Operating Manual v0.2.1

This is a minor version change for the Operating Manual:

• Adds clarification delegate approval for a proposal to move to voting stage is not an endorsement of that proposal.
• Updates voting cycle to better incorporate committee operations
• Updates tl;dr section to reflect above change
• Clarifies when Foundation may include uncounted Snapshot votes in final tally

Operating Manual v0.2.0

This release inaugurates Season 2 of Optimism Governance! Huge thanks to all the community members who helped provide feedback over the past few weeks during our reflection period!

Changelog

• Changes two-week voting cycles to a three-week voting cadence:
  • Week 1: Community feedback
  • Week 2: Delegate review
  • Week 3: Snapshot vote
  • Summary for proposal authors
    • Optimism has a three-week proposal review cycle.
    • Before getting started: gut-check your idea in the #gov-temp-check channel in Discord.
    • When you’re ready, draft a proposal and post it on the Forum with [Draft] in the title for feedback from the community.
    • When you’re ready for formal review from Token House delegates, update [Draft] to [Review]. You are expected to have made an effort to get community feedback before submitting for formal review.
    • During the next Review Week (every three weeks), delegates will provide feedback on your proposal. Use your judgment to incorporate feedback.
    • Once your proposal has been approved for a vote by two delegates with >0.5% of voting supply, you may add a link to your proposal to the Voting Cycle Roundup thread. The proposal will be automatically added to Snapshot during the next one-week voting window.
    • If your proposal is passed, the Optimism Foundation will distribute the approved funding. Note the Foundation may be in touch to collect additional information from your project in order to execute the grant.
    • If your proposal fails, you can make a new proposal in the next cycle specifying how you have incorporated significant changes from your first proposal.
• Increases number of delegate approvals for a proposal to move to a vote from one to two delegates
• Defines “votable OP supply” as “the total amount of OP that has been delegated, and therefore can participate in voting”
• Adds that transparency into OP votable supply will be included in each Voting Roundup Thread
• Adds “without explicit delegate approval, proposals will not move to a Snapshot vote” - Adds “delegates cannot approve their own proposal”
• Clarifies rules for proposal re-submission
• Removes old proposal guidelines for Phase 0 GovFund proposals
• Adds “Committee Creation” proposal type
• Adds links to Phase 1 GovFund template
• Changes quorum from 10% to 30% of votable supply for all proposal types
• Changes the approval threshold for Protocol Upgrades from 51% to 76%
• Adds mention of future Delegate Code of Conduct
• Adds administration rights to remove duplicate proposals
• Changes OPerating Manual to Operating Manual
• Changes table headers for formatting clarify
• Adds new TLDR for voting process

v0.1.3: Clarify impact of abstain votes

This release clarifies that "Abstain" votes should not have the same impact as a "No" vote.

v0.1.2: Minor Edits

• Added that the github version is authoritative.
• Changed the name of the Discord channel to the correct #gov-temp-check
• Clarified what the tags [DRAFT] and [READY] mean.
• Specified the it's the job of The Optimism Foundation to submit proposals to snapshot.
• Changed the table from fractions (0.1, 0.51, etc.) to percents (10%, 51%, etc.) as specified in the header.
• A few language changes for clarity.

v0.1.1: Incorporate Community Feedback

OPerating Manual v0.1.1

This update to the OPerating Manual incorporates several pieces of community feedback. In particular, the changes for this version include:

• Clarifies that this github is the home for this document's version management.
• Adds a proposal feedback step.
• Updates the proposal submission step for clarity around who can submit to snapshot.
• Addresses some community feedback on wording.
• Adds a "proposal lifecycle" diagram.

OPerating Manual v0.1.0

This release corresponds to the first OPerating Manual of the Optimism Collective, first published by the Optimism Foundation to gov.optimism.io on May 17, 2022 alongside "This Governance Will Self Destruct".