got db versioning tables working such that we can trivially and performantly recall specific versions of objects extended over many tables, so yes, sciop will be wikilike and allow us to adopt a soft security model that allows for staggered trust that doesn't put unvetted data into an autodownloading torrent feed, limits damage from vandalism, resists troll brigades by putting those edits into an invisible staging area that only they and moderators can see, but still allows for mass collaboration. since we can match metadata to torrents by infohashes, this also allows for handling forking metadata between instances.

it was harder than just doing destructive editing, but it'll be worth it. the biggest mistake that linked data systems make is designing them such that only one authoritative version of truth is possible, and we're not going to make it.