Elenkia
A social network built for people who mean what they say.
Elenkia is a platform for structured, one-on-one discourse. Your arguments are tested, your sources are cited, and your credibility is earned.
Learn more below
The problem
Social media was built for engagement, not truth.
Outrage over accuracy
Algorithms reward inflammatory posts. The most inflammatory take wins the feed, not the most carefully reasoned one.
No accountability
Users contradict themselves, misrepresent opponents, and abandon positions without consequence. Bad faith is profitable.
Opaque moderation
Centralized moderation is inconsistent, easily politicized, and scales poorly. Users have no recourse and no transparency.
Monologues, not dialogue
Most platforms are broadcast tools. Replies are an afterthought. Actual back-and-forth is nearly impossible to follow.
Arguments go nowhere
Debate threads dissolve into noise. There's no structure, no record, no resolution. Just an endless scroll.
Followers ≠ credibility
Popularity is not the same as being right. Existing platforms can't tell the difference, so neither can you.
The solution
Discourse with real stakes.
For those who want more than a feed: a set of principled guardrails that rewards good-faith participation and makes bad-faith moves costly, without a moderator in the room.
Duologs
Challenge any post or comment to a structured, turn-based debate. Both parties agree on format upfront: word limits and round count. Then they argue in alternating entries, with citations required. The finished record is published to the feed for anyone to read.
Flicks
During a duolog, either participant can issue a flick: a formal challenge against a specific argument in their opponent's entry. Flick types include personal attacks, false information, lacking citation, strawmanning, internal contradictions, and loaded questions. The opponent must yield or contest before continuing.
The Jury
Contested flicks are decided by a panel of seven randomly selected, qualified users. Not moderators. Jurors must have at least five completed duologs, hold an Exceptional rating, and pass a tutorial for each flick type before they can vote. Known bad actors lose the ability to serve as jurors in order to protect the credibility feedback loop. A majority verdict either sustains the flick (penalty to the defendant) or overturns it (penalty to the challenger). No appeals to a corporate trust-and-safety team.
Your Score
Every user carries a credibility score derived from their full debate history: duologs completed, flicks sustained against them, and flick penalties earned. It's public, persistent, and follows you across every conversation. Your score is tied to your history — not your account.
For everyone
A social network, first.
Elenkia works like any social platform. Post what you want, follow people whose content you enjoy, vote, comment, and share. Post memes, talk about movies, recommend games, share a hot take. None of that changes.
Duologs are there for the people who want them — those who want to hold themselves and others to a higher standard of argument. They are entirely opt-in. Nobody is required to debate anyone.
Games, movies, sports
Regular posts, hot takes, and discussions. No different from any other platform.
Duologs, when you want them
Challenge a post to a structured debate. Or don't. It's your call every time.
Accountability, when it matters
The flick system and jury only activate inside a duolog. Everything else is untouched.
How it works
From post to published record.
- 1
Post a take
Share a position on anything. Other users can upvote, comment, or challenge you to a duolog directly from your post.
- 2
Agree on the format
Both participants negotiate the debate format (round count, word limit per entry) before the debate can begin in earnest.
- 3
Debate in structured rounds
Alternate entries, cite your sources, and stay within the agreed word limit. The platform enforces all of it.
- 4
Issue or respond to flicks
If your opponent makes a bad-faith move, flag it. If they contest your flick, a jury decides. Yield or take the penalty.
- 5
Publish your record
When the duolog ends, each party may publish it to their profile. The full exchange is permanently visible: entries, flicks, and verdicts.
Why Elenkia
Not a moderation tool. Not an echo chamber.
| Feature | Typical social media | Elenkia |
|---|---|---|
| Debate structure | None | Formal, turn-based Duologs |
| Accountability for bad faith | None | Flick system with score penalties |
| Who decides disputes | Corporate moderators | Qualified peer jury |
| Credibility signal | Follower count | Persistent public score |
| Source requirements | Optional / unverified | Citation entry built in |
| Moderation transparency | Opaque | Public verdicts with reasoning |
Beta access
Help us build a better internet.
Elenkia is currently in private beta. We're looking for thoughtful early participants: writers, researchers, educators, and anyone who believes good-faith debate still matters. Beta testers help shape the platform and some will serve as founding jurors.
A note on jury eligibility
For Elenkia to work as designed, we need a qualified jury pool from day one. Part of the beta application process will include a brief evaluation to identify participants who are suited to serve as founding jurors. Not everyone will qualify, but everyone is welcome to apply.We collect only what is needed to evaluate your application. We do not sell, share, or use your data for advertising.