Work is complete on [Prop 337](https://nouns.wtf/vote/337), a sprint of Nerman development.
With the launch of DAO V3 and fork functionality, these were turbulent times in Nouns DAO. Nerman bravely sailed the waves of arbitrage, a charming beacon of robot light shining on the DAO, providing up-to-date information about on-chain activity and drama. A guide, a friend, helping Nouners maintain informed opinions about the DAO and navigate the Nounish current.
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**Nouns DAO V3**
Shortly into our term, amidst the Ether Rock and Alien Punk proposals, Nouns DAO passed the Nouns DAO V3 Upgrade ([Prop 356](https://nouns.wtf/vote/356)). We shifted gears to focus on this. We had to update our code to accommodate changes to old events, implement events for all of the new functionality, and get these events into all of the major Nouns Discord servers for the community to follow.
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**Forking Fork**
We successfully captured the first fork related events and registered the feeds in the major Nouns discords. With Nerman we were able to watch as Nouns were escrowed, joined the fork, and when the actual fork was executed. We saw this happen twice with [Nouns Fork 0](https://nouns.biz/fork/0) and [Nouns Fork 1](https://nouns.biz/fork/1).
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**Fork DAOs**
We also implemented events for the newly created Fork DAOs. We primarily watched them Rage Quit and claim their share of the fork treasury, but we also saw Fork 0 submit and pass a proposal.
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**Discord Forums**
To deal with an increasing proposal and vote velocity we implemented a Discord forum for DAO proposal notifications and discussions. Every new proposal is a new thread.
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**Candidate Proposals**
Nouns DAO V3 introduced Candidate Proposals, providing a permissionless path for people to submit proposals to the DAO, get feedback, and find Nouner support willing to sign and put them on-chain. We implemented all events for these including for new proposals, proposal feedback, and proposal signatures. We added these events to Discord and built a Discord forum to organize the feed.
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**Zero Votes**
If a user doesn't have any Nouns or delegations they are still able to process on-chain votes with 0 weight. Most front-ends and bots ignore these votes. We decided to listen to 0-votes specifically and created feeds for them in multiple discords. Our goal was to encourage people who want to participate in Nouns to submit 0-votes in search of delegation. Since establishing these zero-vote channels we now have regular 0-voters and [zeroweight.eth](https://etherscan.io/address/0x47C0224f6c298C4B03f2fbbB986815859a0Abd20) has been using these votes to dictate how their Noun votes in an "experiment in throwing weight behind zero weight votes with reason."
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**Federation Governance Pool**
We set up events and feeds for Federation's [Nouns Gov Pool](https://www.federation.wtf/), where delegated Nouns votes are trustlessly auctioned off. During the DAO v3 transition and subsequent fork there were almost 60 Nouns delegated here, and Nerman helped us pay attention to the bids and activity.
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**Propdates**
[Propdates](https://propdates.wtf/) is an on-chain project for Nouns DAO proposers to submit updates on their proposals and eventually mark the proposal as complete. We pulled key events into Discord for people to follow along.
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**NounsNymz**
[Nouns Nymz](https://nouns.nymz.xyz/) allows individuals to create a named identity (Nym) that has verified Noun ownership with a zk-proof. This Nym can post on a message board of Noun owners without revealing their ETH address. We implemented the events in Nerman.js and sent those messages to feeds in various Discord guilds.
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**Lil Nouns**
We implemented Lil Nouns events in Nerman.js and are working on developing a forum for Lil Noun proposals like the Nouns DAO one, with code contributions from [lil dot](https://github.com/EricDevito). We also advised Lil Nouns in the establishment of Lil Nouncil, a Nouncil fork that votes with delegated Lil Nouns.
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**SharkDAO**
SharkDAO was able to automate their voting pipeline with the help of Nerman.js. They used the "proposalCreated" event to trigger the creation of their snapshot polls. You can view the code on [Nick Dodson's Github](https://github.com/ndodson/sharkdao-snapbot).
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**Data Indexing**
Nerman.js now has indexing functionality, allowing users to retrieve data from all on-chain Nouns events with a single function call. Indexed data is stored locally and Nerman.js has instant access to all Nouns data without relying on a separate hosted service like subgraph. Currently we're storing the data as files, and an up-to-date version of the indexed files is included with the library so you don't have to start indexing from scratch. Our goal is to simplify access to on-chain Nouns data so you can focus on building compelling things with it.
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**Nouns.id**
We built https://nouns.id as a simple REST API to demonstrate the power of our indexed data. Put a number after the URL like this https://nouns.id/68 and you will receive a JSON response with relevant data for that Noun. Look at the speed. Look at the power.
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**Documentation**
We have kept our projects well documented for people to understand the code and how to use the libraries / bots.
- Website - [Nerman](https://nerman.wtf)
- Nerman.js - [Github (code & documentation)](https://github.com/JoeCars/nerman.js)
- Nerman Discord - [Github](https://github.com/JoeCars/Nerman) - [Documentation](https://anoa.notion.site/Nerman-Discord-Bot-Documentation-25c59681a6174f4db74cb0f202e51e93?pvs=4)
We also gone through all Nouns DAO contracts and created useful documentation for anyone building in Nouns. In Nerman.js docs we've meticulously labelled every event attribute, linked to where the events are triggered for context, and added extra details based on our working experience. Our goal is to build a developer map of Nouns DAO, for both on-chain and off-chain events. The page below is Nerman's first guide to [Nouns DAO](https://nouns.biz "A guide to Nouns DAO and the Nounish community") contracts and events.
- [Nouns.biz](https://nouns.biz "Nouns DAO and Nounish Community") - [**Nouns DAO Contracts & Events**](https://nouns.biz/nouns-dao-contracts/ "A guide to interacting with Nouns DAO and Nounish projects using Nerman.js")
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**Other General Work Completed**
- Code maintenance, including triggers and unit tests to help with development
- Improving performance, like decreasing JSON RPC calls needed
- Continued work setting up and optimizing event feeds in Discords
- General consulting for communities setting up feeds and governance
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**IN CONCLUSION**
Nerman is having a blast. He's ready to get busy and has big goals. We have more tools to build, and want to bring builder communities together to build with them. You can expect another proposal shortly.
⌐◨-◨
Van Eggers should be providing us with art mockups this week.
The construction fence is installed and work on the park is scheduled to begin next week.
We are looking at also doing a grand opening event in February when the TSP board will be in town, discussions started and will be getting parks & rec and the city involved.
CC0-LIB Zine Special Edition 01 is now available to mint!
→ Price ; 0.03 ETH (shipping & tax included)
→ Edition of 50
→ Limit ; 1 per wallet
→ Network ; ZORA
Mint now & redeem yours → https://zine.cc0-lib.wtf/
Proposal 433 went through it's own turmoil leading to this portmortem update:
* Proposal was voted in right before fork #2 went live.
* During Fork #2 , the proposal couldn't be executed and thus missing the original window of minting.
* Nov 28th, proposal was finally executed resulting in a tokendrop which created a token with maxSupply of 0 (error on Proposer's part) thus rendering it unmintable.
* The droposal original drop can be found [here](https://zora.co/collect/eth:0x27265ab39a775e74f103812e21c92edcc60a6e97/10)
But fret not, the drop is finally live and can be minted via [https://zora.co/collect/eth:0x27265ab39a775e74f103812e21c92edcc60a6e97/10](https://zora.co/collect/eth:0x27265ab39a775e74f103812e21c92edcc60a6e97/10)
Or
[https://nouns.movie/mint/2](https://nouns.movie/mint/2)
Mint price: 0.01 E
Open for: 7 days
# Signage
We planned and executed a multi-faceted signage campaign, including stickers and posters inside gondolas, at gondola stations and in 2 of the on-mountain restaurants. All signage was designed in collaboration with Ripe ([Warpcast](https://warpcast.com/ripe) | [𝕏/Twitter](https://twitter.com/ripe0x)) and installed by the Rusutsu team with the help of [April](https://twitter.com/april_xyz_) in Q1 2023 after our proposal's success and will continue to be displayed throughout the upcoming Winter season into 2024.
