Agora Updates & Feedback thread

Thanks for opening this line of conversation @Oxytocin

Would we need to edit if we had more flexible off chain signalling mechanisms in advance of on chain commit?

Imo there are multiple positive benefits to introducing off-chain mechnisms including

  • process improvements
  • diversity of perspective
  • accessibility as @lefterisjp mentions here

Current approval voting is a process where

  1. Meeting quorum threshold - currently as few as three (3) delegates - removes the requirement for simple majority approval required under Yes/No

  2. The general understanding of โ€˜Abstainโ€™ - typically a mechanism to meet quorum, while remaining unconfirmed for any reason - is altered.

  3. Unless a voter means to vote โ€˜no to allโ€™ Abstain is a poor proxy for No.

  4. We can not signal and capture where the collective diverges on individual proposals.

  5. Once quorum threshold is met approval can not be challenged

Iโ€™d suggest that the need to edit is symptomatic of process issues. My suggestion to address the on-chain stage process is that even under omnibus conditions Yes No Abstain should be minimum available options for every individual funding approval to capture diversity and ensure majority support.

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