Research on context and retention

Proposals
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I do not consent with my Discord data being captured in the first place. This is also mine and everybody’s fundamental right.
As per my Discourse data, I’m submitting it under the CC0 license as specified on my forum bio here.

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After consideration, the @SEEDgov delegation has decided to “FOR” on this proposal at the Snapshot vote.

Rationale

We believe this report can provide valuable insights to the DAO at no additional cost. Given that the Foundation has already provided feedback about privacy policies and on the wider proposal, we have decided to support it.

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63

I voted FOR.
No budget requirement means no dilution of ARB token and treasury spendings but giving (hopefully) important insights.

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The following reflects the views of L2BEAT’s governance team, composed of @krst and @Sinkas, and it’s based on the combined research, fact-checking, and ideation of the two.

We’re voting FOR the proposal.

This feels like a straightforward ask for access to information that is already public to conduct research that has the potential to benefit the DAO. We do not see any risk with providing the access, so we’re voting in favor.

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65

After some consideration, Blockworks Research will be voting FOR this proposal on Snapshot.

It seems relatively clear cut to us that this is a benefit to the DAO. There is not cost required and the information is largely public. We see little risk here.

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The results are in for the Research on context and retention off-chain proposal.

See how the community voted and more Arbitrum stats:

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DAOplomats voted in favor of this proposal.

This research is good and takes nothing away from the community.

For context, re users’ privacy, @danielo coming to the DAO to inform us of their plans to scrap Discourse is being too nice really. Several projects/teams already do this without informing anyone, so we see no reason to be against it.

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I still don’t understand the big discussion and some resistance on this issue.

We don’t react to the fact that anyone can come in and analyze all our transactions, because it’s public information, but we can perceive the same information on forums as personal correspondence?

Of course, no one will analyze your personal messages on the forum and in Discord, because this is not public information, and otherwise, you need to come to terms with the fact that all your words are saved on the network and anyone can read them.

And if something useful can be done from our messages, then we should only be grateful.

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Below are the opinions of the UADP:

Although some folks had privacy concerns, the data is at the end of the day are public and could yield interesting findings. It would be a different story if there was a more explicit profit motive associated with this—but there doesn’t seem to be. We also appreciate the AF for not making a decision regarding this without consultation of DAO members, since some may consider the data public but personal.

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I voted for this proposal. At no additional cost, it seems a good idea to explore to see what added value it can provide to the DAO. And approval here does not necessarily mean approval to a new proposal that might require a budget down the road from this organization. If no API access was given, they could nevertheless scrape it. Voted in favour

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Voted: FOR

Type and Proposal Link: Snapshot –> Research on Context and Retention

Voting Rationale Link: Alex Lumley (Savvy DAO) Delegate Communication Thread - #28 by AlexLumley

=== COMMENTS ON PROPOSAL: ===

This proposal offers the DAO a unique opportunity to gain insights into community retention and engagement without incurring any costs. The requested data is already publicly available, so there’s minimal privacy risk. While some have voiced privacy concerns, it’s important to note that this data could be accessed by any interested party since it’s already in the public domain. By supporting this research, we may uncover valuable findings to enhance community health and user retention strategies.

Furthermore, the proposal includes the potential to test a bot, Hivemind, which would allow community members to query relevant historical discussions, adding further value to community engagement. It’s commendable that the Foundation consulted DAO members on this initiative, demonstrating a respectful approach to data handling and governance. Given the non-commercial, academic nature of this research, the potential benefits far outweigh any perceived risks.