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- The Swarm
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LBRY SWARM!🍯
- The swarm is a sub-network within the LBRY network.
- It utilizes open-source principles to focus on the development of community, engagement, and the voices and reputations of individuals and groups within the LBRY network.
- The sub-net nodes are known as hives.
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What is a hive?
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A hive is a place to meet people who love the things you love, including, of course, the LBRY protocol and the values it represents.
-Anyone can make a hive, everyone can join as many hives as they’d like, and there can be more than one hive that center around the same topic or application.
-Some examples of hives:
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- Music -
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- The Ninja Turtles -
- Donatello, the staff wielding ninja turtle -
- The staff of Donatello, the staff wielding ninja turtle -
- Donatello’s graphic novel creation app -
- Really, anything! -
You could think of hives as subreddits on Reddit, or channels on an IRC server, but different.
-Why should I join or make a hive?
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Joining or making a hive is a great way to jump into the LBRY network.
-Make some friends, learn some things, share some ideas, gain some experience, build a reputation, or just hang out with some like minded individuals.
-How do I join a hive?
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Hives are entirely independent and autonomous communities within the larger LBRY network. - As such, the process for joining a hive depends entirely on the hive you would like to join. - Maybe a hive lets anyone join and all you need to do is join a chat room. - In fact, many hives will have their own role and channel right on the LBRY discord server. - To join one of those hives simply join the LBRY discord and ask for the appropriate role in the #hiveroles channel!
-Otherwise, maybe a hive only lets folks with portfolios join, like photographers or artists. - Maybe a hive requires you to write a short story to join. Maybe a hive requires a code contribution. - Maybe a hive is entirely open. - Maybe a hive has a limited number of possible members. - So long as the rules of the hive do not conflict with the ethos and protocol of the LBRY network: maybe anything.
-So how do you join? Find the hive you would like to join, find out how to join, and follow their instructions!
-How do I make a hive?
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Making a hive is as easy as setting up a chat room and editing a wiki. - Actually, that’s the entire process!
-All you need to do to make your own hive is to set up a chat room or forum and add your hive to the hives table on this wiki page.
-The easiest way to do this is to join the LBRY discord #makeahive channel and ask for you own hive role and channel. - After a brief chat with a friendly moderator, you’ll have your own room and role made right on the LBRY discord. - The LBRY discord is already a buzzing place so this is probably the best way to find more people for your new hive.
-How should hives operate?
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However you want! Well, mostly.
-We are all part of the LBRY network. The network’s ethos, its protocol, its operation, its community and development are paramount. - The only written rule for hives is that a hive cannot conflict the LBRY network. - Otherwise, literally anything goes.
-So go ahead, make a democratic hive.
- Make an anarchist hive.
- Make a hive ruled by 12 rings.
- Make a hive ruled by 1.
- The LBRY network is your stage, your imagination is your player.
- Have fun. Experiment. Succeed. Fail. Try again. Fail again. Try again… again. Or don’t.
- The choices are yours to make.
Hives Table
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