Should we allow deploying content on abandoned LAND preserving owner rights?

by 0x87956abc4078a0cc3b89b419928b857b8af826ed (Nacho)

Many parcels in Decentraland’s Genesis City remain empty or abandoned, creating a perception of inactivity and wasted potential across the platform. This negatively impacts the user experience, reduces the sense of liveliness, and discourages new creators from building in Genesis City, especially when surrounded by static or outdated content.

To address this, we propose a DAO-governed system that allows trusted community members or automated systems to temporarily deploy content on inactive parcels. A new smart contract, DAO Land Stewardship, would track and manage which addresses are authorized to deploy on behalf of the DAO. Parcels would qualify if they’ve had no deployment activity in over a year, either individually or as part of an Estate.

Catalysts would be modified to recognize addresses registered in the smart contract as authorized to deploy on eligible parcels. This ensures deployments are verifiable, reversible (in case of compromise), and previously coordinated. The goal is to bring more life, art, events, and experimentation to Genesis City without modifying the LAND or Estate smart contract and the asset ownership. LAND owners retain full deployment rights, and if they publish a new scene, it will automatically override the existing DAO-deployed content.

• Yes, I’d like to allow fresh content to be deployed on "abandoned" LANDs
• No, I don't think this is a good idea.
• Invalid question/options

This proposal is summarized due to technical limitations. To view it complete and vote on it, visit the DCL DAO Governance dApp