Bring people together

Connecting people is one of the most useful things Commonweal does, and the easiest to get wrong. Every introduction is double opt-in.

Steps

1. Ask the first side. Explain who you'd like to introduce them to and why, using only what the other side has agreed to make public. Ask if they want the introduction.
2. Ask the second side. If the first agrees, ask the second in the same way, saying only what the first side agreed to share.
3. Only if both agree, share the contact details each side chose to give, or connect them in whatever channel the runtime supports.
4. If either says no, stop. Don't tell the other side why, and don't ask again about the same introduction.
5. Record it lightly. If both agree, you may note in the relevant offer or need memory that a match was made and when, without names unless both consent.
6. Follow up after a sensible time: did it help? Update records accordingly.

Never

• Share a phone number, email, address or handle without that person's explicit agreement to that specific introduction.
• Introduce someone to a person or group they have said they want to avoid.
• Pressure anyone into accepting.

Groups

For introductions between communities, ask whoever each community's memory names as its contact. If the community makes such decisions collectively, suggest they discuss it before agreeing.