We've already seen some organic discovery being shared on socials.
We're collecting data via QR code scans which currently lead to an onboarding page in both [Japanese](https://alps.center/landing/nouns-at-rusutsu-resort-prop-218-jp/) and [English](https://alps.center/landing/nouns-at-rusutsu-resort-prop-218/). The QR codes are dynamic and we can change what they link to at any time which may prove beneficial for events throughout the upcoming season. We're collecting stats from all scans which will be presented at the end of the proposal period.
Below you will find the designs and some photos of the signage installed to get some idea of the scale, although it's still hard to capture without seeing in person. We'll be making a full gallery with lots more photos and video which will be accessible on [alps.center](https://alps.center) in the future.
## Gondola Signage
3 different designs, 60 x 16cm stickers in 247 gondolas at the heart of the resort, connecting East and West Mountains. With an average of 9 minutes travel time per gondola trip, a 6,000 person carrying capacity per hour, and operating daily from 9am-4pm, these are sure to capture people's imagination while they're at the resort.
## Gondola Station Signage
168 x 119cm signs at 3 gondola station lift lines, providing large format visuals to skiers and snowboarders before riding gondolas.
## Restaurant Signage
We had some very large prints made for 2 of the on-mountain restaurants which represent 60% of the resort’s daytime food and beverage activity and are visited by almost every person on the mountain.
### Steamboat Restaurant
### Lone Pine Restaurant
We work in public! You can follow along and get involved in the [Alps Discord](https://discord.gg/V2uNwrwXga).
P.S. You should join us in January at [Rusutsu](https://rusutsu.com/en/).
Stay tuned for more propdates!
Hey all, we are excited to announce the official mint date for our physical zine issue. For more details, visit our website → [zine.cc0-lib.wtf](http://zine.cc0-lib.wtf)
˹ CC0-LIB Zine Special Edition 01 ˼
→ Price ; 0.03 ETH
→ Edition of 50
→ Limit ; 1 per wallet
→ Mint date ; 9AM (EST) Nov 30th, 2023
Although we recently increased the fork threshold to 30%, I believe this change was good and achieved its intended goals by:
- Offering a way out for unaligned nouners
- Increasing buying pressure (effectively arbers got away with less eth per forked noun)
- Providing useful learnings as we cont to navigate our way through this problem
I've tried and failed to contract remixr on multiple occasions. I don't think we should expect this prop to fulfill its stated goals, and I'm therefore marking it as (un)completed on their behalf.
This is Oni providing an update on behalf of m00d.
As of mid 2023 the team claimed to be closing in on first run of beans being ready for production. However, shortly after, m00d provided another update that he dealing with major personal issues which have impacted his business and put the project on hold.
He is in communication and last provided an update on 10/28/23, but there is currently no timetable on the project being completed -- the beas are on indefinite hold as of now.
The film has been completed! Available soon https://www.calladitafilm.com/
[](https://www.calladitafilm.com/)
92 min | 2023 | Dir. Miguel Faus | Drama, Satire | Starring Paula Grimaldo, Ariadna Gil, Luis Bermejo, Pol Hermoso
**SYNOPSIS**
*Ana has just arrived from Colombia and is the maid of a luxurious mansion on the Costa Brava, where a family of wealthy art dealers spends their summers. The young woman works tirelessly and without a contract, under the false promise of decent conditions at the end of the summer, if she remains obedient and discreet. When, thanks to the maid of the neighboring house, she discovers her own ways of enjoying the summer, the family decides to fire her. But before leaving, Ana will summon her wit and cunning to find her victory behind the 12 words that open a crypto wallet.*
CALLADITA is the first European movie ever funded by NFTs.
Happy thanksgiving to the nouns community 🦃
**Planning Updates**
* Chapter 3 and 4 have entered planning stages. Chapter 3 draft is well underway revisions and we are capacity-planning for production with aim to be at full capacity post holiday season once folks are back from holidays.
* Chapter 3 script final edit is aimed to be done by first week of december, Chapter 4 and 5 script drafts will be done by end of January.
* On the Music side, we are planning to have grand orchestral theme for either chapter 3 or 4 for one of the big sequences which will have an incredible behind-the-scenes footage associated with it!
* Story spoiler: Mrs. Waxman returns in Chapter 3!
* Nouns Movie Ep1+2 have gone out in submissions to a variety of film festivals and Q1 is when we start to hear back on a few of them. ⌐◨-◨
**Press**
* [Blockworks Web3 Watch : Nouns DAO-funded movie releases second installment](https://blockworks.co/news/web3-watch-nouns-dao-movie)
**Behind the Scenes**
* Full Character breakdown for Gi ([Source](https://twitter.com/ZenDoubt/status/1726360279297282064))
* Brianna, one of our star animators, shows how animators plan their shots using their own video reference.([Source](https://atrium.art/atrium-tv/655ed315474a5ce594db936c))
Apologies for the delays regarding the execution of this prop.
Originally we thought that Greg would write the smart contract to randomly distribute the prize ETH but that had some delays and then [this Prop House prop](https://prop.house/nouns/open-round-20/6036) passed and the [Succinct](https://succinct.xyz/) team took over building the whole system into a ZK powered autonomous solution. There were additional delays but finally the whole system was built, deployed, and ran.
Here are the distribution transactions and winning addresses for each month.
**April ([tx](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x1b2f248749b27fd675e1cb84fdb66fd2e854d3b013fca775b2676c04868a74f3)):**
* 0x25a92c37C699e057cDA354619FaaE6c9Ac0D079e
* 0xC0fFEE50508bc4460a8F0925EB4F6f4A04720437
* 0xF910aD6A63C8E38c8D8ef67FAE25e636F9B0543a
* 0x17e0e3f1cb647EB611f1f110fd8F71e0703B03e3
* 0xAd743963f16676acbEE18e967EFdD287587B72c7
* 0x560D53935Ca08F0397aC9eF47e0e7530c67fAEb2
* 0xe48437CBc806157511997e9A6b3D357889e6B304
* 0xC7BD74C153D61b363b924Ba6E3a43Dfb00a20987
* 0x89E635f1716CA30f69074ED1f26B866E157b2CF0
* 0x57695Bd2DBE4e61009C4Ceb3E86E97F17e56Fc7D
_Note: there was an issue with this one recipient (0x5769...) where we had to make the distribution manually ([tx](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xdf16e428ad2ba4f7ae50e93dc1608658bc70cf1c48706b41d68f5bdf6c06d000))_
**May ([tx](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xccdd7e5d207f15fb53f52300859eed4337a91bc874bbfdb6a9026055098bb677)):**
* 0x0c46c148ad7406c24a944b09099fd5316d28198e (2x)
* 0xb5cf140f8918a5279a820e5ad7db092e5a60150b (2x)
* 0xe48437cbc806157511997e9a6b3d357889e6b304 (2x)
* 0x6fcd0c77127b1b5873e61904dbb691c5c8100bc7
* 0x4ef7f745437c36ae9406e6ca0754251b00c0a6f9
* 0x6fc9e3bc110b8ec139da07cb87d9f09d5d18af60
* 0xc0ffee03eea0752e18ea545ef2e09db7afb61131
**June ([tx](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x4dcd5a5fd861e8516d82b62e4ebd0f353e934803463a32707ec4faa3d71af0a4)):**
* 0x941ccf97a003c9bb1781e2ccf991942a178efee7 (2x)
* 0xd7d78cf2f7c5a1b2e44080814d2f54a41a151a37
* 0x7c95003bda222c6a63398759d452acd4ab79aa38
* 0x3582ac97111c6eb846689e49b44556579974ee86
* 0x508f121375d85115b3e726962e2be2836360af6d
* 0xf910ad6a63c8e38c8d8ef67fae25e636f9b0543a
* 0x560d53935ca08f0397ac9ef47e0e7530c67faeb2
* 0x904485256c5424eecd8cf83f1584a82052ad2a34
* 0x08e20030fa1d5065312facdbb5126a4a9a2a1dcb
Congrats to the winners!
