One thing: I don't know if you saw the discussion about making configurable options for communities instead of having different types of communities. Making it configurable will allow communities to switch as they wish between being closed to new members and being open.
That's a good idea, could you link me to those discussions ?
Would it be difficult to implement this kind of community configuration?
It's mostly complicated because it's difficult to manage if a post is muted or not when creating it. so effectively, if we were to change the mode to "members only can post" anyone who posted before and isn't a member will see its posts dissapear.
Here is a link to one discussion on it: https://peakd.com/hive-102930/@borislavzlatanov/re-jarvie-qozrtj (and it's a part of larger post on the future of communities)
Well, that may be desired or undesired behavior depending on who you ask. It may be that we start with the more simple implementation and then add complexity and flexibility over time. Since we are creating completely new things (decentralized communities), it may make sense to develop in small steps anyways, so we can see how it goes and adjust.