Back to collectionMore Than 10,000 Newcomers, and a Need to Share the Questions
On the first July weekend after Xai's announcement, the number of community newcomers had passed 10,000. Administrators called for volunteers. Passing 10,000 newcomers turned casual replies into a recurring task that required people to share the work.
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On the first July weekend after Xai's announcement, the number of community newcomers had passed 10,000. The Night Watchman often answered questions familiar to longtime members, but administrators saw that a few regulars could no longer attend to everyone arriving.
Administrators called for volunteers. Some people could explain card play; others could help newcomers find the announcement. Both kinds of help mattered, but a small disagreement arose over who should answer unresolved questions about the token and testnet. The Night Watchman suggested separating published information from personal guesses and asking applicants to state when they were available and what they knew.
Passing 10,000 newcomers turned casual replies into a recurring task that required people to share the work. Recruitment had not yet produced a rota. The Night Watchman planned to collect repeated questions for the administrators and see whether volunteers could handle specific requests. Where officials had given no answer, the community still had to leave the question open.