A pattern to build a high quality community: a sublime mess that is public at the entrance to the community.

A high taste thing that looks messy

People who don't look closely will not pay attention because it's messy.

But the people who take the time to look closely will find a thing that blossoms in quality the closer they look at it.

The opposite of a gilded turd.

The most engaged and savvy users will self-select into the community, building high-quality momentum.

You can hide in plain sight, and allow a motivated audience to select themselves into the community.

As the community grows, it will pull in more high-quality participants even more strongly.