Banning Individuals = Invalid Governance Question

by 0xaca8fbbdddfce169114f344d8ee739bde665f4f4 (Seanny)

Following an earlier poll, centered around the banning of an individual from our community, this poll is aimed at enshrining the values of free speech, and anti-censorship ideals in DCL.

This poll is simple: do you ever want to see the governance framework be used (and devolved) into a bickering spree on "who" should be "banned"?

IMPORTANT: this doesn't mean people cannot be banned; it simply means that banning individuals will be seen as outside the scope of DAO Governance Decisions

Points: -> This poll does not cover discord management or moderation -> This poll does not cover forum management or moderation -> This poll has no direct implications, in any state or form, on the role of the foundation, core units, or any squads related to the management, facilitation, or growth of the platform/community, nor on their role and responsibilities.

-> This poll aims to set a precedent rooted in the ideals and values of free speech and decentralized governance -> This poll aims to clarify the DAOs role in relation to moderation and member-management -> This poll aims to solidify the governance framework's position as a macro-oriented vehicle in laying out roadmaps, frameworks and collective visions. -> This poll aims to put to rest any bickering related to banning person X, Y or Z, at least, through the governance platform.

Why do I feel this is important? As I outlined in the following post [https://forum.decentraland.org/t/dao-0c78d2f-permanently-ban-jar0d/20130/41?u=seanny] I strongly feel that censorship, of any kind, has no place in Decentraland, and is counter-intuitive to the ideals of decentralised governance, and to the founding principles of a DAO.

This proposal aims to separate the DAO's governance framework and overall governance competencies, from the active moderation roles required to keep the community clean from bots, scammers, phishers, spammers, and occasionally, trolls.

This proposal aims to set a foundation for further discussions to be had on the nature of moderation in Decentraland, and which roles and responsibilities should address this issue.

This poll also aims to act as a guiding sentiment on the values of censorship and freedom of speech in DCL; aimed at collectively enshrining a protective measure within our governance framework of which values we aim to collectively protect.

Make no reference in our guidelines or precedent-setting in relation to our stance on individual banning.

No reference to banning; ambiguity.

• Enshrine Value; banning not a DAO competence.
• No reference to banning; ambiguity on banning.
• 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