Reviews & Participation
How Coterie surfaces relevant work from your circle and recognises meaningful participation.
What an assignment is
A review pairs you with something another member has shared. Your role is simple: give it genuine attention.
Read it, watch it or explore it properly. If you have useful feedback or genuinely want to support it, you can choose how to do that. You are never required by Coterie to like, comment, share, follow or perform another action on the original platform.
Each assignment tracks:
- The work you've been matched with
- The session deadline
- Whether you've completed your review
- Optional feedback or rating
- A skip option where the match isn't relevant or appropriate
How matching works
Matches are built automatically when a party moves into grouping, matched primarily within your niche so the pairing is actually relevant — you shouldn't be stuck reviewing something you don't understand, and someone in your niche shouldn't be reviewed by a stranger who is. Where a creator enables competition-exclusion, you also won't be matched with people they've flagged as direct competitors.
Working through your assignments
Check Assignments
Your matched work shows up in Assignments, with session deadlines.
Review thoughtfully
Take enough time to understand what the member has shared. If you have something meaningful to contribute, do so naturally. Low-effort or copy-pasted responses aren't what Coterie is designed for.
Complete your review
Mark the review complete once you've genuinely reviewed the work. Completing a Coterie review records your participation; it does not verify or require an action on the destination platform.
Report if something's wrong
If a submission is inappropriate or doesn't belong, report it instead of reviewing it — it routes to your community's moderation queue.
Why participation matters
Coteries work because members consistently show up. Outstanding reviews may affect your ability to submit into future sessions, but you can skip a match where you genuinely don't have anything relevant to contribute. The aim is consistent participation, not forced interaction.