Even though the prize program was only for three months we still have quite a number of validators still producing blocks with the ⌐◨-◨ graffiti flag. You can check out the activity here: [nogglesgraffiti.wtf](https://nogglesgraffiti.wtf/)
The top stats banner is showing cumulative numbers but the results of this prop is quite impressive:
A total of 5235 blocks with the ⌐◨-◨ graffiti flag permanently etched into the Ethereum blockchain. Also 1109 solo stakers that have took the manual action to add the ⌐◨-◨ graffiti flag to their staking node's consensus client configuration for this to happen. The 1109 number is the count of unique fee recipient addresses of proposers so it doesn't overcount the case where the same solo staker has a lot of validators (unless they set up different fee recipient addresses for each validator for some reason, many do not for convenience's sake).
In the coming weeks the [Succinct](https://succinct.xyz/) team will come to the DAO with a proposal to make this autonomous system run continuously with lower prize distribution amounts (maybe 0.1 ETH x 5 winners = 0.5 ETH per month). Trustless autonomous systems of programs that would have required trusted multisigs and manual administration previously is very cool and I'm excited for more of Nouns' onchain world to be powered by these types of autonomous systems.
Hey everyone! Sorry for the late update. We've been working on the Propdates v2 contracts, which should be live by the end of the week! They'll enable us to transfer admin roles that are stuck, and make the admin management process easier (no more transferring/pending/claiming!). I've also been working on putting a better markdown editor directly in the app, which has been a bit harder (and more frustrating 😅) than expected. Hope to have a lot more for you in the next two weeks!
#### MUCHO LOVE UPDATE #3
#### *I recognize this update is quite detailed, but it's important to fully convey the scope of our Mucho Love medical mission. Thank you for reading, and please feel free to reach out with any questions.*
### **Mucho Love: Sustainable Health Missions**
It's with a heart full of excitement and hope that we share the latest update on our new Sustainable Health Missions (SHM) initiative that arised from one of our Mucho Love activities. Our recent medical mission to the underserved community of Mata Gorda, Baní, in the Dominican Republic, unfolded into an experience far surpassing our expectations, reshaping our perspectives and solidifying our resolve to make a lasting impact.
We received support from doctors at UNIBE, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Massachusetts General Hospital. This initiative was spearheaded by Dr. Astacio, Dr. Prasad, Dr. Matos, and the Mucho Love team.
### Understanding SHM: Mission, Vision, and Impact
#### **What exactly is SHM?**
Sustainable Health Missions (SHM) is a global health initiative that emerged from a profound recognition of the need for improved healthcare delivery in the Dominican Republic and beyond. It brings together international doctors, data analysts, and researchers in a collaborative effort to redefine and enhance global health practices.
#### **Mission:**
Our mission at SHM is to develop and disseminate a replicable, low-cost, and sustainable framework for global health missions. We are dedicated to providing free access to quality healthcare, focusing on ensuring that our model is not just effective, but universally accessible. Central to the SHM approach is the mobilization of medical professionals worldwide to conduct short-term health missions, supplemented by telemedical follow-ups. This combination ensures a sustained impact on the health outcomes of the communities we serve, bridging the gap between immediate care and long-term wellness.
#### **Vision:**
Our vision is a world where every community, regardless of location or economic status, has regular access to quality healthcare. We envision creating a global network of medical professionals committed to this cause, willing to share their expertise across borders. By establishing a rotation system of doctors for medical missions, we aim to ensure continuous and sustainable healthcare delivery in areas that need it most.
#### **Our Approach:**
The concept behind SHM is rooted in the belief that sustainable, low-cost medical missions can revolutionize global health. While many doctors may not commit to long-term stays in remote areas, many are willing to participate in short-term missions. Our strategy involves creating a system where doctors can rotate through various missions, providing consistent healthcare to communities worldwide. Chronic health issues, which require long-term management, are a primary focus of our missions. By establishing a routine of healthcare delivery every 1-6 months, we can make a significant difference in managing these chronic conditions.
#### **The SHM Framework:**
SHM is more than just a series of missions; it's about creating a replicable and sustainable model. This framework will serve as a blueprint for organizing and executing medical missions efficiently and effectively. It's about harnessing the goodwill of healthcare professionals and channeling it into a structured, impactful program that reaches communities across the globe.
### Why was the Mucho Love Medical Mission So Special?
#### **The Significance of Nouns in the SHM Logo**
In the planning phase of our mission, the team delved deep into the workings of Nouns, its funding model, and the potential of CC0 and on-chain technologies. A critical challenge in public health, the issue of ownership, where entities funding initiatives often retain all data, was addressed head-on. This paradigm shift was unprecedented for medical professionals with over 15 years of experience. For the first time, every detail of the project was meticulously documented in both written form and media, concurrently. This innovative approach sparked a global interest among doctors.
#### **Nouns: The Heart of SHM**
Nouns lies at the very heart of the Sustainable Health Missions. It embodies the logos, ethos, and pathos of our overarching goals. Our vision aligns with transforming Nouns into a universal symbol of goodness and inspiration, driving others to take action and bring about positive change. To many, Nouns already represents this emblem of hope and motivation, and we envision it continuing to find a place in more hearts globally.
Nouns offers solutions to major challenges previously outlined in public health, emerging as a symbol under which doctors worldwide can unite. It stands as a beacon for apolitical, unbiased collaboration, always prioritizing the best interests of the communities we serve. In the SHM logo, Nouns symbolizes our commitment to these principles, reflecting our dedication to accessible, equitable, and high-quality healthcare for all.
As we forge ahead, Nouns is not just a part of our logo; it's a testament to our philosophy and a guiding light in our journey towards global health betterment.
### Community-Based Medicine
How did we achieve an exceptional 43% attendance rate in a community of 1,200 people for our medical mission, a feat almost unheard of in the medical field? The key was in truly understanding and connecting with our community.
We gained invaluable support from the local leaders in Mata Gorda, which was instrumental in making this happen. We quickly realized that digital flyers, WhatsApp groups, videos, or traditional marketing methods typically used for medical missions wouldn't be sufficient on their own. The most effective strategy for ensuring high attendance involved direct, in-person interactions, empowering community members, and researching local methods for disseminating information.
Surprisingly, we discovered that 'perifoneo' was the most effective approach in Mata Gorda. To get a real sense of what perifoneo entails, check out this video: [Perifoneo in Action](https://youtube.com/shorts/hI33-v8eJo8?feature=share).
### **The Ripple Effect of SHM**
Recently, Dr. Prasad made a significant impact at the **9th International Public Health Conference** in Bangladesh, where he not only presented research papers and innovative ideas but also introduced the Sustainable Health Missions (SHM) concept to the international community. The response was overwhelmingly positive, with attendees expressing great enthusiasm and eagerness to learn more about SHM – its methodology, potential for collaboration, and future prospects.
This surge of interest in SHM and Mucho Love’s medical mission marks a pivotal moment. With interest already brewing from representatives and colleagues in 11 different countries, we’re actively exploring ways for them to engage and propel this initiative forward.
As the global medical community's interest continues to grow, we're filled with optimism for the future. SHM is more than just an initiative; it's a testament to the spirit of Nouns and Mucho Love, setting a new standard in global health and emerging as a symbol of hope and progress in healthcare.
It's been a while since prop 218's success and we got to work right away, earlier in 2023.
To catch up on what we planned, you can read the prop here: [nouns.wtf](https://nouns.wtf/vote/218) or [nouns.camp](https://www.nouns.camp/proposals/218)
So a lot has been done already, with a lot more to come throughout the coming months.
Because we're doing so many things with this proposal, we've written a bunch of updates that we'll drop one at a time over the coming days to get you all caught up with the progress, then we'll post real time updates throughout the Winter ahead.
We'll then post a final report of the whole proposal's impact at the end of the season.
We've been working in public for the majority of the time and you can follow along and get involved in the [Alps Discord](https://discord.gg/V2uNwrwXga).
P.S. You should join us in January at [Rusutsu](https://rusutsu.com/en/).
