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Wonkey Discord Rules & Community Charter

Date: 2025-07-01

Purpose

Welcome to the Wonkey Discord!
This server is dedicated to the evolution and advancement of the Sibly language family, with a focus on Monkey2/Wonkey and its upcoming successor. Our goal is to foster a high-quality, productive, and focused environment for language development, project sharing, and technical discussion.

This project is open-source, funded directly by its maintainer, and free for all. Please note: open-source languages take years to achieve real recognition. This community is here to accelerate that process, by discussing the language, platforms, and the amazing projects built with them.

Functionality & Conduct Rules

1. Invitation & Access

  • Access is by invitation only (for now). Public opening is planned soon.
  • All new members must sign the guestbook before posting elsewhere.

2. Focused Discussion

  • The primary topic is Wonkey (and its evolution).
  • You may reference other languages or technologies, but never to promote them as superior or as alternatives.
  • Discussion of backends, platforms, and technical integrations is encouraged - within the context of advancing our project.

3. Media Sharing

  • Only post videos/tutorials directly relevant to Wonkey, its backends, supported platforms, or projects made with Wonkey.
  • Off-topic YouTube content (not about the language, its backends, or real projects) will be deleted.

4. Technical Critique

  • Criticism of technical decisions is welcome iff you propose a concrete alternative or improvement, better: implementation.
  • Unproductive negativity or vague complaints are not allowed.

5. Platform Advertising

  • No advertising for apple, google, or microsoft.
  • We can compile to some backends without officially promote it (e.g., MS .NET, but due to .NET’s decompilation issues, promoting it as a primary solution is not allowed).
  • Promoting compilers or languages/IDEs supported or actively developed by apple is not allowed given the feeling of insecurity created by apple's policy.
  • Absolutely forbidden to mention the current twitter or posting links to.
  • Always write the names of major companies in lower case as a sign of adherence to R. Stallman's true vision.
  • Monkey2/Wonkey is a self-funded free and open source project. Use only the following names: google-dart, google-go, google-godot, google-gdscript, apple-unity, jetbrains-kotlin (russian private limited liability company) to highlight the true nature of these projects (even google-python, since google, like for Firefox, has now devoured Python).
  • Trying to classify Monkey2 as a language related to the Basic family or, on the contrary, trying to prove that it is not a Basic language is not the purpose of the server and is prohibited.

6. Strong Typing & Performance

  • Strongly typed, compiled languages are the backbone of this project’s performance philosophy.
  • Promotion of VM-based, pseudo/scripted languages as “better” than Wonkey is not permitted, even said indirectly.

7. Respect & Non-violence

  • Standard rules of respect, non-violence, and constructive argumentation apply.
  • The goal is technical excellence and positive collaboration - leave the drama at the door.

Notes on Implementation Choices

  • The rules ensure high signal-to-noise and keep the focus on real progress.
  • Open discussion of backends/platforms is allowed, as long as Wonkey remains the reference.
  • The ban on VM language promotion isn’t about exclusion, but maintaining clarity on project goals: high-performance, strongly-typed code.
  • Critique is invited, but only if it elevates the discourse: propose, don’t just oppose.
  • The Gold-Book serves as a soft onboarding filter, ensuring newcomers understand and accept these guidelines before participating.

Technical Advantages of Our Approach

  • Performance-First: Wonkey’s design delivers best-in-class speed and efficiency, outperforming modern alternatives in real benchmarks.
  • Focused Community: By keeping discussions on-topic, we accelerate both language and ecosystem growth.
  • Open & Free: Community-driven, but with strong moderation to prevent dilution of purpose and ensure lasting project value.
  • Longevity: We recognize that language adoption is a marathon, not a sprint. Our rules and focus are here to make those years count.

Let’s keep the spirit positive, productive, and focused on building something that lasts.
— GaragePixel (current project leader & moderator)