Add StarVote#d61a to DAO Council This proposal is now in status: PASSED. Voting Results: * Yes 52% 10,900,284 VP (46 votes) * No 47% 9,998,423 VP (17 votes) * Abstain 1% 18,229 VP (5 votes)

I don't believe Esteban can add any further value to Decentraland. Because his vision does not align with the vision of the community.

Does @esteban have any updates on his "Threats to DCL Power Ranking" now that RobL has used his stolen VP to vote for him? 

Or course, however, to claim Decentralization for many is/was a grandiose thought. Sadly, or thankfully, we still need a leader and a centralized way of thinking for this to work.

Examples you have have their own blockchains ... we have Mana on EVM Networks ;) It's time for you to leave the DAO, because you're toxic for it.

I hope everyone understands that, throughout history, most successful projects have seen their founders or core figures step away from the team and refrain from interfering in its affairs. Examples include BTC, TRX, DOGE, and others. DCL Dao has grown up; it's time for it to leave its parents.

Hi @esteban! I know there are a lot of people who are upset because you have submitted an application for this. Decentraland is designed to be ultimately fully decentralized one day and with so much voting power that you, and a few others have, a handful of people have the power to unilaterally make decisions. I voted yes because Decentraland was conceptualized during your graduate work (i assume) and this if an opportunity for you to get back into the mechanics of its future. Decentraland will be decentralized one day, but for now there are not enough voting participants in our small active community and is leading us into chaos. I do feel we need a more streamlined management of DCL and feel it is quiet appropriate for you to be at the helm. DCL is in need for proper direction. Things need to be accomplished and the proper steps for this implementation must be decided upon. The right mix is crucial with only 5 people and it would be optimal if we could meet publicly several times before we decide so that we can get to know each other on a more personal level to see who we really have here and how potential councilmembers will get along. much respect!

Is this verbiage contractual in some way that we will need to sign off?

Let's pay the executive another 1k per month to contribute how? I am voting NO however it doesn't matter my vote anyway, when the person who has the most votes wants something to pass then it will. When you delegated your votes out then it seemed a little fairer. Jenn

Why can't we just make the DAO council all AI Agents with differing opinions that can come to the best decisions for us? That would draw attention to DCL too.

Yes! [quote="esteban, post:1, topic:23475"] These past few years I’ve learned that we must focus on making governance more efficient: we have to avoid asking everyone to vote on anything and everything. This should allow us to focus on what truly matters – creating and enjoying shared virtual experiences, spending more time in-world and less time in-discord (pun seriously intended). [/quote] Everything Yes from me but this the biggest of all! :saluting_face: :orange_heart: :sunrise_over_mountains:

**Application continues here...** ``` UGC & Community: * The project's assets and experiences are created by a vibrant and gigantic community. 1: No concept of user creation of scenes; 3: Almost all content is created by the users; 5: all the content is created by the users and there are hundreds of concurrent users; 7: same as 5 but with thousands of concurrent users; 10: same as 5 but with millions of concurrent users Item ownership: * Whether the items are stored on a server or on a blockchain. 1: all in one company's database, 8: all items are NFTs, 10: all ownership data being independently verifiable, either on-chain or in scalability alternatives DAO Decisions: * Impact of decisions made by a DAO in the product and ecosystem. 1: there is no DAO, 3: the DAO is not very influential or inaccessible, 7: there is a vibrant DAO ecosystem, with decisions being relevant and with important consequences on the product, 10 is that the DAO is the main way the project's governance is maintained Open Source: * Whether the code for all aspects of the project (contracts, client, server) is available and anyone can inspect it. 1: no open source provided; 2: some source code is available; 4: the client is open source; 7: both the client and the server are open source; 10: everything in this project is open source, not just the client and server, but all tools required, and there are multiple independent implementations Centralized servers: * Whether one can run their own server or not. 1: the server is closed source or only one company runs the servers; 2: there are ways for users to run their own servers; 5: users can run the nodes and contribute to the protocol; 7: there are at least some users participating in a network of nodes; 10: the system is fully decentralized and it is unfeasible to bring all of it down (like the Internet, Kademlia or Bitcoin) DAO Treasury: * Whether the project has funds that can be managed by the DAO. 1 is no DAO, 3 is a small treasury or non-representative management of the project, 6 is a small treasury but controlled by its users representatively, 10 is a large treasury controlled by the users of the project Interoperability standards: * Whether the project uses interoperable standards. 1 is no interoperability, 3 is some standards (GLTF or similar) can be used, 6 is that there are many ways to bring in creative assets or NFTs from other projects, 10 is that almost everything is based in open standards, from GLTFs and base protocols for scenes, as well as ramps to onboard other NFTs into the world, and open mechanisms to interconnect worlds List all the projects and these dimensions and quickly provide background on aspects that provide context for the project on each dimension, for example: Minecraft * Centralized Servers: Server is closed source, and official servers are run exclusively by the company. Users can run a private server, but there is no concept of running a node. Score: 2 * ... First make this list, and then summarize all the scores ``` A consistently high answer would mean that most of the internet has parroted that Decentraland has achieved success and decentralization in the ways that I believe matter. ### A note on Treasury Management With regards to treasury management, I’m still undecided on the subject of custodianship. On one side, non-custodial investment management is an amazing idea, and one of the concepts that most attracts me to the cryptocurrency industry. Traditionally, millions of lines of legislation and hundreds of thousands of laws create huge costs to our society trying to fix the perverse incentives of the agent-principal conundrum (especially banks). Giving your money to someone else to manage creates a plethora of problems. The idea that a manager not only won’t, but simply can’t steal your money is totally novel. On the other side, limiting our investment options to things that can be held on the Ethereum blockchain cripples the opportunities and possibilities for the DAO treasury to grow. ## Specific commitments I commit to: * Publishing detailed summaries of all meetings * Creating regular reports on treasury management decisions and their performance * Making sure that the Protocol Squad keeps rocking * Do my best to ensure the sustainability of the Decentraland ecosystem --- Thank you for your consideration! Esteban