🤝🏽 SIP Establishing a SandFam-elected "Community Council"

[KandidlyKristen]

Yes, there are some sentences in the SIP that do not specify who the Community Council serves, such as the ones you pointed out. Here is where it outlines who the Community Council serves:

@theKuntaMC

Commit to serving The Sandbox DAO with integrity, impartiality, and dedication to the DAO’s guiding values and goals.

Here’s how it should read:
Commit to serving The Sandbox DAO Community with integrity, impartiality, and dedication to the DAO’s guiding values and goals Community.

And here’s some of the other places that should be changed:

@theKuntaMC

serving as a representative of the community and the DAO Admin team

Here’s how it should read:
serving as a representative of the community and the DAO Admin team

@theKuntaMC

As official representatives of the DAO

Here’s how it should read:
As official representatives of the DAO Community

@theKuntaMC

CC members help disseminate DAO information throughout the community and the broader general public.

This is just to serve the DAO to spread more information from and about the DAO instead of what the alleged purpose of the Community Council is, which is to ensure[s] the community’s sentiment is well represented in the decision-making processes of DAO the Admin Team. The only need is for a Community Voice. Not for another servant for the DAO.

@theKuntaMC

At least one DAO post per week on each: X & TSB Discord

Again, this is just to serve the DAO to spread more information from and about the DAO instead of what the alleged purpose of the Community Council is, which is to ensure[s] the community’s sentiment is well represented in the decision-making processes of DAO the Admin Team. The only need is for a Community Voice. Not for another servant for the DAO.

@theKuntaMC

their vision for the CC and how it aligns with the vision of the DAO

Here’s how it should read:
their vision for the CC and how it aligns with the vision of the DAO Community

@theKuntaMC

Fair Campaigning: Emphasize positive engagement, transparency, and alignment with the DAO’s values.

Here’s how it should read:
Fair Campaigning: Emphasize positive engagement, transparency, and alignment with the DAO’s Community’s values.

@theKuntaMC

Focus on promoting ideas, solutions, and alignment with the DAO’s goals rather than criticizing opponents.

Here’s how it should read:
Focus on promoting ideas, solutions, and alignment with the DAO’s Community’s goals rather than criticizing opponents.

@theKuntaMC

Adhere to the highest ethical standards, avoiding any actions or decisions that could harm the reputation or functioning of the DAO.

Here’s how it should read:
Adhere to the highest ethical standards , avoiding any actions or decisions that could harm the reputation or functioning of the DAO.

No need to worry about harming the reputation of the DAO if the DAO is respecting the Community. If they aren’t and the community speaks out about that, then the CC should not face punishment for speaking on behalf of the community since that is who they should be serving, the community.

@theKuntaMC

Commitment to the DAO’s Best Interest

Primary Responsibility: CC members must prioritize the long-term success and development of The Sandbox ecosystem. Positions taken should reflect the broader community’s interests, aiming to enhance the sustainability, security, and growth of the TSB ecosystem and the DAO.

Good Faith: All actions and communications should be carried out with honesty, integrity, and a transparent commitment to what is believed to be in the best interest of the TSB ecosystem and the DAO.

Here’s how it should read:
Commitment to the DAO’s Best Interest Community

Primary Responsibility: CC members must prioritize the long-term success and development of The Sandbox ecosystem. Positions taken should reflect the broader community’s interests, aiming to enhance the sustainability, security, and growth of the TSB ecosystem and the DAO according to the vision of the Community.

Good Faith: All actions and communications should be carried out with honesty, integrity, and a transparent commitment to what is believed to be in the best interest of the TSB ecosystem and the DAO according to the vision of the Community.

While we hope the Community wants the best for The Sandbox ecosystem. A true Community Council should only be focused on ensure[ing] the community’s sentiment is well represented in the decision-making processes of DAO the Admin Team.

@theKuntaMC

Rationale for Votes: CC members must communicate the reasoning behind their voting decisions to the community and their delegators. This transparency helps build trust and allows the community to understand the CC members’ perspectives.

What votes? Nothing else in this SIP mentions voting. It just mentions that the CC will submit reports and hold closed-door meetings with the DAO Admin team. This entire paragraph should be removed because it is irrelevant to the rest of the SIP. Unless the CC is forced to give rational behind why they used their personal VP to vote for SIPs. In which case, this should be made more clear and should be a requirement of every member of the Special Council, Advisory Board, DAO Admin Team, DAO Ambassadors, etc.

@theKuntaMC

All arguments should focus on the merits of the proposals and the best interest of The Sandbox.

While we know I love The Sandbox, this too should be changed because the Community Council should be exactly that, the Community. If the Community goes against the best interest of The Sandbox, the Community Council should still have the responsibility of focusing on what The Community wants. It’s not like they have any power other than submitting reports anyways.

To me this entire proposal feels like nothing more than a way to help boost the current Special Council and DAO Admin team so they can meet their metrics. Way too much of this is focused on serving the DAO, promoting the DAO and spreading information from and about the DAO. Which makes sense since their metrics are as follows and everyone can see the failures in reaching these metrics given the Special Council and DAO Admin team did so little work to unite the community when they forced this version of a DAO on us with absolutely no compromise.

@Geraldine

Monitored Metrics to track success

• From Phase 1
  • number of unique visitors to The Sandbox DAO website
  • % of SAND and LAND holders to participate in at least one vote
  • % of daily active gamers & creators to participate in at least one vote
  • % of voters joined the Snapshot Space

As I stated before, this is the what needs to be considered if you want a true Community Council, model it after the Special Council but make it specific to being about the Community:

@KandidlyKristen

• Change the SIP to include amending the first SIPs removing all compensation for the Special Council and forcing them to return any compensation they already received. Put that 1.1 Million SAND towards Community Interests. Let them show they are about the passion. Or Pay the Community Council the exact same amount as the Special Council and take even more money from the Community.
• Remove every single line mentioning that the Community Council is there to serve the DAO. Replace it with serving the Community.
• Give the Community Council the same power as the Special Council with respect to voting on SIPs or vetoing them.
• Give the Community Council the same requirements as the Special Council with respect to absolutely no requirements other than 3 of 5 needing to vote on SIPs.

And why does this only address the Community’s interactions with the DAO Admin team and not mention the Community’s sentiments in regards to the Special Council that has the real power in the DAO with their ability to not only promote SIPs but more importantly Veto SIPs that they feel do not “comply with the DAO’s vision and values”?

Since putting just 1 community representative on the Special Council with 4 others that could easily outvote them was too much to ask for, then the only Community Council I would support is one with the same power and funding as the current Special Council.