Aavegotchi

Authors: Fantasma (2824), Laggin (23792), MikeyJay (15682), Forin Gotchi (22261), Bªckside (9400), Hardkor (1165), Firstaavegotchi (4678), Rikige (12543), Hefe (2400), LostLocal (11732), PG (4895), Mycaleum (11921)

Quorum requirement: 20% (9M) Vote duration: 9 days XP Reward: 20 XP for each author’s listed Aavegotchi ID #

Discussion: https://discord.com/channels/732491344970383370/1141459848245018755

Preface: This is a second submission to achieve approval for the great work done by gud frens in this prop. The first submission received widespread support but unfortunately did not attain quorum before closure. Thanks for getting us this far Fantasma and crew. Let’s get it all the way Home this time, frens. -Mycaleum

Prop: For quite a long time, our DAO has faced the challenge of passing proposals, funding initiatives, making changes to DAO mechanics, all while postponing answering our most basic questions. What are we? Who are we? What do we stand for? What is the reason and purpose of our DAOs existence?

It has not been a straight or obvious path, but the journey of discovery for the many frens here, has been deeply enjoyable and illuminating. We humbly present you with a mission statement we believe most successfully aims at the core and soul of the purpose and spirit of our DAO. We hope you find enthusiastic agreement, as we did.

Without further ado, we propose that the mission statement of Aavegotchi Dao be ratified as:

“To empower players to own, build, grow, and connect in a multiverse of their own creation.”

The Word-Salad Graveyard (terms that were deliberately excluded):

Gotchigang: Many felt this endearment could instead create an exclusionary feeling to potential or prospective readers considering joining our DAO.

Fren(s): This was painful to remove, frens. While it clearly has earned a special place in the hearts of many within our community, the group behind this proposal ultimately decided that the unfortunate association of this word with alt-right and hate groups make it an impossible word to embrace in our mission statement in good conscience.

Web3/SDK/Protocol/Blockchain/L2/decentralization/metaverse: All of these words were sprinkled among the earlier (and lengthier) versions of our mission statement. We drew inspiration from the most successful organizations in history, and chose to avoid directly mentioning the product, the technology or explicitly what we do. Nintendo’s mission statement doesn’t even mention gaming consoles.

members/participants: This was one of the toughest choices. These identifiers were ultimately supplanted by “player”, to avoid being exclusionary or stale and uninspiring.

gamers, game, play: Just how much to convey our gaming focus and roots was a point of constant consideration. We feel that by addressing “players”, this spirit is sufficiently covered. “Player” is also a synonym for “participant”. As such, participants that engage with the DAO and protocol can always be considered players, even if they are not gamers.

Why bother with a mission statement? What does the DAO achieve from this vote and effort?

By answering our most basic organizational identity questions, a ratified Mission Statement gives our DAO cohesive intention. It also paves the way towards creation of a funded working group to formulate our Vision Statement. Ultimately, this skill tree leads to high quality operational achievements such as organizational charts and workstreams, budget proposals that align with the intention of the DAO, diverse and effective contributors and more. Our Mission Statement will be a philosophical rally point for the entire community, and provide a stronghold to empower players to own, build, grow, and connect in a multiverse of their own creation.