'identity' infrastructure (for roles)[for roles]
(Assumptions)
Many perspectives
Each user will likely see 'gaps' in their experiences on Stack Exchange network (SE); and in its content.
This corpus of content appears to have gaps at the basic-to-intermediate level to help newcomers to 'get moving'; I say this from my own past experiences on Stack Overflow—difficultystack overflow -- difficulty with topics like configuration in Ruby on RailsRails, or getting started with CI/CD, etcCI/CD...etc.
Voluminous content
SE appears blessed with a huge amount of content. Given the broad scope of the SE problem (of[of education and knowledge management);management]; and the huge variety of users;
An organic approach
to contribution could reenergizere-energize the foundational meaning of SE.
Each person offers a particular 'energy' according to the "enneagram's" nine strategies of life—
The enthusiast1 may produce a volume of engaging content—atcontent – at times a bit too speedily—thatspeedily – that the reformer may critique and adjust. The harmonizer or community promoter may enjoy2 filling small-but-important gaps in the body of content, over which others might glide past. The investigator will make profoundly insightful contributions, while the challenger may drive momentum.
Recognizing these characteristic behaviors3 (either[either with tag suggestions like how social media has many types of 'likes' or annotative emojis—in Signalemojis –in Signal, or even WhatsAppWhatsApp for example)example], can create the means or 'API' by which to layer interesting functionality—whetherfunctionality --whether privileges or even custom interfaces (!) to surface relevant content and ‘facilitators’.
Graduated development paths, constellations of influence, or 'leveling-up' (all coarsely put), (perhaps[perhaps in the way the Masons (as in a masonic lodge...) do)do] could allow useful structure (in[in seemingly a most open/pliable and ‘accessible’ basic format)format]. And these paths may emerge from the ground-level nine 'paths'4.
1 (or give it an SO-specific name)
2overlaps fine and likely
3carefully derived from a large, varied body of spiritual wisdoms... SufismSufism, and many others.
4 multiple or all certainly possible to any user: steps on the journey to revelation
2exhibit
deceptively nuanced, even if simple question of a ‘three-way handshake’
- see Sanzhar Yeleuov’s answer, and [charged?] argument, in comments section
Perhapsperhaps, this table helps elucidate possible nuance, and fill gaps in the process (if not, then just illustrative of the possibilities :D)
Actionaction | Resultresult |
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client initiates with [packet] data (SYN) | server may now confirm data transmission success, from client (ISN x) |
(together) - server responds (ACK) - server sends own data (SYN) |
client may confirm data transmission it received from server (ISN y) |
client responds (ACK) | both parties understand what comes next (2 ACKs); syncing/test transmissions complete (2 SYNs) |