# Proposal: Community Forum MVP

Status: draft
Authors: Community + Platform Teams
Owners: Community Lead, Architecture Lead
Created: 2025-11-17
Scope: spec
Related: openspec/specs/feature-forum.md

Summary
- Deliver the initial forum: categories, threads, posts, reactions, moderation, and notifications with full cross‑platform parity.

Motivation
- The forum is the core community space; MVP unlocks structured peer support with strong safety and privacy.

Requirements
- Accessibility: screen reader parity, keyboard nav, large text, reduced motion.
- Privacy & Safety: pseudonyms, reporting/flagging, moderation queues, content policies.
- Realtime: live updates for new posts; presence/typing optional.
- Notifications: push (mobile) and email (web); user controls.

Architecture & API
- Endpoints: categories, threads, posts, reactions; moderation actions.
- Realtime channel for thread updates; idempotent writes; pagination.

Data Model
- ForumCategory, ForumThread, ForumPost with ownership, timestamps, soft‑delete.

Migration
- Map any existing forum‑like Wix content where applicable.

Test Plan
- Unit/integration for API; E2E for critical flows; a11y checks.

Rollout
- Feature flag; pilot group; monitoring; rollback plan.

Acceptance Criteria
- Cross‑platform parity verified; a11y and compliance checks pass; moderation workflows validated.

Slash Commands
- `/review areas=mobile,web,backend,accessibility,security,compliance`
- `/apply spec=openspec/specs/feature-forum.md`
- `/archive link=<PR>`