Appeal to the Optimism Foundation: Request to Update RetroFunding Round 6 Application

Thank you for reading the appeal and sharing your perspective @zenrobot. I really appreciate your thoughtful feedback and I’m glad that this season’s RetroPitches have been helpful for you in assessing impact.

I agree that the current situation seems unfair - both to the Collective which risks not supporting critical governance innovations, and to our team members who’ve dedicated thousands of hours over the past year to building essential infrastructure and hosting events that strengthen Optimism governance. This experience has highlighted important opportunities to improve how the Collective recognizes and evaluates impact.

I’ve just shared a new post “Recognizing Impact: Critical Context for RetroFunding Reviewers and Governance Participants” that provides:

  • Path forward for supporting all four projects through the approved application
  • Concise introduction and summary of each project’s impact
  • Documentation of each project’s distinct contributions
  • Concrete metrics and community feedback demonstrating verified impact
  • Explanation of the critical roles in Optimism governance for each project

With voting ending in less than a day, I hope this context helps enable more fair recognition of these contributions. Looking beyond Round 6, I believe examining cases like this can help strengthen RetroFunding’s ability to fairly recognize and reward demonstrated value. I welcome any additional thoughts you or others may have on improving these processes.

Thanks again for engaging with this important discussion about how we can better achieve the Collective’s core axiom of impact equals profit. I’m grateful for reviewers like yourself who take time to carefully consider these governance contributions.

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