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ATX DAO : Roles & Reputation

Proposal Draft Contributors: Mason Lynaugh, Jake Homanics, Brennan Mulligan

ATX DAO now has over 200 members. We've reached the point where we should be able to further decentralize our operations and increase the agency of our member base. One of the ways that a DAO operates differently from standard centralized organizations is in how it grants agency to its members. Sufficiently decentralized DAOs should aim to enable the autonomy of its members through automated transparent systems rather than centralized administration.

This proposed system will grant Role based permissions through Reputation tokens (REP). Any member can accumulate REP by submitting their contributions to the Giving Circle at our monthly membership meeting or by attending community events regularly.

Once a member has accrued enough Reputation for a particular role, they can go to their REP wallet on the member portal and claim that role (through the hats protocol). The associated hat token will then grant permissions based on the type of role it represents.

  • Role - A title within the DAO that describes a member's contributions
  • Hat - An ERC-1155 token that grants access to a set of DAO tooling permissions
  • Reputation - A way to track contributions within the DAO entirely on-chain
  • Giving Circle - A monthly event where DAO members can recognize and reward each other’s contributions. (By distributing 1000 USDC and 1000 REP)

Permissions

Platforms with access and administration rights that need to be distributed.

Roles

Each of these roles includes a threshold of REP that a member must reach in order to claim. Some of these roles include additional responsibilities and all are voluntary. Members are not required to assume a role once they reach the associated REP level.

  • Permissions- The tooling permissions granted to a role holder.

  • Initial Cohort - Some of these roles have an initial cohort of members who fit the role due to past proposals and ongoing performance.

    • Permissions will be revoked for members who currently have access to the permissions tied to a role but are not included in the initial cohort

    • The initial cohort will be granted REP commensurate with the role.

DAO Stewards (5000 REP)

Responsible for critical DAO functions.

DAO Stewards are contributors who closely resemble that of an employee. They consistently devote time and energy to tending to the DAO’s needs without having the ability to “take a step back” from operations. DAO Stewards are expected to manage urgent situations and core DAO infrastructure, be highly available for communications, are compensated monthly, and are held accountable by the community. They are expected to be transparent in their activities and available to teach DAO members about their work.

Permissions

Initial Cohort
The initial DAO Stewards had their roles established via proposal.

  • Megan Murray
  • Mason Lynaugh

Guild Guides (1000 REP)

DAO Project Leaders

Guild Guides embody the values of the DAO, understand how the organization operates, actively socialize and build relationships with the community, and facilitate the development of projects with other DAO members. DAO Guides are often leaders of current projects or successful completed projects and are not siloed by our three guilds. DAO Guides are encouraged to continue contributing in an impactful way to Guild projects and operations.

Permissions

Initial Cohort
The initial DAO Guides are members who contributed heavily in the past and have volunteered to take on the responsibility.

  • Roberto Talamas
  • Ken Cenna
  • Sam Padilla
  • Jake Homanics
  • Kathleen Nguyendon-Leclercq
  • Jesse Paterson
  • Clifton King

Contributors (500 REP)

Regularly rewarded for their contributions through the Giving Circle

Disciplines are a way for members to identify their specialization with a particular skill set and contribute to Guild projects. Organizing under disciplines helps identify members with the skill sets needed to complete Guild projects or improve operations.

Permissions By Discipline

Active Members (100 REP)

Participate in Community Activities & Events

  • Charmverse Editor

Initiates (100 REP)

New Members and Non-members

Reputation Control and Distribution

There will be a Gnosis Safe on the polygon network with the same signers as the ATX DAO treasury Safe. This REP Safe will have Admin, Minter and Soulbound Transferer rights over the REP token and will use those rights in accordance with ATX DAO Snapshot proposals.

  • An Admin can pause smart contract interaction, grant/revoke other roles, and set max possible amount of tokens that can be minted within a single transaction. The likely actor(s) are a multi-sig/ledger explicitly with selected members of the DAO.
  • A Minter can mint pairs of tokens and can transfer them to an address which has been granted the Distributor Role. The likely actor(s) are a multi-sig/ledger explicitly with selected members of the DAO.
  • A Soulbound Transferer can send Soulbound tokens on behalf of an address to another address.

Bad Actors

We will need a process for identifying and removing bad actors from their roles in the DAO.

Bad Actor Examples

  • A hacker who steals a NFT
  • Members who do something inappropriate like assault another member \
    (verbally, physically, socially, etc...)

