Introduction

The current social vote corresponds to the Standardizing DAO Operations guidelines section, as well as its subitems of the Code of Conduct draft. If approved on this proposal, they'll be included in the final Code of Conduct draft which will be then submitted to a final vote.

Abstract

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Motivation

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Rationale

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Specification

The following wording shall be included in the Code of Conduct final draft: 

Minimum Discussion Period of One Week

Following the Everclear DAO Docs, delegates should follow the recommendation that proposals be open to discussion on the forums for at least one week before being put to a vote. This is to allow delegates ample time to review and provide feedback.

Minimum Application Period

In order to draw a sufficient number of high-quality applicants, application periods should be a minimum of 14 days.

Where n = number of seats; proposal authors should seek to have at least n+3 applicants before starting the election. Since this may not always be possible, it is simply a recommendation and not a requirement.

Post all votes from Mondays to Wednesdays

By posting Snapshot votes from Mondays (12:00 am UTC) to Wednesdays (12.00 pm UTC) on top of increasing predictability for delegates, the DAO would also prevent the scenario where votes begin/end on weekends. Remember that Snapshot votes have a 2-day delay to begin, so if a Vote was published on Wednesday, it will start/end on Friday. Delegates are expected to abstain from voting on proposals that don't complain with the aforementioned criteria unless the proposal is categorized as an "Emergency Proposal"

Schedule Votings on the Forum three days prior

Each batch of proposals ready to move to a Snapshot vote can be scheduled beforehand beginning three days prior. Delegates are encouraged to post an announcement in the forum. While not a hard deadline, this will help ensure any votes start before the weekend begins for a majority of delegates worldwide.

This intends to have a clear view of when the proposal should be submitted to a vote and can overlap with the minimum one-week discussion period as well as respect the Monday to Wednesday submission frame. For example, if a proposal is posted in the forum on a Monday, then on Thursday you can inform that it'll be submitted next Monday unless there's major feedback. In an exceptional case, If an Emergency vote is required this current item would be overlooked.

DAO Holiday Break: December 20 - January 6th

The DAO agrees to a holiday break, where no new votes will be created and/or voted on from December 20 - January 6 annually. This is to ensure delegates have a break and can return refreshed for the new year. During this time it is advised that no new proposals are posted to the forums, and only emergency proposals are put up to a vote. Proposal authors should be cognizant of timelines and aim to have all voting wrapped up by Wednesday, December 18th.

Defining an Emergency Proposal

Emergency proposals should be limited to security-related protocol upgrades. Another example of an emergency could include a heinous unethical activity such as stealing funds, that requires immediate removal from a committee. Non-constitutional proposals that are to spin up new initiatives, grants, or any other funding requests are not considered an emergency, and should therefore wait until after the Holiday Period. We recognize that there is a tricky tradeoff between strictly adhering to procedures and perhaps slowing down operations unnecessarily, anyway we trust that delegates will be able to discern when an emergency is actually required.