# Official Vs Community

Date: 2026-05-22  
Status: public explainer draft

ErgoCommunity.org is a community-run contribution hub. It is designed to help contributors find useful work, understand project needs, verify sources and publish proof of completed work.

It is not an official Ergo support desk, wallet support channel, legal entity, investment source or endorsement directory.

## What This Portal Can Do

- Organize contribution tasks.
- Route people to official Ergo resources.
- Publish source-backed community summaries.
- Maintain project help-needed slots.
- Highlight completed work in Weekly Pulse.
- Mark stale, risky or unconfirmed records.
- Maintain community safety and reporting workflows.

## What This Portal Cannot Do

- Verify your wallet or recover funds.
- Ask for seed phrases, mnemonics, private keys or recovery files.
- Provide investment, tax or legal advice.
- Guarantee a project is safe to use.
- Replace official Ergo websites, docs, forums, repositories or security processes.
- Turn project visibility into endorsement.

## Source Of Truth

Use official sources for sensitive decisions:

- Official domains: https://www.ergoblockchain.org/legal/official-domains
- Ergo website: https://www.ergoblockchain.org/
- ErgoDocs: https://docs.ergoplatform.com/
- Ergo Forum: https://www.ergoforum.org/
- Ecosystem directory: https://www.ergoblockchain.org/ecosystem

## Safety Rule

When a page, task or project touches wallets, bridges, DeFi, support accounts, private invites or funds at risk, the portal must slow the user down and point to verified official sources.

No legitimate support flow needs recovery data.

## Contribution Rule

Community content should carry:

- owner
- source
- review date
- proof requirement
- risk state where relevant
- next review date for sensitive links