Badgeholders in the Citizens' House play a vital role in the Optimism ecosystem. Your decisions and actions directly influence its growth and direction. Here's a list of the top 10 responsibilities you hold to ensure the system thrives and serves the community fully:
- Primary Voting Role: Badgeholders have the essential duty of voting on how the RetroPGF should be allocated. This is a key role within the OP mechanism
- Project Selection: As a badgeholder, you play a very important role in discerning and deciding which public goods projects should be recipients of the funding
- Active Participation: Badgeholders are encouraged to and should engage in the flow of the rounds they are a part of - participate in discussions, share their rationale for their selection process, join community calls - all in service of helping shape the direction of the OP effort
- Staying Informed: Context is important so as a badgeholder, it’s important for you to understand the ins and outs of RetroPGF, its sources of funding, and its overarching purpose & progress
- Commitment to Experimentation: Badgeholders should be aligned with the Optimism Collective's philosophy of continuous experimentation, as each RetroPGF round can be unique
- Impact Evaluation: As an engaged badgeholder, you should be adept at "Impact Scoping" to identify projects worth backing, "Impact Scoring" to assess a project's potential impact, and "Impact Settlement" for the actual allocation process.
- Go with the Flow: Badgeholders need to remain adaptive as the criteria for citizenship and participation may evolve through collective governance as the ecosystem and its mechanisms expand
- Future Vision Collaboration: Collaborating and contributing to the long-term vision of RetroPGF, potentially extending its scope beyond the immediate Optimism landscape, is one of the most exciting prospects for badgeholders!
- Community Engagement: Beyond the technical aspects, badgeholders should try to actively engage with the community, staying updated and providing feedback where necessary
- Advocate for Optimism: By supporting and selecting the right projects, badgeholders contribute to strengthening the ecosystem, ensuring value continues to flow in all the right places