# Getting Started

**URL:** https://discourse.sourcecred.io/c/the-credsperiment/getting-started/20.md

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## [Boosting: a prediction market on ideas](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/boosting-a-prediction-market-on-ideas/306)

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**Author:** [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/boosting-a-prediction-market-on-ideas/306 "2020-11-19T20:04:24Z")

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Overview Boosting is a mechanism that allows people in the community to express that they believe a contribution is undervalued; that is to say, that a contribution is receiving too little Cred. In order to boost someth…

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## [SourceCred in 5 minutes](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-in-5-minutes/466)

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**Author:** [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2021, 8:08am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-in-5-minutes/466 "2021-09-22T08:08:59Z")

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What is SourceCred? SourceCred is a reputation protocol for open collaboration. At a basic level, SourceCred tracks the contributions that are made to a community project. It does this by assigning each contribution and…

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## [A Living History of SourceCred](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/a-living-history-of-sourcecred/310)

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**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/a-living-history-of-sourcecred/310 "2020-07-06T23:11:08Z")

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What follows is a history of SourceCred (so far). This post is a wiki, and is intended to act as a living document. Everyone is invited to add more information to the history. Discourse is not paper, so we don’t have to…

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## [\[DRAFT\] Initiatives Guide](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/draft-initiatives-guide/525)

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**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")

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\[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…

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## [Grain: a project-specific, cred-powered token](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/grain-a-project-specific-cred-powered-token/147)

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**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 3:44am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/grain-a-project-specific-cred-powered-token/147 "2019-12-30T03:44:20Z")

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A big part of SourceCred’s vision is the desire to create project-specific cryptoassets, called ‘Grain’, which represent contribution to or support of a project. Here’s an overview, as lifted from my own writings on GitH…

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## [PROPOSAL: Start Anywhere!](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/proposal-start-anywhere/1023)

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**Author:** [@KuraFire](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/KuraFire)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/proposal-start-anywhere/1023 "2021-01-20T22:45:07Z")

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I recently created a START HERE page on our Roam knowledge base, to help onboard newcomers get oriented around what SourceCred is, how we use Roam, etc. Similarly, @LB proposed we have a START HERE category on the Disco…

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## [SourceCred Mega Thread](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-mega-thread/381)

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**Author:** [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2019, 5:13am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-mega-thread/381 "2019-12-08T05:13:24Z")

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Everything you ever wanted to know about SourceCred and more.

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## [Champions: lead the charge on Initiatives](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/champions-lead-the-charge-on-initiatives/403)

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**Author:** [@Beanow](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/Beanow)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/champions-lead-the-charge-on-initiatives/403 "2019-12-11T21:23:05Z")

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\[placeholder\] I think a wiki to explain this would make sense. Kicking that off here. Along with discussion. References: About Champions and Heroes Weekly Community Call Agenda (12/10/2019)

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## [Playing The SourceCred Game On Discourse](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/playing-the-sourcecred-game-on-discourse/388)

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**Author:** [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 3:08am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/playing-the-sourcecred-game-on-discourse/388 "2019-12-11T03:08:17Z")

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Current stage: brainstorm :brain: SourceCred in 5 minutes covers how to play SourceCred from a generic perspective, and this guide covers how to play specifically on this Discourse forum. General Discourse Stuff D…

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## [Cred: not a token](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/cred-not-a-token/465)

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**Author:** [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/cred-not-a-token/465 "2019-12-27T22:36:57Z")

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## [SourceCred Technical Specification](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-technical-specification/494)

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**Author:** [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-technical-specification/494 "2019-12-30T02:26:41Z")

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I want to really understand how SourceCred works. While there’s a lot of high level overviews in various places, there isn’t a protocol specification or whitepaper. Starting this thread so that we can aggregate reference…

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## [Artifacts: things that provide ongoing value](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/artifacts-things-that-provide-ongoing-value/474)

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**Author:** [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2019, 11:59pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/artifacts-things-that-provide-ongoing-value/474 "2019-12-26T23:59:33Z")

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Placeholder thread for Artifacts docs and user guides

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## [Somebody HELP!](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/somebody-help/1310)

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**Author:** [@Sandra](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/Sandra)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2021, 11:04am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/somebody-help/1310 "2021-12-13T11:04:06Z")

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Why should you help me? Cause I am a damsel in distress :sob: I feel like a lost puppy in a chinese carnival :sob: Jokings aside, Following are some questions I don’t know whom to ask for answers. If you could be so kin…