From 36c827a40ff652363447e847e8d14b30227e4b18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ladd Hoffman <laddhoffman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2023 20:02:51 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Notes

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 forum-network/notes/governance.md | 11 +++++++++
 forum-network/notes/xprize.md     | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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 Each DAO needs to allocate some of its incoming fees to incentivize development.
+
+---
+
+Well, the above is not exactly correct. The incentive for development is to earn reputation.
+
+However what is true is that a DAO may need to leverage some reputation toward governance-related actions.
+For example gradually changing the weight of some posts bit by bit.
+This can be accomplished by a work smart contract that allocates a fixed percentage of minted reputation in the desired way.
+If no reputation is needed for such initiatives at a given time, it can be burned instead, to preserve fairness.
+
+---
diff --git a/forum-network/notes/xprize.md b/forum-network/notes/xprize.md
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+We are trying to build the reputation mechanisms for the X-prize project.
+This project has the loosely stated goal of building tools for communities, but there is an expectation that this will use "MVPR."
+
+My thinking is that the following basic features are needed of reputation:
+
+- Bootstrap initial members
+- Members can onboard new members
+- Members can perform actions that affect each other's reputation
+- Members can vote to prioritize content
+- Public can view prioritized content
+
+We need to provide detailed workflows for each of these.
+
+# Bootstrap initial members
+
+# Members can onboard new members
+
+- A non-member is equivalent to a member with no reputation.
+- Non-members can post and have their posts reviewed in order to gain reputation.
+
+# Members can perform actions that affect each other's reputation
+
+- Members can positively/negatively cite posts (what kind of posts?) by other members
+
+  - Stake reputation on these posts
+  - Validation pool determines the outcome - poster may gain or lose reputation,
+    - strength of effect can be influenced by ratio of upvotes
+
+- Upvote = Post?
+- Upvote = Vote in validation pool?
+
+- Multiple types of reputation?
+  - Correctness
+  - "Goodness"
+  - Humor
+
+# Members can vote to prioritize content
+
+# Public can view prioritized content