# \#guide **URL:** https://www.9forum.org/tag/guide/14.md [Latest](https://www.9forum.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.9forum.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.9forum.org/tags.md) --- ## [The rules of this space, in short](https://www.9forum.org/t/the-rules-of-this-space-in-short/53)
**Author:** [@daviddo](https://www.9forum.org/u/daviddo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://www.9forum.org/t/the-rules-of-this-space-in-short/53 "2026-09-23T07:49:33Z")
This is the only part of 9Forum where money is the subject. It works because it stays inside these rules. The full version is in the Global Principles, under Money, markets and crypto. Three rooms, three purposes Boun… --- ## [Read this before you ask — and before you trust anyone who answers](https://www.9forum.org/t/read-this-before-you-ask-and-before-you-trust-anyone-who-answers/52)
**Author:** [@daviddo](https://www.9forum.org/u/daviddo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://www.9forum.org/t/read-this-before-you-ask-and-before-you-trust-anyone-who-answers/52 "2026-09-23T07:49:32Z")
Ask your question here, in public. Someone will help. First, the safety part. This matters more than your question. Nobody from 9Forum, 9Chain or LOVE9 will ever message you first. Nobody legitimate will ever ask for … --- ## [Start here: showing and finding what is built on 9Chain](https://www.9forum.org/t/start-here-showing-and-finding-what-is-built-on-9chain/51)
**Author:** [@daviddo](https://www.9forum.org/u/daviddo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://www.9forum.org/t/start-here-showing-and-finding-what-is-built-on-9chain/51 "2026-09-23T07:49:32Z")
This space is for everything people build on 9Chain, from a weekend tool to a product with its own community. Post here Show what you built. What it does, who it is for, what state it is in, and what you want feedback… --- ## [Start here: understanding LOVE9](https://www.9forum.org/t/start-here-understanding-love9/50)
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This space is for understanding LOVE9 — what it does in the ecosystem, how its mechanics work, and what changes are proposed. Post here Questions about how LOVE9 works: supply, distribution, utility, staking, fees, wh… --- ## [Start here: how a proposal works](https://www.9forum.org/t/start-here-how-a-proposal-works/49)
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This space is where the ecosystem decides things together. Topics here can be voted on. Post here Proposals: something you want changed, with the reasoning. Discussion of an open proposal. Questions about how a decisi… --- ## [Start here: building on 9Chain](https://www.9forum.org/t/start-here-building-on-9chain/48)
**Author:** [@daviddo](https://www.9forum.org/u/daviddo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://www.9forum.org/t/start-here-building-on-9chain/48 "2026-09-23T07:49:30Z")
This space is for people writing code against 9Chain. Post here Questions about contracts, SDKs, APIs, testing and deployment. Guides: how you solved something, step by step, so the next person spends an hour instead … --- ## [Start here: running a node, and asking about one](https://www.9forum.org/t/start-here-running-a-node-and-asking-about-one/47)
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This space is for the people who keep the network running, whether you operate one node or many. Post here Setup and upgrade experience: what you did, on what hardware, what happened. Monitoring, alerting and recovery… --- ## [Start here: what belongs in 9Chain Core](https://www.9forum.org/t/start-here-what-belongs-in-9chain-core/46)
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This space is about the protocol: how the chain works, what is being changed, and the reasoning behind it. Post here Analyses of how a part of the protocol behaves, with sources or measurements. Questions about protoc… --- ## [Start here: introduce yourself](https://www.9forum.org/t/start-here-introduce-yourself/45)
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This space is for the people of this ecosystem rather than the machinery of it. Post here Introductions. Who you are, what you work on, what you are curious about, and what you would like to be asked about. If you wou… --- ## [How curation works](https://www.9forum.org/t/how-curation-works/37)
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Some topics are marked Worth understanding. This page explains what that means, who picks them, and how you can suggest one. What it is Worth understanding is a short, hand-picked list of topics that help people underst… --- ## [How contribution works](https://www.9forum.org/t/how-contribution-works/34)
**Author:** [@daviddo](https://www.9forum.org/u/daviddo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://www.9forum.org/t/how-contribution-works/34 "2026-09-21T13:34:43Z")
Contribution Points (CP) are how 9Forum recognises the value you add to the community. This page explains exactly how they work. What CP is, and what it is not CP is your contribution history. It shows what you have giv…