# Proposal: Pause Phase 1 and start a discussion round to improve the governance process

**URL:** <https://gov.optimism.io/t/proposal-pause-phase-1-and-start-a-discussion-round-to-improve-the-governance-process/2858>\
**Category:** Delegates  🏛\
**Created:** [July 1, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/proposal-pause-phase-1-and-start-a-discussion-round-to-improve-the-governance-process/2858 "2022-07-01T22:08:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joxes](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/joxes/32/5814_2.png) [@Joxes](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Joxes)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/proposal-pause-phase-1-and-start-a-discussion-round-to-improve-the-governance-process/2858/17 "2022-07-04T02:58:36Z")

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Hello all, thanks for reply this thread and @AxlVaz by reply with comments about our vision.

Here my response about some of your feedbacks 😁

> [@millie](#):
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> Isn’t it highly likely this would create a too-many-chefs-in-the-kitchen situation where we’ll end up debating back and forth for weeks on how to proceed

Yes we’re thinking about it (risk of infinite loops) but I believe we’re in a early stage to improve quickly various aspects and we as delegates have had enough coincidence. By example the objective of Phase 1 must be preserved, and the Optimism Foundation can help moderate the discussions quickly.

> [@MinimalGravitas](#):
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> Then we could quickly vote and use the time while phase 2 is on Snapshot to focus on the phase 3 proposals, so when they come to vote we are already familiar with them and can be reading though phase 4 etc etc

> [@OPUser](#):
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> the pending/draft proposal to change them as Phase 2 or put them into different bucket.

Just a little clarification, take into account that there is no Phase 2/3/4, Phase 1 will be extended until the funds are exhausted (196,128,233 OP) [according to its docs](https://community.optimism.io/docs/governance/gov-fund/#phase-1). That’s why we propose to anticipate in order to smoothly reorganize different points sooner rather than later. I expect that the Optimism Foundation will also propose some changes but surely if we start this discussion early we can provide a really positive improvement by establishing a formal timeframe for it first.

**Also** , good to know that the team received our feedback and [implemented an improvement in the Phase 1 templates](https://gov.optimism.io/t/governance-fund-phase-1-how-to-create-a-proposal/216) (@bobby [confirmation here](https://discord.com/channels/667044843901681675/968498307913637919/993300429419053166)) proposed by [DeFi LATAM in this post](https://gov.optimism.io/t/proposal-to-stop-phase-0-projects-to-submit-new-proposal-in-phase-1/2779/22); surely we can do more positive things.

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