# Reviving sustain.md

**URL:** <https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/reviving-sustain-md/120>\
**Category:** Volunteer Health\
**Created:** [December 19, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/reviving-sustain-md/120 "2018-12-19T22:53:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![GeorgLink](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sustainoss.org/georglink/32/19_2.png) [@GeorgLink](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/GeorgLink)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/reviving-sustain-md/120/2 "2018-12-20T14:14:11Z")

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I like the idea of standardizing how a community can make itself more sustainable.

A sustain.md file can be one standardized component. Yes, an RFC for that would be great because it invites a grand discussion, spreads the idea, invites much needed feedback, and helps revise and refine the standard.

On a larger picture, the sustain.md is only one best practices. It lacks a larger incentive system and there are other best practices. To separate the discussion around best practices, I started a thread on the idea of a [Sustainable Best Practices Badge](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/idea-sustainable-best-practices-badge/124/2) and wrote a [blog post about it](http://www.georglink.de/2018/12/20/idea-sustainable-best-practices-badge--772).

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