**First update of Prop 425**
Nouns movie part 1 and part 2 are now available on CGBros and CGmeetup channels. two of the largest youtube communities for all things animation. We will continue to work with more communities to bring the movie to more destinations and places.
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| -------- | -------- |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuKGo8ZnE8g | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7ZNNvVtcRg |
Nouns has successfully executed its first L2 tx on Base and minted the first batch of Nouns themed BasePaint dailys ([BasePaint 98](https://opensea.io/assets/base/0xba5e05cb26b78eda3a2f8e3b3814726305dcac83/98 )) for ~2ETH.
You can see the txs here:
- [Deposit to Base Portal](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x94c1a814077c638ee9e88470702a6557179d61ac52f6c16f6856002f34ca9da2)
- [Subscription to BasePaint bot](https://basescan.org/tx/0x6adcab16683679e24deada9ba7d5d7c0c3a56710f0c9354dd86d2112a7432ec4)
- [Mint](https://basescan.org/tx/0x6b80b58e655ee999cfbd88115a1ccff1dd8ec7833695c6923171b6faab941053)
650+ artists will be splitting the profits from the mint of which more than 70%+ was a Nouns contribution.
Unfortunately though, we set the receiving address to the alias of the Nouns DAO proxy instead of the executor. This means that the mints were received on a Base address that the DAO does not control and won't be able to move the NFTs without an upgrade. I apologize for the oversight.
The second day of Nouns x BasePaint continues today with the [Fiery Chef](https://i.imgur.com/rQtEyhs.png) and finalizes tomorrow with the [Nouns Wolf](https://nouns.wtf/noun/915).
With Nouns Movie Part 2 Release - This proposal has come to an end.
You can find the release announcement [here](https://twitter.com/nounsmovie/status/1724838421511000433)
Watch the episodes below:
* Part 2 [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWETBcBsxPA)
* Part 1 [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTk3pgPOu4g)
We thank the Nouns community for all the support so far.
This journey has merely hit its second milestone, Many more to go and the journey will continue on through Prop 425.
We've officially started the Nouner Scout rounds today. The 2.5 ETH that was requested on the prop was well spent as I was able to work with [alongcamewayne](https://twitter.com/alongcamewayne) to build [nounerscout.com](https://nounerscout.com).
You can see the announcement tweet [here](https://twitter.com/nounsprophouse/status/1724799714061902145) and the ongoing rounds at [prop.house/nouns](https://prop.house/nouns).
Lastly, if any nounsfolks know anyone deserving of a Noun that would make for an epic nouner, please let them know! One person can make an outsized impact for the better.
Hey everyone quick update here:
1. we're now two reviews into our collaboration with The Line and have made some pretty significant progress on story and setting. A few highlights:
a) Story is now one of co-creation, where Protocol Guild drives the contribution, but supported by communities like Nouns.
b) We made the story work as a celebration of EIP 4844, but also standalone – so that if we can match the timing, we can leverage the dencun upgrade.
c) We started fleshing out the world so that it's full of Ethereum inspired characters making sure to call in important communities like OP, Base, Arb, Zora, Farcaster, etc.
2. We officially signed the engagement contract and have transfered the first half of the payment from our multisig to the Line
Some more concept art below:
Hey everyone – wanted to provide an update on the droposals builder. We've spend the last month designing and buiding against this proposal to create simple droposals experience through a secondary governor. The work is mostly done and [you can see it here](https://github.com/voteagora/agora-governor/blob/main/src/AgoraNounsGovernor.sol). We've been working with Supriyo on using the Rise of Blus episode 2 as the first drop.
However, as we approached the launch date, we grow less and less confident that our approach of creating a secondary governor is the correct one.
Simply put – the extra work required to integrate a new contract would create fragmented experiences across the governance clients landscape, and lead to droposals showing up in some places, but not others – ultimately to the detriment of the proposer and the wider nouns community.
We initially planned to solve this problem by directly updating the nouns.wtf and agora sites, but as more and more clients emerged, we realized that it would not be realistic to try to keep all clients updated on two sets of contracts. The extra integration required would be too burdensome for small teams.
So this is why we've made the difficult decision to cancel the launch of our droposals builder, helped supriyo launch his drop on the current nouns governor (which is [about the pass](https://www.nounsagora.com/proposals/433)!), and returned the full 20 ETH to the treasury ([transaction here](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x68248d7db8c0544190c73acc77ea8af50aa3db98f799b37c08e8c87007118a55)).
We still think Droposals are a huge opportunity for the DAO, but our original approach was not the right one. That's why we want to return the funds on this proposal, and mark the Proposal as complete (or really – cancelled).
We hope to return to this idea with a different approach in the future, but if anyone else wants to take a swing at this in the meantime, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We're happy to share our experience and learnings in depth.
As for next steps, we're excited to focus on the Protocol Guild Film droposal, which is shaping up to be incredible! As that effort gets closer to launch next year, it'll give us an opportunity to come back to the tooling opportunity too :)
Ship ship ship 🚢🚢🚢
We just launched drops on uplink - creators can now drop their submissions as NFT's on Base via Zora. Here's a [demo](https://twitter.com/nickddsn/status/1724151749609435353).
Hey everyone! Finally getting around to sending out a propdate on prop 215. It's probably been a while since some of you have heard from us, so here's a quick recap:
> Uplink bootstraps brand development by turning observers into super users through the power of co-creation. From art campaigns to open-sourcing new logo design and more, organizations can host creator contests to unlock access to low-cost creative, authentic content and deeper connections with their most passionate supporters. At the same time, supporters gain a novel, immersive, and rewarding way to interact with their favorite organizations. In addition, our services are integrated with the Xitter API, allowing hosts to collect submissions via Twitter for max proliferation.
## Progress
We launched on October 20th with a contest of our own to remix the new platform branding. We received some awesome submissions and officially kicked off the Uplink era. After this contest, we shipped support for video submissions.
*New loading screen by gulamanyow.cc0-gang.eth*
Shortly afterwards, Krause House and TNS jumped on the platform, each hosting a Halloween themed contest with their own unique twists. From our perspective, the TNS contest was a big hit and probably the most successful contest they've run with us to date (going back to our old MVP). An animator from Rick and Morty [submitted](https://twitter.com/SloppyPencil/status/1719187556426780784) and lived streamed his creative process on Twitch. 2 of the winners were video submissions, giving us confidence that video is an important medium for creators on Uplink and worth investing more brain cycles in.
Yesterday we launched integration with assets on Base L2, and later that night Based Management came onboard with a [contest](https://uplink.wtf/basedmanagement/contest/262) of their own.
That pretty much brings us to where we are today. We're (hopefully) launching an awesome new feature by the end of this week. Right now we're aggressively in ship mode - taking feedback from the latest contests and designing new features for our incumbent hosts and creators. Next week we'll spend a bit more time in the onboarding department.
## Usage metrics
Here are some analytics from launch to now (last 30 days). As you can see, visitor influx is tightly coupled with contest activity. We're planning some new features that will bring users in regardless of contest status.
## Wrapping up
I wanted to keep this update short and sweet, but we plan on using Farcaster, updates.wtf, and our Twitter accounts to share the latest - we haven't quite figured out how to balance all 3 of these yet but we're getting there. Also, the site is open for anyone to create a contest. If you're interested or have questions, please [let us know](https://twitter.com/nickddsn).
