<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A publishing platform should lower the cost of... > A publishing platform should lower the cost of contribution without lowering the standard of the archive. Identity options, attribution, moderation, version history, source ownership, and durable URLs determine whether participation becomes knowledge or merely volume. **Source:** [[livestreams/Open-Source Thought Leadership and the Power of a Sentence - Workbook|Open-Source Thought Leadership and the Power of a Sentence]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A publishing platform should lower the cost of contribution without lowering the standard of the archive. Identity options, attribution, moderation, version history, source ownership, and durable URLs determine whether participation becomes knowledge or merely volume.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-publishing-platform-should-knowledge-merely-volume ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->