Editing guidelines

Mesh Network Research Template | information for contributors

As the editor of this wiki, it is first and foremost important that you stay mindful of your readers. For consistency and readability, please use the following template to document your findings! Each research page contributor should follow the structure below. Please keep the titles of each section intact, but feel free to go over the suggested lengths and treat the bullet points as helpful guardrails.

1.What is this about?
A short explanation in plain language. · What is this topic? · Why is it important to look into? 5–6 sentences max. No jargon.
2.Key Findings / Current Understanding
What we know so far. · Main insights · Important patterns or conclusions Bullet points encouraged.
3.How It Works (High Level)
Enough to understand the idea, not the implementation. · What are the main (technical) elements? · How do they relate to each other? If you feel like adding code or specs, stop and summarize instead 😄
4.Choices, Trade-offs & Risks
There is no “perfect” solution. Show progress rather than focus on the end result. · What options exist? · What is gained or lost with each? · Risks, limits, or failure modes
5.Implications for Users & Communities
Mandatory for all pages · How does this affect: · Non-technical users? · Participation and trust? · Safety, inclusion, or exclusion?
6.Open Questions
What we still don’t know or need to test. · Technical unknowns

7.References & Examples
· Links to projects, docs, or experiments · Short note on why they’re relevant (optional)
8.Page Info
· Research group: · Contributors: · Last updated:
9.Tags
i.e governance · incentives · limits · security · meshcore · meshtastic