# Research

**URL:** https://discourse.sourcecred.io/c/the-credsperiment/research/10.md

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## [:sourcecred: About the Research category](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/about-the-research-category/89)

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**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\
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Exploring ideas that could enhance SourceCred :slight\_smile:

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## [Observing the CredSperiment](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/observing-the-credsperiment/1402)

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**Author:** [@Ellie](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/Ellie)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/observing-the-credsperiment/1402 "2023-09-14T23:26:34Z")

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SourceCred’s CredSperiment was a long running attempt at a permissionless organisation. At the commencement of the CredSperiment, SourceCred’s ‘Temporary Benevolent Dictator’ described it as akin to laying the train trac…

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## [Edge Tranches: Fixing an Incentive Misalignment](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/edge-tranches-fixing-an-incentive-misalignment/418)

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**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 5:52am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/edge-tranches-fixing-an-incentive-misalignment/418 "2022-09-14T05:52:23Z")

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This post describes an incentive incompatibility in SourceCred today, along with a concrete plan to fix it. Let’s suppose we’re interested in nodes that have two types of edges: AUTHORS edges and REFERENCES edges. You’…

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## [Data Analytics](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/data-analytics/1295)

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**Author:** [@AL0YSI0US](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/AL0YSI0US)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/data-analytics/1295 "2021-12-06T09:59:20Z")

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I have been geeking out on the data I have been able to obtain while I have been learning about and contributing to the SourceCred project. In my quest to learn about what is happening outside of our island I have collec…

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## [Adding multilingual translation](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/adding-multilingual-translation/953)

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**Author:** [@Felix](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/Felix)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 4:06am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/adding-multilingual-translation/953 "2021-05-30T04:06:09Z")

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With the current growth of sourcecred, we will have users all around the world coming in, some of them who may not speak English. Vision The idea is to create accurate translations in different languages which can help …

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## [Elements in Facilitation Self-Assessment/Journaling](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/elements-in-facilitation-self-assessment-journaling/1161)

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**Author:** [@AL0YSI0US](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/AL0YSI0US)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/elements-in-facilitation-self-assessment-journaling/1161 "2021-05-29T23:00:36Z")

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Hello freinds, In light of recent events within our community, it has become evident that we lack as a collective, tangible shared resources around the facilitation of conflict when such arises within our community. As…

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## [:sourcecred: emojis](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/emojis/1149)

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**Author:** [@AL0YSI0US](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/AL0YSI0US)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/emojis/1149 "2021-05-24T16:50:29Z")

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I :heart: emoji’s But that wasn’t always the case. You see at first I was terribly annoyed by them and what I believed they were doing to humxn communication. The last thing we need is to remove even more context from o…

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## [Introduction to Tech Design Docs](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/introduction-to-tech-design-docs/1084)

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**Author:** [@blueridger](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/blueridger)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 5:26am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/introduction-to-tech-design-docs/1084 "2021-03-09T05:26:44Z")

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Introduction The goal of this thread is to distribute some of information about tech design standards in industry that can help us to write design docs and write them well. Other folks with relevant experience are welcom…

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## [Distributed Cooperative Organizations (DisCOs) and SourceCred](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/distributed-cooperative-organizations-discos-and-sourcecred/1065)

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**Author:** [@s\_ben](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/s_ben)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/distributed-cooperative-organizations-discos-and-sourcecred/1065 "2021-02-08T21:57:54Z")

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This post describes how Distributed Cooperative Organizations (DisCOs), a governance model SourceCred is exploring, rewards care work. I hope to explore other aspects of DisCOs in the future if there’s demand. POINT OF …

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## [Jeremy Rifkin's economic flows](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/jeremy-rifkins-economic-flows/1041)

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**Author:** [@systemshift](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/systemshift)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/jeremy-rifkins-economic-flows/1041 "2021-01-28T02:46:12Z")

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For those who don’t know Jeremy Rifkin, he is one of the more famous economists saying will get free stuff in the future based on exponential growth. This lecture of his is a good introduction on his work. In a more r…

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## [A more balanced allocation policy](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/a-more-balanced-allocation-policy/833)

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**Author:** [@wchargin](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/wchargin)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/a-more-balanced-allocation-policy/833 "2021-01-14T20:00:44Z")

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A grain allocation policy is a procedure for determining how much grain should be given to each contributor, given as inputs the current cred distribution-over-time and the history of past grain allocations. We currently…

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## [Creditor Authentication Options](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/creditor-authentication-options/992)

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**Author:** [@topocount](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/topocount)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 4:17am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/creditor-authentication-options/992 "2021-01-14T04:17:19Z")

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Introduction SourceCred is building an authentication service. This service will provide users in communities that utilize SourceCred to: Claim and link accounts across supported plugins Manage Grain awards Access admi…

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## [Using Benford's Law to weed out bots or 'unnatural' garbage posts/posters](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/using-benfords-law-to-weed-out-bots-or-unnatural-garbage-posts-posters/813)

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**Author:** [@Eth\_Man](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/Eth_Man)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/using-benfords-law-to-weed-out-bots-or-unnatural-garbage-posts-posters/813 "2020-08-11T20:46:15Z")

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Folks I am new here but not new to sourceCRED. I posted this in another thread but figured to bring it up a bit because it may be an important tool for how to identify and eliminate bots and spam from these initiatives…

