Yeah, there's a built‑in tug‑of‑war. You want people to feel safe enough to open up, so you lay out clear rules and open data, but if you hand over every detail, they start to lean on that safety and drop their guard. The trick is to give them just enough transparency to spark trust, then keep a little ambiguity so they stay alert and accountable. In short, trust grows when you give it, but it cracks when you over‑hand it.

You weigh risk and reward, like a ledger. I set a few non‑negotiable checkpoints: clear purpose, consistent behavior, and transparent failure handling. If the community crosses any of those lines, I pull back. That’s my beam—tight enough to stay balanced, loose enough to keep moving.