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This is my attempt at formalizing [[User:Elie|my]] intentions for this wiki/platform/project. I'm expressing it as a "SMART goal".

{{pn|TODO: add an external link to some blogger telling ppl what SMART goals are; there are plenty of folks writing about it on the internet}}

==Specific==

# This wiki shall be a platform, both for informal half-baked ideas/discussions, and for solid consensuses backed by rigorous research. It shall serve as a pipeline from the former to the latter.
#* I shall design a framework{{x|i.e. a new standard of formatting, notation, structuring etc.}} that can make room for content in every writing style{{x|i.e. some things have to be academic or technical; other things have to reach a general audience; other things shouldn't be professional at all - there has to be room for informal reddit-style posts/comments - even profanity may be allowed in some places. Nobody should have to self-censor a valid point just because they can't present it in a formal way.}} and [[Project:Refactor|every level of detail & certainty]]. It should even make room for bad ideas, along with a solid explanation of why they're bad.
# I shall post online my current ideas, fitting them easily into this framework.
#* This includes ideas from my scratch notes (currently saved offline on my laptop) and my content I've already posted online on this wiki (I may need to move a lot of stuff around).
# I shall open up the wiki, so that other people can add their ideas and extend mine.
#* It must be done safely. I need a plan (and backup plan){{x|at the very least, I should make backups of all my content before the opening}} to manage the potential chaos. Trolls & spammers shouldn't be able to waste more than 4 hours/week of my time, for example.

==Measurable==

[[Project:Refactor]] provides a list of things{{x|"things" meaning types of content}} that my framework has to include{{x|"include" meaning "allow for"}}. I hope the list is descriptive enough.

''How I'll know when the framework is good enough:'' My scratch notes will start falling into place, with room for everything I wanted to say.

==Achievable==

As you can see, I'm not trying to do a master's thesis on every subject. I'm just trying to turn what's already in my head (knowledge/understanding) into online content that other people can understand{{x|and not misunderstand}} and  build upon. I think this is pretty achievable, <!--as long as I think beyond the status-quo of social media platforms & formats. I have to create my own medium, which is exactly what I plan to do.--> as long as I invent a format that works.

==Relevant==

This whole project is only relevant to people who want to make the world better. This is not a platform for how to make selfish gains, except for ones that are win-win for society.

If all goes well, this platform will be a tool, an "idea mill", and a much-needed missing piece from our current political & academic landscape.

==Time-bound==

* <code>October  1, 2024</code>     I should be finished designing the framework.
* <code>November 1, 2024</code> <!--I should be finished ''implementing'' the framework (i.e. the technical work required, such as writing code).--> I should be done with all the technical work that the framework requires (including writing code if needed).
* <code>May      1, 2025</code>     All my most important ideas/notes should be turned into content via the framework.
* <code>June     1, 2025</code>     Time to fully{{x|"fully" doesn't necessarily mean "every page is unprotected and editable by literally anyone". If some things should stay closed, that's fine as long as it's part of a plan that makes sense. By "fully", I mean that I shall have ''completed'' that plan.}}open the wiki.