FAQ

Answers to common questions about Chyrper's structure, Profiles, Claims, Counters, Deep Dives, Governance, and Intellectual Honesty.

117 questions

What is the Arena?

What is a Claim?

What is an Open Claim?

What is a Hedged Claim?

What is a Counter?

What is a Community?

What is an Archived Claim?

What is an Enduring Claim?

What is a Deep Dive?

What is Intellectual Honesty (IH)?

What is the Identity Layer?

What is the Analytical Layer?

What are Moderation Actions?

What does "Promote to Enduring" mean?

What is Disciplined Opposition?

What is Structured Intellectual Conflict?

What does "No Recursive Argument Chains" mean?

What does "No Algorithmic Virality" mean?

What does "No Attention Farming" mean?

Why does Chyrper preserve historical records?

What is the Foundational Statement of Chyrper?

Why does Chyrper not use comments?

Why can't Counters receive Counters?

Why are Claims finite?

Why do Claims archive after 90 days?

Can an Archived Claim still receive Counters?

Can an Enduring Claim be debated again?

Why are Enduring Claims always archived first?

What is the difference between Archived and Enduring?

Can a moderator remove a Claim from Enduring?

Why are Open Claims allowed to receive Counters?

Why do Hedged Claims not allow external Counters?

Are Hedged Claims weaker than Open Claims?

Can the community still judge a Hedged Claim?

Why does every Claim belong to one Community?

Can a Claim be posted in multiple Communities?

What does Community jurisdiction mean?

Why are Deep Dives separate from the Arena?

Can a Deep Dive link to a Claim?

Do Deep Dives affect IH?

Can Deep Dives receive Counters?

Can a moderator remove a Deep Dive from a Community?

What does Remove from Community mean?

Why does Chyrper preserve deleted Arena content?

Do deleted Claims affect IH?

Can Profile Posts be deleted freely?

What are Profile Posts?

Can Profile Posts receive Counters?

Can a Profile Question become a Claim?

Why does Chyrper have an Identity Layer?

What does commitment under opposition mean?

What does credibility under opposition mean?

Why are Counters weighted heavily in IH?

Is IH a truth score?

Is IH the same across all Communities?

What is Overall IH?

Do followers affect IH?

Do likes on Deep Dives affect IH?

Why does Chyrper reject follower-driven amplification?

Why does Chyrper reject infinite debate loops?

Why does Chyrper reject engagement farming?

What is intellectual compression?

Why are Claims limited in length?

Why are Counters limited in length?

What is the Arena Record?

What is the Reasoning Map?

What is Analytics in Chyrper?

What is Deterministic Discovery?

How does Search work in Chyrper?

Why is numeric search handled carefully?

Why does Chyrper use pagination?

Why does Chyrper avoid infinite scroll?

What is the Governance Layer?

What is the Moderation Actions ledger?

Why are governance actions recorded?

What can Community moderators do?

Do moderators own user content?

What happens when a Deep Dive is removed from Community visibility?

What happens when an account is deleted?

Can a deleted username be reused?

Why does Chyrper preserve handles after account deletion?

What is the difference between FAQ and Definitions?

Is Chyrper social media?

What does Chyrper optimize for?

What does Chyrper reject?

What makes Chyrper different from a forum?

What makes Chyrper different from a debate platform?

What makes Chyrper different from a social feed?

Why does Chyrper separate layers?

Can users highlight profiles?

Does Chyrper use recommendations?

Why does Chyrper use Communities?

Can a Community exist without Claims?

Why does Community creation require confirmation?

Why do Claims require preview before submission?

Why do Counters require preview before submission?

Do Deep Dives require preview before submission?

What is a Profile?

What appears on a user's Profile?

Is a Profile a social feed?

What is a Preference?

What is a Question?

What is a Prediction?

What is a Meta Statement?

Why are Profile Posts low consequence?

Do Profile Posts affect rankings or visibility?

Why are Profile Posts separate from Claims?

Can a Preference become a Claim?

Can a Prediction become a Claim?

Can a Meta Statement become a Claim?

Why can only Profile Questions bridge into Claims?

Do Profile Posts have votes?

Do Profile Posts have likes or dislikes?

Can Profile Posts be ranked?

Why does Chyrper allow thinking without consequence?

What is the difference between Profile Posts and Deep Dives?

What is the difference between Profile Posts and Arena activity?

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