I missed it due to a college Phys Ed teaching basketball jamboree with hundreds of kids (slight flex lol)

I just finished a chat with Andrew Kirby about our situation and what they saw on their side. My biggest misunderstanding was thinking Skoolers and “Skool the platform” were the same thing. They’re not. Skoolers is a community like ours. It’s run with its own standards, and they moderate it the way they want their community to feel. The border is pretty simple in practice.Inside a community is inside the border.Anything that spills into other communities is outside the border. That’s why the Purge became a real problem. In my group, people were using my face as their profile picture for jokes. When that spilled into Skoolers, it starts normalizing fake accounts and “who cares” profile identity. That snowballs fast, and it makes the whole platform feel less legit. Andrew also clarified what they mean by low-quality engagement. It’s loosely defined, but the patterns are clear: - lots of posts with no real conversation - post and ghost - self-promotional posts - anything that looks like gaming the system to level up faster He told me the phrase “help me level up” gets flagged by the system. He also said most people cooperate and do fine. It’s usually a tiny handful of problem makers. His words were basically: out of huge numbers of users, they can count the real troublemakers on one hand. One more thing people should understand: Skoolers moderation is a community choice. They’re not “moderating the platform.” They’re protecting their room. Also, they have 5 moderators. They’re part-time. If we waste their time with annoying stuff, we are effectively burning the bandwidth of a small team. So here’s what I’m asking from the Yard going forward: - Use a real profile photo. Treat your account like it represents you. - If you post, stick around and reply. Try to create conversation, not noise. - Do not post anything framed around farming points, leveling up, or “help me level up.” - Respect moderators and admins. They are protecting the experience for everyone.

Not a “guru program.” Not a template pack. It’s for the person who knows they should have a Skool… but the second they open the editor their brain goes: “this is going to become a second job.” I’m building the opposite of that. If you’re in that spot right now, tell me what you’re trying to build. Just one sentence.

This is not a test. This is your emergency broadcast system announcing the commencement of the January Purge. Sanctioned by the Skoolyard. At the sound of the siren, the following 24 hours will be unleashed. 1. Have fun 2. Make it easy 3. Don’t take urself 2 seriously Number 3 will be the hardest to maintain. You will get annoyed. You may get scared. You may cry. But if you embody the commandments… You will thrive. HOW THE PURGE WORKS: 24 hours of pure anarchy. Rules = No rules Suggestion = don’t buy anything from anyone Chaos = max Goal = laugh a lot and make a ton of friends (aka troll) HOW TO WIN THE PURGE: 1. Survive 2. Follow 10 new people in the yard 3. Refer 1 unknowing person into the group 4. Achieve the sacred 100 posts Blessed by our New Founding Recess Captains. A Yard reborn. May God be with you. And please, for the love of everything. Do not take urself too seriously. Jack

In Order for you to win You Need to: 1. Survive 2. Follow 10 new people in the yard 3. Refer 1 unknowing person into the group 4. Achieve the sacred 100 posts Still 2 Hours to Go guys 💪 Let us know how far You got so far👇