# Announcing Guest Voter Participation in Season 7 **URL:** \ **Category:** Retro Funding Missions\ **Created:** [February 3, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623 "2025-02-03T10:06:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/original/2X/3/399c2cdab1be9e0c1ae7481c939f977574c28f5e.svg) [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/1 "2025-02-03T10:06:47Z")
In Season 7, our goal is to make significant improvements to Retro Funding to enhance its performance in accurately rewarding impact. [Impact will be measured using algorithms, which are created, chosen and refined by humans](https://gov.optimism.io/t/retro-funding-season-7-governance-process/9564). This allows us to focus human input where humans excel. This shift comes from separating Retro Funding into three distinct decisions: [setting budget per mission](https://www.figma.com/board/iXqyKmLJeBeplKpJBHDI7G/PUBLIC%3A-Optimism-Decision-Diagram-Working-Model?node-id=1-28&t=azyh3SSNy0FU34Iz-1) (ratified by Citizens ahead of Season 7), [selecting an evaluation algorithm](https://www.figma.com/board/iXqyKmLJeBeplKpJBHDI7G/PUBLIC%3A-Optimism-Decision-Diagram-Working-Model?node-id=1-44&t=azyh3SSNy0FU34Iz-1), and measuring impact (which is automated via evaluation algorithm). In order to support this shift, we need to run additional Guest Voter experiments. In Season 7, we are inviting a much larger group of the Collective’s stakeholders to participate temporarily as Guest Voters and choose the algorithm used to assess the impact of projects. This will allow us to collect voting and participation data from a much wider set of participants, which will continue to progress the development of decentralized Citizen selection. More details about the voting process is shared in a [separate forum post](https://gov.optimism.io/t/retro-funding-season-7-governance-process/9564). # What we want to learn in Season 7 In Season 7, our goal is to understand the preferences of different Collective stakeholders. Voter groups will be analyzed using both the voting data itself (how individuals cast their votes) and the preferences expressed by voters in pre-vote and post-vote surveys. In addition to identifying potential clusters or interest groups, we will also gather valuable insights on voter turnout. Unlike in previous rounds, where the job of voters was to accurately measure impact, Season 7 invites voters to make a different type of decision — defining what constitutes impact rather than measuring it. The hypothesis is that domain expertise doesn’t play a role in the definition of impact in the way it did in [rounds 5 and 6](https://gov.optimism.io/t/citizenship-learnings-2024/9563). Therefore, the Season 7 selection process strives to create a broad group of Collective stakeholders, rather than trying to select ‘for’ a specific characteristic like expertise. # Who is eligible to participate as a Guest Voter in Season 7 In Season 7, following groups are invited to participate as Guest Voters: - Up to 3 contributors each from the top 30 recipients of Retro Funding 4, 5 and 6 (excluding projects of community contributors, elected officials etc. who are represented in the second and third bullet) - Season 7 elected officials (if organizations, 1 representative), Collective Feedback Commission members - Community contributors above wannabe level - Up to 3 contributors each from eligible Superchain member organizations (those marked green or orange in the [Superchain Index](https://www.superchain.eco/superchain-index)). As always, participation as a Guest Voter in Season 7 is temporary and doesn’t imply the eligibility to participate in future seasons. If you think you might be eligible to participate, set up your [OP Atlas profile](http://atlas.optimism.io) by February 10th. On this date, everyone who is eligible and has linked an email address to their profile will receive an automated email with further instructions. ## Setting up your profile - Sign in to OP Atlas and follow the profile completion steps - Add an email address (so we can reach you) - Make sure you have a verified address (so we can send you a voting badge). - If you’re a community contributor, connect Discord - If you are eligible based on being a contributor to a project, the project admin must add you as a contributor in the project edit view. [Here is a walkthrough](https://www.loom.com/share/d3bcbe20eb18473db2c69a567c951e26?sid=6266f4f9-b770-4e25-b7a1-c237e9c28356) of how to complete your profile and add contributors to your project # List of eligible S7 elected officials [Grants Council Operations](https://vote.optimism.io/proposals/74723563551015450062796414167104191945357984468602347424694608592347049615232) [DAB Foundation Missions](https://vote.optimism.io/proposals/89373814096940749239399795696169676931497831019947431093522618314329883874987) [DAB Governance Missions](https://vote.optimism.io/proposals/49253944601182914212094155764177321389049983612237161193650190261698760822865) [DAB Audit Request Team](https://vote.optimism.io/proposals/23135804443629800568954930833204040265654375786801414759474134224681843913739) [Milestone and Metrics Council](https://vote.optimism.io/proposals/34518372197451451866101879555508739062300517462751993121458496979101875671697) [Grants Council Final Reviewer](https://vote.optimism.io/proposals/67159803770854300033210933196826267669799915634322081238966793394467990315885) [Grants Council GrantNerd](https://vote.optimism.io/proposals/107607817568553557972773895253625910647625440456906770014958987868649953166753) [Grants Council Lead](https://vote.optimism.io/proposals/113395645275190312177047367740435087758207466337425363849657431713193292571149) [DAB