Great news about Hive Pets - that's a lovely inclusive community that lots of people can contribute to.

The OCD incubation programme is working really well for The Ink Well and helping with the ambition to create a long-term sustainable income for short-story writers. There are some challenges to running communities. Maybe an option could be some posts from community leaders with tips so that, over time, there becomes a little guide or resource for prospective leaders. Perhaps an OCD challenge could be: "What I've learned in the past year/my life time as an online community leader" or something even more snappy 😁.

Reward.app is a great idea and offers lots more flexibility. We've used it primarily to build prizes, and in January we're running the Fast and Furious Festival with a greater focus on engagement, using tips to reward comments. We see tipping as a really important development for writers to earn long-term from their posts, so we're looking forward to starting to build a tipping culture.