## Links
* [Website](https://uplink.wtf/)
* [Fun promo video](https://x.com/nickddsn/status/1715499250946068929?s=20)
* [My Twitter](https://twitter.com/nickddsn)
* [Uplink Twitter](https://twitter.com/uplinkwtf)
# Prop 420 update 1 - A HUGE heartfelt thanks to the Nouns community for funding our Nounish Christmas Party for Kids in Need! We are already building and can't wait to deliver on the day and have as many Nouns community members involved as possible! As a little thank you, we've created Nouns colouring sheets for every Noun who voted! Can't wait for the kids to get creative with these!! In other news we will be talking Nouns DAO Prop 420 funding at the Australian Crypto Convention this Sunday - the session will be recorded so stay tuned for the share. Plus we have a media release to sector news about to hit inboxes. Look forward to updating all our incredible Santa Nouns as we continue to build for the party! Georgie and the Variety team [Nouns Coloring.PNG](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/HJB-uKuQT.png)
# Prop 420 update 1 - A HUGE heartfelt thanks to the Nouns community for funding our Nounish Christmas Party for Kids in Need! We are already building and can't wait to deliver on the day and have as many Nouns community members involved as possible! As a little thank you, we've created Nouns colouring sheets for every Noun who voted! Can't wait for the kids to get creative with these!! In other news we will be talking Nouns DAO Prop 420 funding at the Australian Crypto Convention this Sunday - the session will be recorded so stay tuned for the share. Plus we have a media release to sector news about to hit inboxes. Look forward to updating all our incredible Santa Nouns as we continue to build for the party! Georgie and the Variety team [Nouns Coloring.PNG](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/HJB-uKuQT.png)
we synced with ASK and TSP last week on this initiative and things continue to progress, no blockers at this time. Spohn Ranch is building the skateable Noggle Rail, Van Eggers is working on Nouns artwork for the park, and all the steel necessary for the project has been fabricated.
We're waiting to hear back from the construction team on what their latest timeline is for concrete and installation as their last targets were November!
# The Noun Square Season 2 Re-Cap
[](https://postimg.cc/FkzhNmMw)
*art by [ilustradora](https://twitter.com/ilustradoraeth)*
**The Noun Square Onchain Media Collective is one of the most committed, effective and Lindy teams ever funded by Nouns.**
We have been making a meaningful impact on the community throughout Season 2, via daily Spaces, regular art contests, entertaining video content and more. Our highly engaged network of fans has produced nearly 6 Million unique content impressions so far this year on X alone.
We have responded to Nouner feedback and leaned down our operations as much as possible, shifting focus to the creation of more rich video content, including a promising new weekly video podcast called Zero Rights Reserved [(YouTube)](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTVC2ZZHVXuArObREO5PTfJr5S4uHTArB&si=eiP--9QEwey3YWQV)[(Spotify)](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/toady-hawk), which has racked up over 350,000 views across our socials in just 4 months.
We've also been trailblazers when it comes to Nouns on Ethereum L2's, onboarding our community to Optimism, Zora Network and soon BASE through various initiatives and educational content.
Unique among funded Nouns projects, we raised more than 20 ETH in operations funding from non-Nouns sources so far this year, and have stretched the 6 month mandate from Prop 226 to 9+ months.
# Last Season, on The Noun Square...
**A Short List of Some Notable Things We Accomplished During Season 2:**
- We have remained steadfast in our commitment to act as a reliable daily touchpoint for the nouniverse, **hosting more than 500 Noun O' Clock LIVE shows in a row without missing a single day**, accumulating almost 40,000 total Spaces listens year-to-date and impressive overall engagement metrics from our X Community, including an average of 20,000 impressions, 215 Likes and 112 Re-Posts **PER DAY.**
- After receiving Nouner feedback, we pivoted much of our team energy into creating more pieces of engaging video content like **["This Week in Nouns"](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTVC2ZZHVXuBZaPBVC__DW_HdEQim5a6w&si=be3WF3y0mAi4UYMV)**, [**educational tutorials**](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTVC2ZZHVXuBM692fS5fW15VZ0tGBjts1&si=fij7H6coaiHs__JE), and our new weekly video podcast **[Zero Rights Reserved](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTVC2ZZHVXuArObREO5PTfJr5S4uHTArB&si=2iXB-u-jIpMeerjz)**.
- We scaled back our original project scope considerably by partially sunsetting the SoapBox program and leaning down the core team to do more with less, ultimately stretching a 6 month engagement to 9+ months. We "open-sourced" the process and created a dedicated account for community spaces called TNS OpenMic (more on this below).
- We have raised a total of 20+ ETH so far from outside sources towards the funding of our operations and contests via a combination of trial sponsorship collaborations with values-aligned groups, grants awards, and our daily NOMO Edition mint proceeds.
- We have positioned ourselves as a vanguard of nounish activity on Ethereum L2, educating and onboarding our community to the Optimism network via NOMO, the Zora Network through our weekly podcast open editions, and soon the BASE L2 with our imminent [Yellow Collective launch.](https://x.com/thenounsquare/status/1704895027401417019?s=20)
# 1) Continued Consistency and Community-Building + Support of Nouns-funded Projects
So far this year, we have hosted 311 consecutive Noun O' Clock LIVE X Spaces, bringing our lifetime running total to **510 straight Spaces**. If you include our various other nounish Spaces as well, the total year-to-date jumps to 857 Spaces, which equates to 921 total hours on air, or a total of **38 full days of broadcasting nounish content**, with a total of **37,800** cumulative listeners.
[](https://postimg.cc/wyD3rhK3)
*YTD stats from Superspaces.ai*
On top of our daily Spaces participation, we have also seen tremendous X/Twitter timeline engagement from TNS community on our art contests, video content and other daily posts, with an impressive **5.9 Million impressions** so far year to date, which equates to a per-day rate of nearly 20,000 impressions, 215 Likes and 112 Re-Posts! We've also completely organically grown our following by almost 100% to 9100 followers, which makes us the largest nounish account by follower count on X after @nounsdao and our friends at @nounsesports.
[](https://postimg.cc/FYGVtYhW)
*YTD stats from X.com*
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In addition to serving as a consistent and reliable content hub for Nouns fans, we have also strived to be a helpful media liaison to nounish subDAOs and funded Nouns projects, helping to coordinate and host Twitter/X events, Discord events and more, and generally amplify their messaging to our network.
**Some examples of this kind of community support:**
- Supporting the "Nouns: A Movie" team by coordinating and hosting a watch party for their Episode 1 Premiere, and amplifying their various announcements and initiatives like their open casting call, etc.
- Supporting the Nouns AI pod by cohosting a weekly Update Call in our Discord that was free for anyone to join and keep up to date with what that team was building, as well as general news from the AI space. ([Example archive recording here.](https://youtu.be/iKzf5ALz01A?si=jvYlzY-N0JhVTLfd)) We also produced this **[awesome video](https://x.com/TheHeroShep/status/1714689055248838840?s=20)** summarizing everything Nouns AI accomplished in 2023.
- Supporting Nouns Esports by amplifying various contests and announcements, co-hosting weekly Twitter/X Spaces, and hosting a live **[watch party](https://x.com/nounsesports/status/1717691609356132612?s=20)** by request during their TI12 faceoff against GG.
- Collaborating with Nouns Agora to host a **[Nouns Governance Discussion](https://twitter.com/search?q=%40thenounsquare%20%40nounsagora&src=typed_query&f=live)** most weeks on Twitter/X Spaces with Yitong.
- Supporting Brennen's **[Tavern project](https://x.com/thenounsquare/status/1717724845188796846?s=20)** by recently moving one day per week of Noun O' Clock LIVE to tavern.fm. (Not a Nouns-funded project per se, but Brennen is a Nouner and we like the duck.)
- Collaborating to support Lil Nouns DAO's The Lil Nouns Show, and producing a feature video on their funded Lil Bevs proposal (tentative release date January 2024.)
- Collaborating with subDAOs such as Lil Nouns DAO, Gnars, Food Nouns, Nouns Amigos, Nouns Japan, NounsCN, Nouns BR and more to host and cohost regular spaces for their communities.
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**Engaging Nounish Artists and Creatives:**
Our art contests have continued to be very popular in terms of engagement, and also continue to impress in terms of quality and quantity of output. Here are a couple examples of winning entries from some of our many contests this year:
**Nounish Halloween Contest**
[](https://x.com/thenounsquare/status/1719770338379141525?s=20)
**TNS Anniversary Art Contest Winners**
[](https://x.com/thenounsquare/status/1668684529484148736?s=20)
We constantly see new people tuning into our spaces and engaging with our content, asking questions about Nouns, etc. in the days following an art contest. This is part of the reason why have centred the vision of our upcoming Yellow Collective launch around funding and empowering as many nounish artists and creatives as possible (more below.)
