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ER wiki ideas - Elaine, 23-Apr-2026

I feel like wikis are infinite so it’s not a question of “can we have this on the site” so much as “how will we sensibly find it and what should be on top”. Great to have your expertise.

Supporting an argument

We would like to create a set of pages that present an argument, and allows the reader to click through to the supporting ideas behind the argument. Chris thinks this is interesting, but seemed hesitant that we would dive in to that without him taking time to make it perfect.

Argument format straw model

STATES SHOULD USE THEIR POWERS

  • Pro, urgency: we're in trouble but can get out [read more..]
  • Pro, moral: democracy is good [read more ...]
  • Pro, feasible: states already do this [ read more ...]
  • Con, this looks like a fight: [sub-arguments >> use state power anyway]
  • Con, we'd rather be optimistic and wait it out: [sub-arguments >> use state power anyway]

Site look/ layout of interest

I like the look and feel of these pages:

Either of these would work for a landing page structured as:

  • the argument = what’s this about
  • more stuff = actions+research

It looks like the orange rectangles are containers that work with the header to enclose any content?

The ER Discord #art-build channel has folks who can make graphics on request. We don’t need to steal art or use gen AI :-)

  • We need a site logo
  • Colors, fonts, etc. should be chosen

Site landing concepts to consider

Landing idea 1: informational

  • “the argument”
  • more about ER – Chris’ sites landing; substack index; glossary; tag cloud
  • ready to activate? actions landing – includes campaigns
  • our research landing – issues and states
  • team & communications stuff

Landing idea 2: dashboard

  • wiki hosted action of the day, a rolling page that someone has responsibility to contruct. Can access an archive.
  • embed discord #action-of-the-day announcements channel
  • embed Chris’ substack feed (notes + posts)
  • currently active ER multi-week campaign, rolling page or similar

Existing ER+togetherfoundation pages

We need links back to existing pages.

Tabular content

There are at least two areas, maybe more, where the content the team is coming up with could be usefully constructed as tables, not as the only way to display it, but as a helpful “finder” or a visual communication having impact.

State Scorecard

There are many states and many issues, an amazing picture will develop when we know which issues are “activated” in which state houses, and build it graphically

  • This is Elaine’s pet project, work in progress. Lots of data being bookmarked. It would be cool to have
    • “tickets” so folks can throw news article links at this.
    • A tool to help me build the first rev would be AWESOME.

Communications strategy

  • Sabrina_A Decling Democracy came up with a rubric,
  • Chris/ Troy are reviewing
  • The two axes are “who we communicate to” and “what we say to them”

Checklists: Site not complete without

Identity

  • ✔ The ER brand, but this is a volunteer or support site, and it is not the TERPAC.
  • ✔ No candidates are implied to be on board or being supported here.
  • ✔ What we are about; make soft secession welcoming with whatever words work
  • ✔ Paths to learn more about ER
  • ✔ Direction to: (1) Substack (2) TER BuyMeACoffee (3)

TERPAC visitors see we are action based and can participate

  • ✔ Our action based intent is indicated from landing page(s)
  • ✔ Landing page for campaigns is public
  • ✔ Campaign toolkits are public
  • ✔ Reinforce that unlike many orgs, we call STATE legislators, Sec of State, AG offices, Cty Atty’s...
  • ✔ Resist the urge to redirect to too many “find your leg” external sites

Research and information that makes Chris’ writings more accessible

  • ✔ Our index of Chris’ writings and videos is made human readable somehow
  • ✔ Glossary of Chris’ ER terms
  • ✔ Sister orgs and campaigns that reinforce soft secession going mainstream:
  • ✔ statefutures.org
  • ✔ state based ones

TBC issues

  • ✔ Hot issues (topical + perennial)
  • ✔ Issues supported by specific ER campaigns and/or model legislation
  • ✔ Issues compendium, including those being researched but not supported by campaigns yet
  • ✔ Suport for future “State Scorecard” indexing of issues
  • ✔ TBD: score purple-ness of states; maps including clickable someday

Legislative campaign support

  • ✔ Campaign landing page
  • ✔ Four Laws / First Contact toolkit
  • ✔ Team members can construct new toolkits. Ideally a tool prompts them for (use First Contact model):
  • ✔ action overview; audience; set stage; time frame; audience; plan; scripts; resources; tools
  • ✔ Sandbox status for unpublished toolkit for QA by volunteer team (organize in Discord, QA at site)

Organizing tools (preliminary; provide support for future content?)

  • ✔ Find an ER teammate near you
  • ✔ Start an ER club locally
  • ✔ Path to Discord onboarding (Troy is responsible for getting more of an onboarding committee going and figuring out better vetting)

Index and search

  • ✔ Glossary of ER terms
  • ✔ Glossary of legislative terms
  • ✔ Dictionary to assist in tagging. I don’t know the best practices, do we seed the site with some predefined tags so we don’t have too much duplication at the start?
  • ✔ Tag cloud page for navigation, fun
  • ✔ Other kinds of search and tag navigation – I’m not knowledgeable

Wiki team management

  • ✔ Authentication
  • ✔ Communituy guidelines or equivalent for team creating pages
  • ✔ How to join / how to contact us ✔ Ticket systems for “easy” inputs and suggestions
  • ✔ Other?
  • ✔ Will page comments be prominent? Could be distracting in our scenario of team + visitors
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