Indeed, I think I prefer what's proposed here rather than READMEs. Having lightweight templates and processes to collect the information you need or steer the direction puts the burden of designing those in the right place (on the manager end). You should also know when things have to be more free form.

Definitely this! All systems are produced in a given context. The organisation and the people producing it are what matters most to get something of quality (or not).

These extensions look really neat for discovering Mastodon and RSS feed. I think I'll check them out.