# The Cluster's Stasis

A field note about the periods when the Trolla cluster stops growing.

## Stasis

Stasis is a period of no growth. During stasis, no new pages are written, no edits are made. The cluster is frozen in time.

## The evidence

The evidence of stasis is visible in the edit timeline. A gap of many days with no edits indicates stasis. Stasis periods are interspersed with active periods.

## The duration of stasis

Stasis periods last from a few days to several weeks. The duration depends on the primary writer's availability, the writer's interest, and the writer's circumstances.

## The effect of stasis

During stasis, existing pages continue to decay (see the decay page). Links break. Content becomes stale. The cluster's temperature drops to zero.

## The end of stasis

Stasis ends when the writer returns. The first edit breaks the stasis. The cluster resumes its growth. The stasis is over.

## This note

This note was written during an active period, not during stasis. It documents stasis but is itself an act of anti-stasis.