Lead](https://vote.optimism.io/proposals/49069551108010786317276710250321368518142423368375472047280675391658792795460) [Milestone and Metrics Council Lead](https://vote.optimism.io/proposals/28176481672236813969648290336143157264806680620695961617794539011701353731831) [CFC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-7-cfc-membership/9131) [Security Council Cohort A](https://vote.optimism.io/proposals/15488122171194062441480404384027616672318062743967765547423316224250828775058) [Security Council Cohort B](https://gov.optimism.io/t/security-council-vote-2-initial-member-ratification/7118) # List of eligible Retro Funded projects Some teams submitted their work in multiple projects. These will be counted as one project for the purposes of eligibility. Projects that represent governance or community contributors are excluded, because these types of contributors are eligible by virtue of their roles, not their past receipt of Retro Funding. Please refer to the lists below to determine if your team is eligible. ### Recipients of Retro Funding 4 1. Zora 2. Layer3 3. LI FI 4. Stargate Finance 5. ODOS 6. 0x Protocol 7. Sound.xyz 8. Synthetix 9. Account abstraction ERC 4337 10. Aerodrome Finance 11. Sushiswap 12. Kwenta 13. Perp V2 - Curie 14. Dmail Network 15. LayerZero 16. Ionic Protocol 17. Boost 18. Party.app + Party Protocol 19. Synapse protocol 20. Aave 21. Seamless Protocol 22. Velodrome Finance 23. Rainbow 24. WOOFi 25. Holograph Foundation 26. Kim Exchange 27. deBridge 28. NFTs2Me 29. Far.quest Farcaster Super App 30. Manifold ### Recipients of Retro Funding 5 1. Go-ethereum 2. Protocol Guild 3. Solidity 4. Conduit OP Stack Contributions 5. OP Reth 6. Kurtosis optimism package 7. Nethermind Ethereum Execution Client 8. Go-libp2p 9. Sedge 10. Lighthouse 11. Erigon 12. Ethereum Attestation Service (EAS) 13. Asterisc 14. Revm 15. Rollup-as-a-service Platform 16. Ethereumjs-monorepo 17. OP Succinct: Full ZK Validity Proving of OP Stack Rollups with SP1 18. Besu 19. Vyper 20. Roll-op 21. Maintaining simple-optimism-node 22. AWS KMS and YubiHSM signer for OP Stack 23. Code4rena 24. Nimbus 25. Upnode Deploy ### Recipients of Retro Funding 6 1. OSO Insights & Data Science 2. Ethereum Attestation Service (EAS) 3. Growthepie RetroPGF3 tracker 4. OP Governance App 5. Superchain.Eco 6. Snapshot 7. CharmVerse Grants 8. GitCoin 9. DeepDAO 10. GovXS 11. DAOStar 12. SEED Gov 13. Optimism Governance Calls 14. Voting-Bloc Entropy (VBE) 15. Superfluid ## Retro Funded Projects that are excluded from the lists of top 30 above Round 5: - Account Abstraction - ERC-4337 (already represented in Round 4) - OP Nethermind (same team as Nethermind execution client) - Delta Network Upgrade (same team as Asterisc) - OP Erigon (same team as Asterisc) - TechNERDs Program (community contributors are eligible via a separate process) Round 6: (Community contributors and elected governance officials are eligible via a separate process) - numbaNERDs - Optimism Developer Advisory Board (S6) - Optimism Security Council [Season 6] - Optimism Security Council [Season 5] - Grants Council [Season 6] - OP Governance Contracts (same team as the OP Governance App) - Grants Council [Season 5] - Collective Feedback Commission [Token House] - Developer Advisory Board (Season 5) - Anticapture Commission [Season 5] - Anticapture Commission [Season 6] - Onchain Impact Metrics for Retro Funding (same team as OSO Insights & Data Science) - Collective Feedback Commission Citizens House - GovNERDs [Season 5] - GovNERDs [Season 6] ---
**Author:** ![optimistic\_emily](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/optimistic_emily/32/11525_2.png) [@optimistic\_emily](https://gov.optimism.io/u/optimistic_emily)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/2 "2025-02-03T13:20:45Z")
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**Author:** ![mastermojo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/mastermojo/32/1178_2.png) [@mastermojo](https://gov.optimism.io/u/mastermojo)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/3 "2025-02-03T17:33:15Z")
I like the list for guest voters for this season. Are you guys reaching out to the above to let them know they are eligible for Season 7 as a guest voter? ---
**Author:** ![Marcus01](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/marcus01/32/6862_2.png) [@Marcus01](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Marcus01)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/4 "2025-02-03T19:10:03Z")
I think the idea of selecting different council and members of the current season as guest BadgeHolders is a better idea to get people from different professional backgrounds, but there are a couple of problems with it 1. how to make sure that every member is notified and can attend 2. if one person represents the committee, is his decision making personal or on behalf of the council? 3. how to choose a guest badgeholder from the Community contributors All in all, I think Retro funding has become more and more dynamic since the opening of the Guest Badgeholder. ---
**Author:** ![optimistic\_emily](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/optimistic_emily/32/11525_2.png) [@optimistic\_emily](https://gov.optimism.io/u/optimistic_emily)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/5 "2025-02-04T12:40:05Z")
yes, admins of eligible projects and all eligible individuals are being reached out to directly. ---
**Author:** ![joanbp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@joanbp](https://gov.optimism.io/u/joanbp)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/6 "2025-02-04T14:55:07Z")
A number of those eligible to be guest voters are citizens - will we be asked to vote both as guests and as citizens, or just as one of these (and if so, will there be a difference)? ---
