020-01-07T00:52:59Z")
\[META: This is a draft of a guide for new community members to learn about what an initiative is, and how to create one. This document will be added to and expanded on the more I read and metabolize topics related to Ini… [Previous page](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/c/the-credsperiment/13.md?page=1) [Next page](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/c/the-credsperiment/13.md?page=3)