Community Program
Founding Crew Epochs And Signal Cards
Accepted ongoing Founding Crew members can return bounded contribution check-ins. BAIS reviews each result, records verified seven-day epochs privately, and lets members opt into a public Signal Card without rankings or contact disclosure.
Quick Facts
- One or more accepted results activate one seven-day epoch.
- Crew Epochs are not points, a leaderboard, employment, or a compensation promise.
- The private ledger can show pending and revision states; public cards show verified activity only.
- Signal Cards and the Signal Grid are opt-in and never publish member contacts or private evidence.
How A Crew Epoch Works
BAIS uses global seven-day epochs anchored at 2026-07-25 21:00 UTC. A member submits a concrete finished result through the protected check-in and includes enough evidence for a reviewer to understand what changed.
The result can be received, need revision, be accepted, be not accepted, or be withdrawn. If at least one result is accepted, that epoch becomes active. More submissions in the same week do not create extra points.
Identity And Access
A Founding Crew application creates a random 128-bit Application ID and a client-generated 256-bit private access code. BAIS stores only the code hash. On another browser, the same application can be opened with the application email plus that private code; email alone never reveals or resets a secret.
Optional Google sign-in can instead link a verified Google identity to the Application ID. BAIS stores an HMAC-protected provider identifier, not Google tokens or the raw private code. A matching verified email can link an existing active application automatically; another email mismatch requires a one-time Application ID and private-code claim. Sign-in only restores access and never confirms Founding Crew acceptance or membership.
After BAIS separately activates ongoing Crew membership, the member receives a different Crew Key for My Signal and check-ins. A public Signal ID is another independent random value: 32 bits displayed as grouped zeroes and ones for the BAIS visual language. It is not derived from email, is not a login secret, and cannot expose a contact address.
Private First
My Signal is a private member console protected by an application reference and a high-entropy Crew Key. It can show pending work, reviewer notes, and private contribution history. The key is stored only as a hash and is not placed in URLs, analytics, or Telegram alerts.
Contribution evidence has a limited retention window. A member can rotate access, unpublish a profile, or request deletion. A deletion request immediately revokes access and removes the public card while private deletion is completed.
Signal Card And Signal Grid
A member with a verified epoch may choose to publish a Signal Card. It can show a random system Signal ID or optional alias, verified epochs, selected tracks, and separately approved Impact Receipt titles. Email, Telegram, time zone, pending work, private evidence, and Contributor-readiness stay private.
The Signal Grid is not a leaderboard. It opens only after at least three verified members independently opt in. Default ordering is neutral, and there are no places, public scores, streak penalties, or claims that one contribution track is worth more than another.
Relationship To Contributor
Repeated verified participation can be one private signal that a person is reliable enough for a deeper Contributor conversation. BAIS also considers the substance of finished outcomes, revision behavior, communication, policy safety, and the person's explicit interest.
No number of epochs automatically creates Contributor status, a job, compensation, revenue share, public credit, or permission to represent BAIS. Any production engagement still requires separate written terms.