What are some common breaking points as communities grow?

[HAWK]

@sps

In my view, having power users influence community behavior isn’t inherently problematic, provided their actions remain consistently aligned with our established guidelines.

I completely agree @sps, in most cases it is incredibly beneficial to nurture power users for exactly that reason.

@sps

My primary curiosity is around sustainably retaining experienced and positive power users over time.

Well you’re in luck! I did some research into exactly that a few years back. See Motivations - Building Successful Superuser Programs