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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"steem",<br>"author":"buggedout",<br>"permlink":"governance-model-for-a-community-bot",<br>"title":"Governance Model for a Community Bot",<br>"body":"There is a lot of talk about Community here on the STEEM platform but what does Community really mean? Do we need to replicate real-world communities and have official Community Leaders and some sort of Hierarchy,<br> or are we capable of self-governing autonomously? I think that technology and specifically the STEEM platform could enable the latter and I touched on this a bit in my post this week [Anarchy is a Cool Idea\u2026But can it Actually Work (https:\/\/steemit.com\/anarchy\/@buggedout\/anarchy-is-a-cool-idea-but-can-it-actually-work).\n\n<center>![governance.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmeDTkYju6dFUTe3vFg4Re2u85VcUzeHkZs59S6qQw5dDi\/governance.jpg)\n[Source (https:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-is-good-governance)<\/center>\n\nWhen it comes to Community Voting Bots here on STEEM though the waters get muddy because at the end of the day somebody holds the Private Keys and so collective or even just joint ownership is technically problematic. I wrote earlier about one way of returning value to Communities and at the same time reducing the risk of having an expensive central point of failure by keeping the [Community Voting Bot Powered Down (https:\/\/steemit.com\/steem\/@buggedout\/community-membership-voting-bots-power-down-and-lease-comparison). But I want to go a step further by suggesting a Governance Model for a Community Voting Bot that I believe might be a step in the right direction.\n\n<center>![stepdirection.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmUCs6x6MMRo2cJKMVuVoCSGuMtsoGJDNzBMZCykitEBuA\/stepdirection.jpg)\n[Source (https:\/\/www.loveandsayings.com\/a-step-in-the-right-direction)<\/center>\n\nWhen it comes to running a Community Bot it is important to have a Framework and I\u2019ve tried to split it into 2 parts. The first part is what I would categorise as Governance,<br> which I think of being a bit like a \u201cConstitution\u201d that outlines some of the safeguards and rules for how decisions are going to be made. The second part is a bit more like Policy or Parameters that can change and be more flexible according to how the Community involved might want to manage things. I might try and cover that second part tomorrow as it needs to get a bit more into the nitty gritty of things and it needs a bit more thought but for now here is my ideas for the Governance part.\n\n____\n\n<center>**Community Bot Governance**<\/center>\n\n*i) Any Community Member can initiate a Petition For Change by posting a Comment under a recent Community Bot Post on the STEEM platform*\n\n*ii) Once Petition For Change has 20% of Community Member Upvotes it initiates a formal Proposal for Change and a Community Membership Vote*\n\n*iii) A Proposal For Change is formally drawn up by the Community Bot Operator who Posts it on the STEEM platform and it is voted on voluntarily by Community Members*\n\n*iv) If over 50% of the Community Members who vote are in favour of the Proposal For Change then the Community Bot Operator makes best effort to implement the proposed changes*\n\n*v) Community Bot Operator holds the Master Key for the Community Bot Account*\n\n*vi) Community Bot Account has a pre-determined Power Down Threshold and once that is hit a Power Down is initiated on the Community Bot Account to prevent wealth accumulation*\n\n*vii) The proceeds of the triggered Power Down is returned to the Community Members via purchase of a Delegation Lease to boost Community Bot Upvote value*\n\n*viii) Community Members may decide to change Community Bot Operator via Petition For Change and the Master Key for the Community Bot Account will be transferred to the new Community Bot Operator*\n\n*ix) The Active\/Posting Keys of the Community Bot Account can be Granted\/Revoked for Community Members via the Petition For Change process*\n\n____\n\nThis type of Governance is a form of Direct Democracy that can empower the Community Members to have the ability to ensure the Community Bot is managed appropriately and in the continued best interests of the Community Members. It also provides the Community Members with some Redundancy for holding Keys to ensure funds are not lost as well as Safeguards against the loss of the Community Bot Operator due to misappropriation or tragedy.\n\n<center>![empowerment.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmWwBiNsENW3d62wDQ1gawJs6xkjMgz83icG482jN9qyin\/empowerment.jpg)\n[Source (https:\/\/dailytimes.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/empowerment.jpg)<\/center>\n\nI would be very interested to get some feedback on this as it is a very current issue for one of the communities that I am involved with and I am hoping to come up with a solution. If you are from that community then your opinion is even more important and valuable so please speak up.\n\n<center>**Thanks in advance!**<\/center>\n\n____\n\n<center>![steemsilvergold.png (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmcrrAKhneQkmgH5Q8ebnrvWBV39rVYW3xtMcrNQn41DU4\/steemsilvergold.png)\n\n<center>![TeamAust_buggedout.png (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmSfn8N9CPKHUUsqp7KUXwbUJEyT96qLw91AWdz2gTiVcr\/TeamAust_buggedout.png)<\/center>\n\n<center>**Images and Credits**\nhttps:\/\/www.quora.com\nhttps:\/\/www.loveandsayings.com\nhttps:\/\/dailytimes.ng <\/center>",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"steem\",<br>\"steemit\",<br>\"community\",<br>\"steemsilvergold\",<br>\"teamaustralia\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmeDTkYju6dFUTe3vFg4Re2u85VcUzeHkZs59S6qQw5dDi\/governance.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmUCs6x6MMRo2cJKMVuVoCSGuMtsoGJDNzBMZCykitEBuA\/stepdirection.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmWwBiNsENW3d62wDQ1gawJs6xkjMgz83icG482jN9qyin\/empowerment.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmcrrAKhneQkmgH5Q8ebnrvWBV39rVYW3xtMcrNQn41DU4\/steemsilvergold.png\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmSfn8N9CPKHUUsqp7KUXwbUJEyT96qLw91AWdz2gTiVcr\/TeamAust_buggedout.png\" ,<br>\"links\":[\"https:\/\/steemit.com\/anarchy\/@buggedout\/anarchy-is-a-cool-idea-but-can-it-actually-work\",<br>\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-is-good-governance\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemit.com\/steem\/@buggedout\/community-membership-voting-bots-power-down-and-lease-comparison\",<br>\"https:\/\/www.loveandsayings.com\/a-step-in-the-right-direction\",<br>\"https:\/\/dailytimes.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/empowerment.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\",<br>\"https:\/\/www.loveandsayings.com\",<br>\"https:\/\/dailytimes.ng\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.1\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown\" " |
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