# How does the Discourse project work?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-the-discourse-project-work/19059>\
**Category:** Site feedback\
**Created:** [August 19, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-the-discourse-project-work/19059 "2014-08-19T18:51:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Azareal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@Azareal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Azareal)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-the-discourse-project-work/19059/2 "2014-08-19T18:54:01Z")

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> [@downey](#):
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> How do decisions get made within the project?

Jeff’s decision is final is the general idea. If someone from the team likes a specific decision then, it will probably happen. The problem with councils is that you get in a situation where it’s endless talk and no decision making.

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