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**Crowd-Sourced Auction Settling:**
Speaking of art, one other way that TNS has contributed to the Nouns ecosystem this season is by making a fun daily spectacle of choosing the new Noun of the Day on Noun O' Clock LIVE.
With the help of our audience, we have settled some pretty amazing Nouns this year, including some special ones for occasions, such as a Halloween Ghost, a Birthday Cake for Aug 8, a Black Cat for Token 666, etc. Some of these aesthetic Nouns have sold at auction for above-average prices, even despite the fork dynamic. Noun 658 (Dark Factory) for example **sold for 51 ETH, a full 25 ETH more than the average Noun was going for at that time.**
We also challenged ourselves earlier this year to try and mint every unminted Noun head, and succeeded just prior to the 2nd Nouniversary. We then challenged ourselves again to mint all the newly added heads as quickly as possible, and succeeded in less than 2 weeks. As a result, **[Proposal 401](https://nouns.wtf/noun/904)** was able to award every contributing artist an existing Noun with their own created head.
Here is a small selection of the many aesthetic Nouns we have helped to mint so far this year:
[](https://postimg.cc/0MPd4k08)
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# 2) A Fresh Focus on Video Content:
During the earliest months of this season, TNS was producing and facilitating an average of 40 Twitter/X Spaces per week for various nounish communities. We sought and received feedback from nouners and our audience, and learned that their favorite content was moreso our educational/informative video content on YouTube and TikTok, and so we decided as a team to shift our resources and attention towards increasing the production of this kind of rich media content on a more regular basis.
Since that time, we have been producing 5-8 high quality pieces of video content per month. Here are some notable examples of rich media produced by TNS this year:
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**This Week in Nouns** Series (fka Prop Talk): A 3 minute weekly video summarizing everything exciting that's happening in Nouns, produced and hosted by the indomitable [JackWyldes](https://twitter.com/JackWyldes). Primarily an **[X-native release](https://twitter.com/search?q=%40thenounsquare%20%22this%20week%20in%20nouns%22&src=typeahead_click)**, these have received a combined 70,000+ views so far this year.
[](https://x.com/thenounsquare/status/1709595587232890942?s=20)
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**Crypto Advocacy / Gitcoin:** Nouns doesn't celebrate its wins often enough, so we decided to make a **[short video about our 100K donation to the Gitcoin Crypto Advocacy Round.](https://x.com/thenounsquare/status/1678837682565152770?s=20)** This piece of evergreen content has received nearly 30,000 views so far since its release.
[](https://x.com/thenounsquare/status/1678837682565152770?s=20)
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Nouns AI approached us and asked us to produce an engaging video about everything their pod built in 2023. This was primarily an X release, but you can also watch it **[here on YouTube.](https://youtu.be/dvRuodQLXoc?si=Sv1NobSjXa8aK5Mu)**
[](https://youtu.be/dvRuodQLXoc?si=Sv1NobSjXa8aK5Mu)
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**Tutorials and Educational Videos About Onchain Life:** Our community loves learning about Ethereum, how to use L2s, how to apply for grants, etc. and our TNS Tutorials Series helps them along that path. Our **[Tutorials videos](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTVC2ZZHVXuBM692fS5fW15VZ0tGBjts1&si=vsbbrErNy6ILUUuh)** have accumulated over 50,000 views this year across our socials.
[](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTVC2ZZHVXuBM692fS5fW15VZ0tGBjts1&si=vsbbrErNy6ILUUuh)
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**Notable Video Archives of Popular Twitter Spaces** Events such as our **[All About that Base event](https://youtu.be/U1B50NrIqVM?si=X7vDN5QEnIryZ2oC)** featuring Jesse Pollak, this Nouns **[RageQuit Debate](https://youtu.be/cRG2Zb3Cz4Q)** moderated by the Verbs team, this **[open discussion of Private Voting](https://youtu.be/K_EC54dSf80)**, this CC0 Round-table with **[Danny Cole and David Horvath](https://youtu.be/MSf-Aevh5Dk)**, etc.
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**Zero Rights Reserved Podcast:** We are 16 episodes in and growing in popularity, with over 350,000 views so far in 4 months. (More on this in the dedicated section below.)
[](https://postimg.cc/hJygDsxf)
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In addition to longform video content, we have also continued to leverage our TNS **[TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@thenounsquare?_t=8h8pOJQlvBn&_r=1)** **[Accounts](https://www.tiktok.com/@thenounsquarebr?_t=8h8pKkn4Zmi&_r=1)** to repurpose shorter versions of our videos, and platform-native shorts. We've continued to grow our English language and Brazilian Portuguese language accounts this year to a combined 38,500 followers, and have received over 150,000 views on our short videos there YTD.
**Year-to-date, our video content has received over 650,000 views across our socials,** with 70% of that content coming in the latter part of the Season following our renewed emphasis on video production and distribution.
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# 3) The Zero Rights Reserved Podcast: Early Signs of Success
[](https://postimg.cc/sQvRy0LQ)
**Zero Rights Reserved** is a weekly video podcast that we launched in June as part of our renewed focus on creating more rich digital media. It is a podcast about Nouns, DAOs, Ethereum, Art and more, and our goal is to interview interesting guests from around the onchain space from a Nounish perspective, while educating and entertaining our audience and bridging gaps to other like-minded communities.
**So far, the podcast has been getting extremely good feedback from listeners both inside and outside the nouns community, as well as from the guests that we have invited on:**
[](https://postimg.cc/V569kWrn)
Notable guests so far have included **Jack Butcher**, Deadfellaz cofounder **Psych**, **Supriyo** from Nouns Movie, **Bob Burnquist**, **Chris and Eric** from **Stoopid Buddy**, **Cryptopunk Noah**, **Dan Romero**, founder of Farcaster, and more.
[](https://postimg.cc/njtvf6rT)
ZEROPOD has also proven to be our most popular piece of recurring video content so far, racking up over **350K impressions across TNS socials for the first 16 episodes.** Podcast subscriptions and downloads are all steadily growing, and from a human impact perspective, the initiative has been a great bridge to other values-aligned communities such as Gitcoin, Checks/Opepen, Deadfellaz, OnChainMonkey and more. We have started to see more and more people from these other communities joining Noun O' Clock LIVE regularly to learn more about Nouns after having their interest piqued by the pod!
We have also been minting each episode of ZEROPOD as a special ONCHAIN collection on Zora using the Zora L2 network. **[You can check them out and mint for free here.](https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x20035fea4dd659553233fe5ea3ca207e6427b5eb)**
Like all of our content at TNS, and as the name would imply, all Zero Rights Reserved conetent is fully CC0, and we have started to compile a simple repository of both raw and edited footage that anyone is free to use however they see fit. You can view the repository **[ here.](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bu09bV8M0DwiPQyWhU9lTE7cI2vJT34r?usp=sharing)**
We believe ZEROPOD has the potential to become our co-flaship production alongside Noun O' Clock LIVE. The former bringing in nouns-curious eyeballs from all over the web 3 space, while the latter acts as an effective sieve to catch artists and creatives and help them find ways to contribute meaningfully to the community.
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# 4) A Note About Team Adaptability
As mentioned previously, in the early part of this year, TNS was managing and facilitating up to 40 Twitter Spaces per week for communities such as Gnars, Lil Nouns, Unouns, Nouns Amigos, and more via our SoapBox Program.
While we do maintain that the SoapBox program was impactful for community-building, and was certainly appreciated in many corners of the nouniverse, it also demanded a **lot** of labor to maintain in terms of scheduling, administration, social media messaging, hosting and coordination. As we started to receive feedback from Nouns DAO members that they did not feel SoapBox should be a primary focus for TNS, we made the difficult decision to mostly wind it down.
So as not to leave our communities in the lurch, we did the social media equivalent of making SoapBox "open source": We built a new affiliated X account called TNS OpenMic, where any nounsfolk could apply to host a show about any nounish community or topic of their choosing. We will still amplify where possible, but without the previous commitment of in-house scheduling, hosting, messaging etc. Our new vision for OpenMic is that it can act as a kind of Public Access Channel for Nouns, where anyone can show up and spin up a Space with a built-in potential audience and iterate their concept.
