@jeremiah @Moon I mean, my position is that an attempt to centralize standards is antithetical to proper operation of the network.

If a former admin (familiar with the ins and outs of running one of these but not actively participating in administration) laid out something like that and encouraged some reasonable standards and listed instances that fit those standards, that would probably be the only way to do that kind of structure and get it right. However, from a practical perspective, either the seal of approval wouldn't matter, or it would matter and there would be a lot of arguing about whether some action constituted a violation of some principle set forth in the standards.

Or flip it the other direction: instances voluntarily put a note in the sidebar or something: "We endorse this set of rules." Anyone would be able to *claim* it so it'd be caveat user but it would be a way to signal "This is how we intend to run this place."

For my part, I think instances are not relevant and my code will speak for itself when I've got it out to the world.