Removal Process

  1. Reporting: Someone reports an issue to a DAO Steward.
  2. Resolution: The DAO Guides privately vote on whether or not to remove the bad actor .
  3. Override: The decision is publicized and any member of the community can put forth a Snapshot proposal within a week to override the DAO Guide decision.
  4. Removal: Guild Guides vote through the REP Safe to remove all REP from an individual identified as a Bad Actor. This would also revoke all of their hats based permissions.

    realitycrafter An alternative to the override requiring a proposal would be to require a proposal as the output of the resolution IF stewards decide that the bad actor is legitimate. The advantage to doing it this way is that there is one ask to the community (a proposal vote) vs two (create a proposal then vote).

    If we go with the process as you’ve suggested, can we simplify the process for creating the proposal using a template or something accessible? My concern is that proposal creation can be an intimidating process that could limit willingness to participate.

    When it comes to member status issues, I think we should aim for the most inclusive/accessible process.

        Hey guys, so this is my expansion on the concept.

        This is the REP requirements required to get each role. Alongside further clarification on how the DAO Steward is handled. I imagine this system, if done correctly, can be entirely decentralized and permissionless. Which yes, is scary, but also scarily brilliant and helps shape the world towards a better future where people can prove their worth and be rewarded proportionally without any human intervention.

        DAO Stewards (5220 REP)
        Having this role indicates that the wearer has made substantial contributions to the DAO, to the point that they should get paid a salary for your efforts. Unlike the other hats, simply having the rep requirement is not enough. A multi-sig (i.e. 7 out of 10 signatures) of all current DAO Stewards will need to approve new Stewards to allow them to wear the hat.

        Salary will be paid via smart contract where every month the steward can “claim” their monthly salary.

        Guild Guides (2460 REP)
        Contributors (690 REP)
        Active Members (260 REP)
        Initiates (20 REP)

        These are how many activities one is expected to complete in order to reach each tier.

        Example Requirements:
        DAO Steward - 12 months of active completions
        48 small events (480), 12 big events (2400), 24 contributions (1440), 3 milestone contributions (900)
        Guild Guide - 6 months of active completions
        24 small events (240), 6 big events (1200), 12 contributions (720), 1 milestone contribution (300)
        Contributor - 3 months of active completions
        9 small events (90), 3 big events (600)
        Active Member - 1 month and 1/2 of active completions
        6 small events (60) and 1 big events (200)
        Initiate - 2 weeks of active completions
        2 small events (20)

        Expected Reputation Generation Methods Per Tier:
        Initiate

        • Event Participation
        • Major Event Participation

        Active Member

        • Event Participation
        • Major Event Participation

        Contributor

        • Event Participation
        • Major Event Participation
        • Contributions
        • Milestone Contributions

        Guild Guide

        • Event Participation
        • Major Event Participation
        • Contributions
        • Milestone Contributions

        Steward

        • Event Participation
        • Major Event Participation
        • Contributions
        • Milestone Contributions

        These are the calculations of REP per activity, based on a 1 year cycle. It's pretty number heavy so feel free to ask any questions if there is confusion.
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          Ncasares

          Yes, I think that we could definitely create a template.

          My concern is that a bad actor (in the case of a hacked account for example) could wreak significant havoc if we move too slowly in removing them. I'd rather have an appeals process to a swift and sudden removal than a more methodical voted removal, so that we can resolve the issue before alerting the individual who's been reported and giving them time to do damage.

          In fact, we could require that the Guild Guides create the proposal. So in the announcement that we've removed the individual, we also introduce the snapshot proposal to override that decision. Should be very low friction for reinstatement.

            In that case, the process would look like this:

            1. Reporting: Someone reports an issue to a DAO Steward.
            2. Resolution: The DAO Guides privately vote on whether or not to remove the bad actor.
            3. Removal: Guild Guides use the REP Safe to remove all REP from an individual identified as a Bad Actor. This would also revoke all of their hats based permissions.
            4. Override: When the decision is publicized, the Guild Guides are responsible for creating a Snapshot proposal which states the rationale for removing the bad actor with a two week voting period to override the DAO Guide decision and reinstate the member with all of their REP.

            JacobHomanics

            Really appreciate you crunching the numbers here.