As a result of these and other changes to our day-to-day operations, we have been able to stretch our previous mandate of 6 months from prop 226 to 9+ months.
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# 5) Promising Progress on Self-Funding & Alternative Funding Sources
One of our primary goals in Season 2 was to explore alternate sources of funding to become more self-sufficient as an organization, and we have explored this priority from three main angles: 1) Sponsorship collaborations, 2) Grants from other sources, and 3) Crypto Native revenue generation.
On item 1, we were able to negotiate 4 collaborations with values-aligned organizations plus a one-off video commission, for a total ETH value of 5.5 ETH. Thank you to Dawn Wallet, Gnars DAO and OnChainMonkey for being open to collaboration. We have open discussions with various other organizations and protocols as well for future month-long content sponsorship collaborations.
Secondly, we were extremely grateful to be awarded a Gitcoin Public Goods grant of 2.5 ETH for outstanding work in Web 3 Education and Onboarding, and a 5 ETH grant from Builder DAO to seed the imminently launching Yellow Collective treasury with funds to be used for nounish art contests and content commissions.
And finally, we have brought in a total of 9.14 ETH YTD from our NOMO Nouns Daily Edition mints over the course of Season 2. We have also been iterating and evolving the NOMO collection and experience to make it more accessible for our audience. This summer, we migrated the collection to the Optimism L2 to solve the problem of a $7 daily mint that was costing $50 in gas on mainnet. Recently, we also made the decision to lower the mint cost from ~$7 to ~$1 to again encourage more broad participation from our community on a daily basis.
With these four sources combined, we have so far raised 22.14 ETH in outside revenue and grants, and we hope to double this amount in Season 3.
One way that we will do that is with the launch of The Yellow Collective, a new TNS onchain club that will be deployed this month as a daily nounish auction on the BASE L2 using Nouns Builder.
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# 6) Nouns on the OP Stack
[](https://postimg.cc/JDCt4Wcy)
We noticed an interesting problem when talking to our community: Many wanted to "Enjoy Ethereum", but they were fed up with paying high gas fees to do so. We decided to make it part of our mandate to teach our 50,000+ followers across socials about the benefits of using OP Stack chains, and show them exactly how to do it.
First, we migrated our daily edition collection "NOMO Nouns" from mainnet to OP, and produced some helpful tutorials on how to bridge ETH. Next, we started minting our Zero Rights Reserved podcasts as FREE mint collectibles on Zora L2 (shout out Jacob for helping us with this rollout.)
Finally, we are launching a "DAO" (onchain collective) on BASE L2 using Nouns Builder this month, called The Yellow Collective. You can learn more about our plans for this, and the BASE-deployed "Collective Nouns" daily auctions in our **[announcement thread here.](https://x.com/thenounsquare/status/1704895027401417019?s=20)**
This diagram helps to illustrate our three-pronged strategy for educating the Nouns community about the OP Stack, and the importance of Ethereum L2s:
[](https://postimg.cc/dZJCX05K)
One of our core ideals is to help create a safe and accesible place for people from all over the world to be able to Enjoy Nouns, and we are excited to leverage these L2 initiatives to do just that.
But most of all, we're just excited for these Collective Nouns auctions to start... I mean, just look at these community-drawn traits that won our recent **[Prop House competition!](https://prop.house/the-yellow-collective/the-yellow-collective-trait-contest-1:-best-noun-heads)**
[](https://prop.house/the-yellow-collective/the-yellow-collective-trait-contest-1:-best-noun-heads)
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**That's it for now! Thank you for tuning in for TNS snz 2. We appreciate this DAO and community for all the opportunities it has entrusted to us thus far. We love the concept of Propdates and, should we be engaged to continue with our important work via an upcoming proposal, we will commit to posting onchain updates like this one at least every 60 days.**
**Long Live Nouns! ⌐◨-◨**
This prop had a community contest to design boards which were given to kids (in partnership with The Skate Park Project) across a number of locations including New York, LA, and Navajo Nation New Mexico.
**New York City (Go Skateboarding Day)**
**Los Angeles (w Action Sports Kids, ASK Foundation)**
**Two Grey Hills, New Mexico on Navajo Nation**
As part of the Propdates 2.0 prop, we allocated 5 ETH to give to the first 100 props to be updated, as additional incentives. Doing some math now, we already would be allocating half of that to people who have posted already, which feels wrong. As folks like Yitong have pointed out, maybe something more social / Nouns-native would make more sense instead.
If we used the budget to commission a Gardener-style NFT for Updaters, would people be okay with that? Might be split up by month or something like that. We'd return the rest of the unused funds.
Please share your thoughts on Farcaster: https://warpcast.com/martin/0xd30a2ebd
Cheers, everyone! Great progress since our proposal passed: We're in the media spotlight with mentions on [All Beers](http://www.allbeers.com.br/2023/06/viking-malt-e-uma-das-parceiras-na.html), [Blocknews](https://www.blocknews.com.br/esg/cerveja-public-good-recebe-us-45-mil-da-nounsdao/) and [Livecoins](https://livecoins.com.br/cerveja-brasileira-open-source-capta-r-235-mil-com-dao-de-criptomoedas/), and we've received 114 reviews ([here](https://untappd.com/b/cervejaria-narcose-public-good-ipa/5389905) and [here](https://untappd.com/b/canil-public-good/5551579)) on Untappd. Just 2 days after the proposal passed, we bootstrapped the production and the [launch event](https://twitter.com/PublicGoodBeer/status/1709703100527714434) for Public Good Beer in Lisbon. The event at Cervejaria Canil, in partnership with Polygon Guild, welcomed more than 70 attendees, and it was amazing! Another [event](https://twitter.com/PolygonLisbon/status/1720052884023152656) with Polygon is confirmed for November 9th. Now, we're preparing for the [Farcaster Meetup](https://lu.ma/w99jv5bs) on November 4th, with more than 100 confirmed attendees.
In Brazil, [NFT.Rio](https://twitter.com/NFT_RIO_) is just around the corner, and we can't wait to show what we've got. Our partnership with [gotas.social](https://gotas.social/) is integrating tokens into our events and engaging our fans, and we're also planning with a new product manufacturer in Brazil to expand our production. More updates soon—the momentum is building! 🍻
Prop currently stands at 102 votes for and 11 against with a few hours left so it looks like the prop will be passing. Thank you everyone for the vote of confidence to run this experiment.
I'd like to address some concerns / feedback provided in the vwrs:
- Ideally, new nouners would be able to select their own Nouns from the treasury but we don't yet have that tooling. If the experiment is successful, it would make sense to double down on this direction. For now, the tools available are more than enough to get started.
- Guaranteeing that a new nouner doesn't immediately sell their Noun or go absent is not possible but it is true that their reputation is on the line as these rounds aim to drive a lot of attention. Similar to the point above, if the experiment is successful, we could explore new tooling as a way to make sure the new nouners get a good feel for playing Nouns by using requiring some criteria for getting full ownership of the Noun.
- The metrics I will follow to determine success or failure will be vwrs + new props by new Nouners.
- This is not a way to retroactively reward people for past contributions. This is an attempt to grow the network.
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Grateful to the DAO for the retro funding and appreciate all the kind vote reasons. [Sent 0.5 ETH](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xabdd388c4a8c00a5ec989a0f3a13a77b43b91a43d8918e4231c45e1feedda5e4) to zeth.eth for their help with the site.
Site continues to be used and runs with no overhead cost.
We're happy to see some of the features adopted by other Nouns DAO clients, like [nouns.camp](https://www.nouns.camp).
Stay Nounish; vote with reason.
*sent from propdates.wtf*
gm and happy halloween !
onnnnnnnnnion (I never know how many n's there are) and I just met to discuss our first steps for Propdates 2.0. The first step is to migrate the contracts to be upgradable, enabling faster future contract-level improvements. We'll also be adding a "Super Admin", which will be an address controlled by a multi-sig that can transfer admin privileges in case a proposer is having a hard time (or simply can't) transfer the role to a wallet that can regularly post updates. For example if the initial proposer is no longer active in Nouns, or is controlled by a wallet that is no longer accessible, this will allow Proposals to be recoverable.
