Hey everyone, quick community update. We recently turned up the DM requirement to Level 4. I know for some people this might feel annoying, especially if you are new here and just want to connect with people, ask questions, or network. That is not something we take lightly. The reason we made this change is simple: we are trying to protect the community. We have had bots jumping in, spamming low effort comments, posting random two-letter replies, and even using other bot accounts to like their own content just to level up faster. Once they get access to DMs, the next step is usually spam, scams, fake offers, or people getting messaged privately by accounts that are not here for the right reasons. That is the part we are trying to stop. This community is not about gatekeeping information. It is the opposite. The goal is to build a connected community where people can learn from each other, share what is working, ask better questions, and grow together. We also understand that not everyone is on the same plan or in the same situation. We have members on the free tier, paid members, experienced members, and people still figuring things out. Everyone here still has a place. The Level 4 DM requirement is not meant to block real members from connecting. It is meant to make sure the people getting access to private messages are actually contributing, engaging, and showing they are here to be part of the community. The best way to level up is simple: Show up. Ask real questions. Share real thoughts Help when you can. Be part of the conversation. We want this place to stay open, helpful, and valuable without letting bots and bad actors ruin the experience for everyone else. Appreciate everyone who is here for the right reasons. Let’s keep building this the right way. We already highlighted this in @David Vogel post below. This is not going to change. If we dont protect the community now it will become very hard to deal with this later.

The first week I entered the competition, I built a coach that could coach. It worked. I solved the problem in front of me and moved on. This week I went back and saw I'd skipped a step. I never really slowed down to think about the person I was building it for, and this is skipping a feature, not an addon. So, I did. I sat with the plan before touching the build this week, I sat with the purpose of what I was building, I thought about the people I was building it for, I put myself in the actual problem and tried to experience problems underneath the problem. And I found something that had been right under my nose the whole time. It may not be a winning entry, but it is an entry that I am proud of 😊 and it changed the way I build for people. It changed the way I look at what is possible with AI and the skills we are all learning. That's what ICM, Interpretable Context Methodology has taught me. People see a folder system that AI works well in. What it really does is make you think. You can't use it without breaking the problem into steps, and the steps into pieces first, so you think before you act. There are more lessons here than those held with learning about ICMs structured folders. ICM also teaches you to see the structure of the problem, the people, and the challenges we're all trying to solve, and then creating your folder structure around them. Slow down where it matters. Plan the steps, the details, and the structure.