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## [Retrospect vs Prospective Cred](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/retrospect-vs-prospective-cred/47)

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**Author:** [@cbrocoum](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/cbrocoum)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/retrospect-vs-prospective-cred/47 "2020-06-04T20:31:34Z")

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From what I gather, currently the app is aggregating historical data from the repo graphs to asses how a finite pool of cred could be distributed across all the actions and contributors at the current state. So this lea…

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## [Bonding Curve References](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/bonding-curve-references/271)

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**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/bonding-curve-references/271 "2020-05-20T20:05:39Z")

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I have a feeling that a \[bonding curve\] will be the right mechanism for creating grain:$ redeemability. I’m going to start collecting valuable references on bonding curves here so that we can flow cred to the authors and…

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## [Intro + Decentralized decision making hackathon powered by SourceCred](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/intro-decentralized-decision-making-hackathon-powered-by-sourcecred/686)

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**Author:** [@theeylon](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/theeylon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/intro-decentralized-decision-making-hackathon-powered-by-sourcecred/686 "2020-03-24T17:01:52Z")

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Hey guys my name is Eylon and for the past year and a half I’ve been working on dHack (decentralized decision making hackathon) using DAOstack Alchemy. The last hackathon, where I guess some of you were present, was ETHD…

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## [Enigma feedback](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/enigma-feedback/667)

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**Author:** [@s\_ben](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/s_ben)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/enigma-feedback/667 "2020-03-12T21:49:40Z")

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This morning, I sat in on a call where @jwaup was demo’ing SourceCred to members of the Enigma community. It was quite interesting to be on the other end of a demo, and it was interesting to see how the community was thi…

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## [Trust levels](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/trust-levels/490)

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**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")

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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…

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## [MakerDAO feedback](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/makerdao-feedback/625)

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**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")

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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-…

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## [A primer on the SourceCred algorithm](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/a-primer-on-the-sourcecred-algorithm/608)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Someone copied our name](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/someone-copied-our-name/587)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Likes: altruism =\> mini-boosting](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/likes-altruism-mini-boosting/517)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Artifacts, Activity, and Cred Minting](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/artifacts-activity-and-cred-minting/541)

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**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/artifacts-activity-and-cred-minting/541 "2020-01-01T00:19:08Z")

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Currently, we mint cred based on activity. E.g. every Discourse topic causes some new cred to be created. This has the unfortunate effect that: It means SourceCred rewards quantity over quality It means that SourceCred…

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## [Sharing Cred attribution for content creators and Cred historians and curators](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sharing-cred-attribution-for-content-creators-and-cred-historians-and-curators/535)

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**Author:** [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sharing-cred-attribution-for-content-creators-and-cred-historians-and-curators/535 "2019-12-31T00:12:17Z")

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This was a note to self in the SourceCred Overview Presentation Artifact thread that turned into a broader discussion around how to assign credit for Initiative and Artifacts when "Cred Historians" and Curators are crea…

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## [A Gentle Introduction to Cred](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/a-gentle-introduction-to-cred/20)

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**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2019, 1:45am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/a-gentle-introduction-to-cred/20 "2019-12-29T01:45:17Z")

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SourceCred, as the name might suggest, is all about attributing cred. Cred is a metric that describes every contribution and contributor in a project, giving a sense of how important they were. For example, forum posts …

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## [Cred Gravity](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/cred-gravity/477)

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**Author:** [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\
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**Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/cred-gravity/477 "2019-12-27T02:10:02Z")

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“Cred gravity” just sounds super cool. @decentralion was this ever implemented?

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## [SourceCred Value Prop](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-value-prop/387)

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**Author:** [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-value-prop/387 "2019-12-27T00:17:45Z")

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Been thinking a lot about “What is SourceCred and how can we communicate that clearly?” This is essential to guide product decisions around what is SourceCred and what are extra features. It’s also essential to help onb…

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## [Supernodes: Moving past raw activity](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/supernodes-moving-past-raw-activity/340)

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**Author:** [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/supernodes-moving-past-raw-activity/340 "2019-12-25T04:13:20Z")

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So far, SourceCred has tracked contributions at the level of raw activity. Here are some examples of activities we track: GitHub pull requests GitHub comments GitHub Reactions Discourse posts Discourse likes The activ…

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## [\[talk\] the age of networks and the rebirth of cybernetics](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/talk-the-age-of-networks-and-the-rebirth-of-cybernetics/235)

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**Author:** [@mzargham](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/mzargham)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2019, 6:49am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/talk-the-age-of-networks-and-the-rebirth-of-cybernetics/235 "2019-12-21T06:49:34Z")

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The mainstage one from web3 isn’t posted yet. It seems like they are rolling them out one or two at a time and sharing them on social media. When I see it, I’ll report it here.

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## [A way to allocate "investments" in different features](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/a-way-to-allocate-investments-in-different-features/232)

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**Author:** [@ajbouh](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/ajbouh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/a-way-to-allocate-investments-in-different-features/232 "2019-09-25T17:35:40Z")

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One idea is to flow cred from users of a project to the features (and people) that make the project most valuable those users. One way to make this system work, is to periodically allocate the cred that’s passed back to…

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