workgroups or "Projects"

A new system that allows ppl to organize around Projects without leaving Civitai.

• A main overview with all the created Projects, where ppl can search for tags, browse and join

• The Project Page with the description, design guidelines, the category tree, tasks and a showcase to quickly tune ppl in

• A task page with description and goals, progress posts with notes and results that are markable as canon

• A release page, accessible to the public with finished products

Projects can be

• Public, everyone can see the project page (interaction limited to members) and join it.

• Closed, everyone can see the description and showcase, and can join the project.

• Invite, only the release page is visible to the public and membership is invite only.

Initially only the author has full project moderation rights. This can be changed by adding ranks (like the editable category tree) and defining rights on them. Or switching the Project into democracy mode, where the reactions and mainly the buzz amount decides which task resource is canon.

Editable categories are a user defined tree structure that can hold tasks->results->resources

Rights

• mark canon

• edit/delete content

• edit/delete notes

• edit categories

• edit ranks

• promote

• demote

• release content

• showcase content

• edit description

• edit guidelines

Guidelines is an input mask with common categories, tags, goals and stretch goals, and an editable bullet point list.

It could tie into the DM system. With dedicated group chats only accessible by project members. Split up for ppl working on a task together, category discussions and the general project chat. To not text-wall the production notes.

This would also bring in a variety of other people that usually have less contact with AI (voice actors, musicians, a whole sleuth of traditional disciplines) and expand Civitai's role as the center of decentralization.