[docs] Draft guidelines for what constitutes a community

[divya-mohan0209]

Since there is no clarity on what is considered "acceptable" for listing on the open source communities database, a guide detailing this would be helpful.

Some general categories that cannot be listed on the database:

• Projects (open source or proprietary)
• Local/global conferences
• Slack/Discord/Zulip/IRC links -> While these can be supplementary links where the virtual communities gather, there needs to be a dedicated page for the virtual and in-person community events hosted by the community. (For example, the zh-cn chapter of the TODO Group)
• Product/proprietary software/hardware communities

Note: This document is intended to be an iterative process, rather than a one-time effort.

[aakashyadav24]

I suggest maybe adding a clear definition such as:

A community is a group of people who regularly interact around a shared interest,
mission, or practice, with some form of ongoing engagement beyond a single project
or event.

Inclusion criteria could include:

• Regular meetings or discussions
• Publicly accessible information page
• Clear mission or focus area

Exclusion criteria could explicitly mention:

• One-time events
• Repos without community interaction

[divya-mohan0209]

Hi @aakashyadav24 thanks for your input! Would you be able to submit a draft of this to the repo?

[aakashyadav24]

Sure! would love to, just wanted to make sure that I'm going in the right direction!

[aakashyadav24]

Hi @divya-mohan0209, I’ve submitted a draft as a PR for review. Looking forward to your feedback!

[sandeepkanabar]

@divya-mohan0209 - I also have a draft on this since long but missed to submit it. Will do so today.