            Given that we don't know the exact amount that folks will be getting from giving circle, maybe we can round a bit to the following:

            DAO Stewards (5000 REP)
            Guild Guides (2500 REP)
            Contributors (700 REP)
            Active Members (250 REP)
            Initiates (20 REP)

              This is a good summary of the access and tools we rely on for ongoing DAO operations. There are some other functions (access to bank account, business filing / registration documents, Finance tools such as Gilded/Quickbooks) that will need to remain out of scope. I also think DAO Stewards can have REP as a qualifier but then maybe a formal proposal to approve any kind of ongoing compensation since there can be so much variation in how that is structured (flat rate monthly vs. variable comp vs. giving circle).

              @JacobHomanics the math makes sense to me and the alternate examples of REP combos is super helpful! I don't think we should make the assumption that just because you earn a certain amount of REP you necessarily earn a salary as that can really drain the treasury as more people achieve those milestones.

              Also, as time goes on, won't we naturally just have more and more people qualify as Guild Guides or Contributors? Since REP is not revocable or reset, I can imagine at some point most DAO members will hit some of these tiers. Or is this for a trailing-12-month period or something? I may have missed that.

                MeganKay
                Good point about the trailing period. I think we might need to have seasons in which you use your redeemable REP to continue to qualify as a Guild Guide. I'm not too concerned about having a ton of people as Contributors, but it could be an issue to have too many folks as signers on the Safe - we'd need to keep adjusting our threshold.

                  MeganKay

                  This is a good summary of the access and tools we rely on for ongoing DAO operations. There are some other functions (access to bank account, business filing / registration documents, Finance tools such as Gilded/Quickbooks) that will need to remain out of scope.

                  I will gladly argue this (go ahead, roll your eyes. its warranted lol)! While I totally understand the current need for these to be in centralized power, I firmly believe through Rep & Roles these could become decentralized too! Don't get me wrong, it will be a wild hill to climb with high winds, strong downpour, and muddy....mud. There will need to be a TON of structure and planning to get climb up this hill. It will probably start out very centralized and VERY VERY VERY gradually become more decentralized. Ensuring that the steps towards decentralization, work 100% as expected with no fears or pitfalls. There is also the legal aspects to consider as well. In which case, I present to you our Legislative work, and if it existed right now, our future Legislative work!

                  I also think DAO Stewards can have REP as a qualifier but then maybe a formal proposal to approve any kind of ongoing compensation since there can be so much variation in how that is structured (flat rate monthly vs. variable comp vs. giving circle).

                  Pretty similar stance here. The goal is for these situations to feel RIGHT. Someone just got Steward and is now receiving income? Great - the member has been working their butt off for a whole year, we are glad to pay them!

                  I imagine the structures being very straightforward.
                  Steward - flat rate monthly, variable comp (handled by a proposal and multi-sig transaction) , giving circle.
                  Contributor - variable comp (handled by a proposal and multi-sig transaction), giving circle.

                  I don't think we should make the assumption that just because you earn a certain amount of REP you necessarily earn a salary as that can really drain the treasury as more people achieve those milestones.

                  While I understand this fear, my comments go back to what I mentioned above in this post: If they earned the right to get a salary, then they absolutely deserve that. IMO, regardless of the state of the treasury. Now, how that actually gets handled is up to the other stewards/members based on their vote. Maybe they vote to withhold that steward's compensation for some time? Maybe some other steward steps up and withholds THEIR compensation? Maybe they agree to let the compensation happen and they hope the new steward will bring back revenue to the treasury? Maybe they already are bringing revenue back to the treasury? Maybe becoming a steward is opt-in where the DAO or Stewards vote to let you have the hat after you reached the proper amount of rep? Maybe they take a reduced compensation? Maybe the DAO or Stewards vote on that compensation? P.S. compensation can even be done entirely through Smart Contracts (current legalities aside)!

                  Point is, I truly believe there is a path here to keep the DAO ideologies alive and thriving within ATX DAO, while allowing our members to be recognized and rewarded properly for their commitment to the organization.

                  Also, as time goes on, won't we naturally just have more and more people qualify as Guild Guides or Contributors? Since REP is not revocable or reset, I can imagine at some point most DAO members will hit some of these tiers. Or is this for a trailing-12-month period or something? I may have missed that.

                  For sure. IMO, anyone who qualifies for Guild Guide or Contributor should be able to get that Role. Would there be a problem if a mass number of people gained those roles (they earned them rightfully so in this case).

                  The idea of a reset is really good! It would automatically remove their Role if they didn't gain enough REP during a 12 month cycle. Helps to remove inactive members and such. I can see it playing really well with the Steward Role so that someone isn't just on a perpetual payroll for forever.

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                    In looking through the forums it seems that there have been several ideas/options put out there for REP tokens but have we landed on anything official at this stage?

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