**Author:** ![optimistic\_emily](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/optimistic_emily/32/11525_2.png) [@optimistic\_emily](https://gov.optimism.io/u/optimistic_emily)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/7 "2025-02-04T16:13:33Z")
Hey @joanbp thanks for your question - Citizens cannot be Guest Voters because they are already able to vote on Retro Funding as a Citizen. The voting experience is the same for Citizens and Guest Voters. ---
**Author:** ![shashisenses](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/shashisenses/32/11481_2.png) [@shashisenses](https://gov.optimism.io/u/shashisenses)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 10:46am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/8 "2025-02-08T10:46:35Z")
Nice! Absolutely clear and transparent. Also perfectly organized for the ez of participants. All the best. ---
**Author:** ![fatemeh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9de053/32.png) [@fatemeh](https://gov.optimism.io/u/fatemeh)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/9 "2025-02-10T18:46:41Z")
Hello Could you please help for this part " If you are eligible based on being a contributor to a project, the project admin must add you as a contributor in the project edit view"? It means if we are contributor on optimism server, we dont need to complete this part and only creating a profile is enough? ---
**Author:** ![optimistic\_emily](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/optimistic_emily/32/11525_2.png) [@optimistic\_emily](https://gov.optimism.io/u/optimistic_emily)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 9:03am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/11 "2025-02-11T09:03:56Z")
Community contributors don’t need to add a project, just link their Discord handle to their profile on [OP Atlas](https://atlas.optimism.io) ---
**Author:** ![fatemeh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9de053/32.png) [@fatemeh](https://gov.optimism.io/u/fatemeh)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 10:59am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/12 "2025-02-11T10:59:58Z")
Thank you. Noted. Just wanted to double check it ❤ ---
**Author:** ![Megalod](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/megalod/32/11774_2.png) [@Megalod](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Megalod)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/13 "2025-02-11T22:42:02Z")
Hai @optimistic_emily What about contributors above the Wannabe level? Are they selected randomly? By the way, I’m also a contributor but didn’t receive the email. ---
**Author:** ![optimistic\_emily](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/optimistic_emily/32/11525_2.png) [@optimistic\_emily](https://gov.optimism.io/u/optimistic_emily)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/14 "2025-02-13T11:01:35Z")
Hi @Megalod, Only contributors above wannabe level were eligible to participate in Season 7 ---
**Author:** ![zyprexh](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/zyprexh/32/11710_2.png) [@zyprexh](https://gov.optimism.io/u/zyprexh)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 9:25am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/15 "2025-02-18T09:25:12Z")
Lets freakin go. hope you all will eligible this season ---
**Author:** ![Ramadhan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/ramadhan/32/11261_2.png) [@Ramadhan](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Ramadhan)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/16 "2025-02-18T13:34:51Z")
Hi @optimistic_emily, Have eligible individuals been contacted to become a Guest Voter at S7? ---
**Author:** ![optimistic\_emily](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/optimistic_emily/32/11525_2.png) [@optimistic\_emily](https://gov.optimism.io/u/optimistic_emily)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/17 "2025-02-18T16:47:07Z")
yes! invitations were sent about a week ago ---
**Author:** ![Ramadhan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/ramadhan/32/11261_2.png) [@Ramadhan](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Ramadhan)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/19 "2025-02-18T18:57:03Z")
Thank you & I see, SupNerd is not included in the list. ---
**Author:** ![Chain\_L](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/chain_l/32/7930_2.png) [@Chain\_L](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Chain_L)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 4:27am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/20 "2025-02-19T04:27:14Z")
Hi @optimistic_emily, Is any numbaNERD given an invitation to be a guest voter? I have not received and would like to participate in the process as a community contributor. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![optimistic\_emily](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/optimistic_emily/32/11525_2.png) [@optimistic\_emily](https://gov.optimism.io/u/optimistic_emily)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 9:38am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/21 "2025-02-19T09:38:32Z")
all community contributors who had an OP Atlas profile with their Discord handle linked, so we could identify that they were community contributors, were invited. ---
**Author:** ![Megalod](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/megalod/32/11774_2.png) [@Megalod](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Megalod)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623/22 "2025-02-22T12:43:15Z")
Sorry to ask this, When will I know if I’ve received the badge to vote? [Next page](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-guest-voter-participation-in-season-7/9623.md?page=2)