A community is nothing without its members, and some Status Communities might wish to be easily discoverable to help them reach new potential members!

That’s why the upcoming Status 2.0 Desktop and Mobile platforms include a Community Directory that’s fully decentralised, completely independent of Status, and highlights popular Communities to give new users arriving on Status an easy way of discovering Status Communities!

Moderation is important for such a directory. However, in line with our principles, Status (or any other single entity) should not, cannot, and will not have control over which Communities are worthy of inclusion.

Therefore, it’s up to Status Community members to propose Communities to include in the Community Directory, and it’s up to SNT holders to vote on which Status Communities should be included or excluded (via the Community Directory Curation DApp).

The Community Directory Curation DApp utilises @Waku_org to make most of the voting process gasless — on-chain transactions are only required to start and finalise a vote, and all voting in between is gas free!

The Community Directory Curation DApp also lets SNT holders vote on which Status Communities should be in the ‘Featured’ section of the Community Directory each week.