Feedback from Season 4 protocols, based on 7/16 responses
Please note that a telegram group chat with participating protocols from Season 3 and Season 4 was created in an attempt to improve participation relative to Season 3. Announcements about opportunities to provide delegate approvals, provide feedback on drafts, and voting cycles were provided in this chat throughout Season 4.
In Season 4:
- 75% of participating protocols met the requirement of =>70% voting participation (up from 39% in Season 3)
- 57% of respondents had participated in Optimism governance in some capacity before the program
- 100% of respondents plan to remain active (up from 67% in Season 3), with 71% of respondents indicating they are more likely to participate in governance after participating in the program (up from 58% in Season 3.)
Reasons given for not participating more:
- Need better onboarding, there was a barrier to understanding the system that required some ramp up time
- Time constraints given demands of operating their own protocols
The Protocol Delegation Program was an experiment run throughout Season 3 and Season 4 and will not continue in the future. Similar programs, that draw on the learnings from this experiment, may be introduced in future Seasons.