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1 1  = Governance =
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3 3  FactHarbor governance is **simple, transparent, flat, and focused on enabling automation**.
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6 6  == 1. Governance Philosophy ==
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8 8  **Core Principles**:
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10 10  * **Automation over bureaucracy**: Minimize manual processes
11 11  * **Transparency by default**: Open decision-making
12 12  * **Community input**: Listen but decide decisively
13 13  * **Measured outcomes**: Data drives decisions
14 14  * **Adaptive structure**: Evolve as needed
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16 16  == 2. Organizational Structure ==
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18 18  **Flat Cooperative Model**:
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20 20  * Small organization with collaborative teamwork
21 21  * No hierarchical management layers
22 22  * Decisions by consensus when possible, voting when needed
23 23  * Everyone contributes across multiple areas
24 24  **General Assembly** → **Governing Team** → **Team Members**
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26 26  === 2.1 General Assembly (All Members) ===
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28 28  Decides: Governing Team election, statutes, major strategic changes, budget
29 29  Meets: Annually
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31 31  === 2.2 Governing Team ===
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33 33  Decides: Strategy, policy, budget allocation, hiring
34 34  Meets: Quarterly
35 35  Size: small group (Facilitator, Coordinator, Treasurer + others)
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37 37  === 2.3 Team Members ===
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39 39  * **Technical Coordinator**: AKEL & infrastructure
40 40  * **Community Coordinator**: Moderators & contributors
41 41  * **Moderators** (part-time): Handle abuse/disputes
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43 43  == 3. Decision Authority ==
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45 45  **Day-to-day**: Technical Coordinator + Community Coordinator
46 46  **Tactical**: Governing Team (simple majority)
47 47  **Strategic**: General Assembly (2/3 majority)
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49 49  == 4. Policy Development ==
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51 51  **RFC Process** (Request for Comments):
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53 53  1. Anyone drafts proposal
54 54  2. Community discussion
55 55  3. Governing Team reviews and votes
56 56  4. Decision published
57 57  **Emergency changes**: Technical Coordinator can act immediately, Governing Team ratifies later
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59 59  == 5. Financial Governance ==
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61 61  * Annual budget approved by General Assembly
62 62  * Two-signature requirement for >CHF 5,000
63 63  * Governing Team approval for >CHF 20,000
64 64  * Quarterly financial reports
65 65  * Annual independent audit
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67 67  == 6. Automation Governance ==
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69 69  **Core Principle**: AKEL makes content decisions. Humans make system decisions.
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71 71  === 6.1 Decision Boundary ===
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73 73  **What AKEL Decides (Automated)**:
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75 75  * All claim verdicts and confidence scores
76 76  * All evidence assessments and relevance scores
77 77  * All source track record scores
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101 101  * Critical security issues
102 102  * Legal compliance requirements
103 103  * Immediate safety concerns
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105 105  === 6.2 Principle: Fix the System, Not the Data ===
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107 107  **When AKEL makes a "wrong" decision**:
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109 109  * ❌ Do NOT manually override that specific verdict
110 110  * ✅ DO investigate: Is this a systematic issue?
111 111  * ✅ DO improve: Change algorithm/policy to handle such cases better
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115 115  **Example**:
116 116  * Bad: "AKEL rated this source too low, I'll manually boost it"
117 117  * Good: "AKEL consistently under-rates peer-reviewed sources. Let's adjust the scoring algorithm to weight peer-review more heavily."
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119 119  === 6.3 Governance of AKEL ===
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121 121  **Quarterly Performance Review**:
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123 123  * Who: Governing Team + Technical Coordinator
124 124  * What: Review AKEL performance metrics, bias audits, user feedback patterns
125 125  * Output: Performance report, improvement priorities, policy updates if needed
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137 137  * Legal/compliance concerns
138 138  * New domains requiring special handling
139 139  **Algorithm Change Process**:
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141 141  1. Identify issue from metrics
142 142  2. Propose solution (RFC - Request for Comments)
143 143  3. Test in staging environment
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145 145  5. Technical Coordinator approves (or escalates to Governing Team for policy changes)
146 146  6. Deploy with monitoring
147 147  7. Evaluate results
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149 149  === 6.4 Human Intervention Criteria ===
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151 151  **Legitimate reasons to intervene**:
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153 153  * ✅ AKEL explicitly flags item for human review
154 154  * ✅ System metrics show performance degradation
155 155  * ✅ Legal/safety issue requires immediate action
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159 159  * ❌ "This source should rank higher" → Improve scoring rules
160 160  * ❌ "Manual quality gate before publication" → Defeats purpose of automation
161 161  * ❌ "I know better than the algorithm" → Then improve the algorithm
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163 163  === 6.5 Consent-Based Decision Making ===
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165 165  **For system changes**, use consent not consensus (from Sociocracy 3.0):
166 166  **Consent** = No principled objections
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168 168  * Faster than consensus
169 169  * Respects concerns without requiring full agreement
170 170  * "I can live with this and support it"
171 171  **Process**:
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173 173  1. Proposal presented (RFC)
174 174  2. Clarifying questions
175 175  3. Reactions and concerns
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178 178  6. If no objections → Decision made
179 179  7. If objections → Integrate and repeat
180 180  **Use for**:
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182 182  * Algorithm changes
183 183  * Policy updates
184 184  * Infrastructure investments
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186 186  **Not for**:
187 187  * Strategic decisions (use voting)
188 188  * Emergency decisions (use autonomous authority)
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190 190  == 7. Transparency & Accountability ==
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192 192  **Always public**: Policies, structure, board membership, financials, quality metrics, major decisions
193 193  **Published quarterly**: Activity reports, metrics, moderation stats
194 194  **Internal documentation**: All meetings, decisions, actions retained indefinitely
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196 196  == 7. Conflict Resolution ==
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198 198  **User disputes**: Moderator → Appeal to different moderator → Governing Team (final)
199 199  **Timeline**: Reasonable timeframe
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201 201  == 8. Moderation Oversight ==
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203 203  **Moderator requirements**: high reputation, 6+ months active, clean record
204 204  **Review**: Quarterly by Community Coordinator, annually by Governing Team
205 205  **Appeal**: Any user can appeal promptly
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207 207  == 9. Code of Conduct ==
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209 209  **Governing Team**: Act in org interest, disclose conflicts, maintain confidentiality
210 210  **Team Members**: Follow procedures, professional conduct, document decisions
211 211  **Moderators**: Impartial decisions, respect privacy, respond timely
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213 213  == 10. Amendment Process ==
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215 215  **Minor changes**: Governing Team decision
216 216  **Major changes**: General Assembly (2/3 vote)
217 217  **Emergency**: Governing Team can act, must ratify at next Assembly
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219 219  == 11. Related Pages ==
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221 221  * [[Organisational Model>>FactHarbor.Organisation.Organisational-Model]]
222 222  * [[Legal Framework>>FactHarbor.Organisation.Legal-Framework]]
223 223  * [[Transparency Policy>>FactHarbor.Organisation.How-We-Work-Together.Transparency-Policy]]