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.
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
- Operations
- Charmverse Moderation
- Discord Moderation
- Marketing and Events
- Partnerships
- Engineering
- Design
Active Members (100 REP)
Participate in Community Activities & Events
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
- Reporting: Someone reports an issue to a DAO Steward.
- Resolution: The DAO Guides privately vote on whether or not to remove the bad actor .
- 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.
- 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.
