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+# The initiatives plugin
+
+Initiatives are proposals to improve SourceCred in some way.
+Initiatives will be a focal point for minting new cred and flowing it to contributors.
+
+The current format for them is as a Discourse topic, set as a wiki.
+Using a specific template to format them, the wiki is used to link to it's own status and edges.
+
+More information:
+- [The initiatives category](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/c/the-credsperiment/initiatives)
+- [About the Initiatives category](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/about-the-initiatives-category/242/1)