Decentraland

by 0x0dd1338a416af72655aacfbccf082762973cceff (Mimsy)

The Strategic Unit was originally created via this proposal: https://governance.decentraland.org/proposal/?id=b51854d0-1666-11ee-93a7-ed9294f83f74

I am creating this poll to gauge the community’s sentiment on how the Strategic Unit is working so far, and if it should continue as planned, receiving $32,000 in DAO funding for its work.

This issues I take with the Strategic Unit continuing on are as follows:

1. The initiatives laid out in the Strategic Unit grant proposal are things that either are currently being done (see https://governance.decentraland.org/proposal/?id=c942aa60-443c-11ee-ab1f-97157a05bdec) or could be done (see https://governance.decentraland.org/proposal/?id=8f846090-c811-11ed-a454-057e86adfb11) by Core Units that are already being funded. It would seem more appropriate to revise the responsibilities of the Core Units that already exist to cover these tasks, as they generally seem to fall under what could be the jurisdiction of the existing units, than to fund one person to do these tasks.
2. LordLike has taken action that seems contradictory to values that should be held by a person in a DAO position. This includes resubmitting a proposal that did not pass without significant change or transparency (see https://governance.decentraland.org/proposal/?id=6f77cf10-3861-11ee-aec9-fb54fc0c7896 and https://governance.decentraland.org/proposal/?id=205e00a0-4173-11ee-aa49-bbddd046ff94). When asked about this in the DAO discord, LordLike continued to lack transparency, and to point fingers at other proposals that were resubmitted with reasonable cause (like overwhelming community support but failure to reach the VP threshold). In my opinion, these situations are not the same and should not be used as evidence to justify the action being taken here.
3. While this point is more speculative than the others, it appears that LordLike is no longer acting in the best interest of the DAO as a whole, and there is sentiment among community members as to a change in his motives since originally being approved for the Strategic Unit grant. One example of this is the initiative to revise the Land-to-MANA ratio (see https://governance.decentraland.org/proposal/?id=75cf8f80-4430-11ee-ab1f-97157a05bdec), which if passed would place an incomparable amount of voting power (VP) in the hands of a small group of people which have historically acted in their own best interest, not necessarily the best interest of the DAO. Additionally, when asked about certain stances or actions LordLike has taken, he responds in ways that are misleading and lack transparency that should be required of any person in a DAO position. For example, repeatedly citing the amount of money other Core Units have received and citing his income as $0, when in reality the grant is still in the 1-month cliff period and he is slated to receive $32,000.
4. Though this grant is in its first month of operation, it appears that the main items LordLike has contributed to the DAO have occurred prior to the Strategic Unit passing and efforts have seemingly fallen off since. When asked about his contributions, LordLike routinely cites three proposals (https://governance.decentraland.org/proposal/?id=8f846090-c811-11ed-a454-057e86adfb11 https://governance.decentraland.org/proposal/?id=94402470-fb15-11ed-8e4f-8db7948b5171 https://governance.decentraland.org/proposal/?id=fb54ea30-b928-11ed-95dc-afd12ca00986) all of which took place before the Strategic Unit was established. This shows that he was willing and able to make contributions to the DAO without receiving a significant payment. Additionally, of the three proposals cited only one has been brought beyond the poll stage, and was done so by a team of people that does not include LordLike (https://governance.decentraland.org/proposal/?id=776dbcb0-32f9-11ee-a39d-ef9ca9e669fd). There is currently little evidence available to support that the Strategic Unit is following through with the promises made in the proposal.

I personally do not feel this Strategic Unit is an appropriate use of DAO funds, and the intentions and would greatly appreciate your thoughts on the matter.

• Revoke the Strategic Unit grant
• Allow the Strategic Unit to continue
• 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