Digital Community Building Wiki

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This is a collection of resources on the topic of managing a digital community. Contained are methods for building institutional knowledge, strengthening bonds within the larger social web, and building a space for like-minded people.

NOTE: this wiki is very Lemmy/Fediverse centric but hopes to someday compile more general knowledge.

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Remember, federation for small/new communities is finicky and this is a project targeting a small audience. Federation will eventually improve as the project advances.

Consider checking in on the home instance to make sure you see everything.

Interested in contributing?

Join the conversation over at !digitalcommunitybuilding@slrpnk.net

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One of the primary goals of this project is to push for the compiling of community knowledge into wikis and similar living documents. To that end, this Lemmy community is meant to serve as an example and playground for experimenting with the concept.

Native Wikis

Native wikis are composed of linked posts in whatever format is supported by the platform. They have significantly fewer features but make up for it in low barrier of entry. In most cases, your community is better off with a native wiki than none at all.

Hosted Wikis

Hosted wikis require a greater set of resources and capacities but can make a big difference if you find yourself in need of greater collaboration capabilities.

Some established wiki software:

Working Examples

Several instances provide wiki services to their users. If you would like your wiki added to this list, please leave a comment below.

This wiki is a living document. If you are interested in contributing, please comment below or make a post over at !digitalcommunitybuilding@slrpnk.net

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