On the front-end side, I'll be working on creating a better markdown editor in the app, as well as various UX improvements! See you in the next propdate!
- mrtn
Just had our first meeting with The Line post proposal execution. We went over the feedback we've gotten so far on the story, and talked through timelines and check in cadence.
We aligned on three adjustments to the script:
1. Ensuring that Nouns plays an important supportive role in the story. (This was always the plan, but was not clear enough in the script draft)
2. Reframing the Protocol Guild from Heroes to Stewards, which feels more in line with their lived experience.
3. Ensuring that we tell a story that could work as a celebration of EIP-4844, should the timings align, but also one that stands on its own should the timing not work.
As for next steps, we'll be reviewing the contract, signing, and releasing the first milestone payment upon alignment on the final details there.
Nouns Movie EP2 poster was revealed alongside the trailer.
[Poster reveal](https://twitter.com/nounsmovie/status/1717215603034050875)
[Chapter 2 trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef6hLq_xXUo)
## UPDATE – October 24, 2023
Hi hi! The *__NOUNS–HALO KEYCHAIN__* circuit board is now in *__production!__*
x700 units are in the process of being manufactured – we're just rounding the final components from suppliers and I will receive the first 5 samples in approximately 20-25 days. Once I've cleared the samples, then the remaining units should be all made within 2 weeks!
A little refresher in re to the quantity:
- 600 units will be distributed:
- 500 available for purchase
- 50 supplied to the DAO
- 50 for gifting, raffles, etc. – marketing purposes
- an extra 100 units are manufactured for quality check and any additional quantities that pass it will be available for purchase
### Enclosure
The enclosure is nearly complete, I'm waiting for the battery samples to arrive in order to make sure it all fits in. In the meantime, I'm testing the material and options for the clear resin and its opacity levels.
I've also sourced manufacturers to produce the enclosures using injection moulding so that will be all ready to go soon!
### Firmware
The code has been finalized and tested, everything is working perfectly! I've uploaded it on github in the meantime, but it will be available on the website once it has launched. https://github.com/tigrisli/nouns-halo
### Packaging
TUNA CANS! TUNA CANS!
I'm waiting to receive the samples this week to verify the dimensions and experiment with the packaging, colours, etc. so I'll put up an update on this soon!
I think that's all for now – if you need to reach me for questions, comments, etc. Feel free to give me a shout!
Twitter: [@tigrisli](https://twitter.com/tigrisli)
Warpcast: [@tigris](https://warpcast.com/tigris)
Discord: tigris#3862
TLDR: we're exploring additional protocol changes to better curb auction arb.
The burn code has recently been reviewed by soli, and the fixes won't take long. However, that's not our main focus these days.
The burn works in cycles that provide predictability, e.g. we can decide to burn every 100 Nouns. At the same time roughly 30 Nouns are required to initiate a fork given current adjusted supply and fork threshold. Assuming such parameters, arbers can safely perform up to 3 rounds of forking without being impacted by the burn. And after a burn occurs, they can continue to do so until the next burn and so on.
A naive reaction to this problem is to configure fork threshold and burn cycle such that we burn before there's a fork, e.g. raise fork threshold to require just over 60 Nouns, and set the burn cycle at 60 Nouns, and there you have it.
While this is certainly a possibility, there is a natural tension:
* We want to keep for threshold low, for multiple reasons such as wanting the fork to truly serve minority protection
* We want the burn cycle to be longer, to give the community sufficient time to coordinate funding
We are therefore exploring other designs, such as:
* Requiring a minimum age for a Noun to be allowed to escrow towards a fork
* Initiating a burn before any fork
Since such ideas have the potential to impact the burn design, we think it best to reach a decision before declaring the burn code to be final and submitting it for an audit. It might also be best to expand the audit scope to include whichever idea we land on, as they seem highly entangled, working together with the burn to achieve the arb mitigation we're aiming for.
Important to restate: we want to significantly curb arb such that auctions are once again onboarding new long term Nouns players.
What's next:
* We will publish a blog post detailing our thinking, and share it with the community.
* We will ask for feedback and help making a decision.
* We will then share an updated scope and timeline.
Thanks to everyone contributing to these conversations!
# Proposal completed!
Funds were received yesterday and the proposal was completed today.
Total of 65 submissions.
We missed a few deadlines and were able to add new festivals that were just opening up with cheaper fees.
Here is the full list:
https://warpcast.com/leoclark.eth/0x0f67f1bf
Hello all!
Thanks to all talented artists for creating such a fantastic first edition of [cc0-lib.wtf - A Nounish Public Goods CC0 Library](https://cc0-lib.wtf/) Zine Cover Art!
Here is the complete list of the winners and prizes for our [CC0-Lib Prop House Cover Art Round 1](https://prop.house/cc0-lib/cc0-lib-cover-art-round-1/)
**1st Place** ; [Back to the Nouns](https://prop.house/cc0-lib/cc0-lib-cover-art-round-1/8351) by [iqbalhakimboo](https://twitter.com/iqbalhakimboo)
**Prize** ; 0.5Ξ | [Txn](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x8adccb40cc7cb91fb8ab01d199e69461a5d742d9a7e148c73cf753f26d6ec0bd)
**2nd Place** ; [Nounsdipity](https://prop.house/cc0-lib/cc0-lib-cover-art-round-1/8287) by [mrSeaks](https://twitter.com/SeaksMr)
**Prize** ; 0.3Ξ | [Txn](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x323e31be27a9f77edc718cc6f827ee30564c0baf43e8f43a5a6f34dd8e0a3a79)
**3rd Place** ; [Nouns Look Up](https://prop.house/cc0-lib/cc0-lib-cover-art-round-1/8363) by [AzacielXD](https://twitter.com/AzacielXD)
**Prize** ; 0.2Ξ | [Txn](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xd5ce75c21c3bf00e50ae3d12e8a0ebf33568e0aefa2f3635b30e8547923931ab)
**Honorable Mention**
- [Nouns with Attitude](https://prop.house/cc0-lib/cc0-lib-cover-art-round-1/8348) by [jimijerong](https://twitter.com/jimijerong)
- [Just Nounish](https://prop.house/cc0-lib/cc0-lib-cover-art-round-1/8339) by [kimmydeuk](https://twitter.com/kimmydeuk)
- [Nouns City](https://prop.house/cc0-lib/cc0-lib-cover-art-round-1/8350) by [Arifuddin](https://twitter.com/Arifuddin_CC)
- [noUNITY in Diversity](https://prop.house/cc0-lib/cc0-lib-cover-art-round-1/8347) by [Skwalo09](https://twitter.com/Skwalo09)
- [Keep it Nounish](https://prop.house/cc0-lib/cc0-lib-cover-art-round-1/8335) by [Valentina](https://twitter.com/LeettleStar_)
- [The CC0 Shelf](https://prop.house/cc0-lib/cc0-lib-cover-art-round-1/8358) by [YouGoGirl](https://twitter.com/yougogirl_eth)
And again big thanks to all the incredible artists for their amazing artwork. We will definitely host more rounds soon!
Stay tuned for our upcoming special edition Zine made by [cc0-lib.wtf](https://cc0-lib.wtf).
A Nouns Thing ⌐◨-◨
Hey friends, thanks for voting this proposal in! I know we've got a tall task ahead of us, but I'm excited to work with everyone on this. Will be using Propdates to share feedback as we go.
Next steps on my side:
* Meet with The Line to go through the feedback we got on the prop so far
* Take care of some paperwork with their official engagement
* Continue conversation with Trent and other PG members
* Create a plan to build excitement around the release of this film and mint
# 102 - NounsDAO in Korea, Sailing PR campaign
NounsDAO in Korea, Sailing PR campaign is complete. You can find [Best Photos Here](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1A6882XJZ4hqJgyJntejylnM3zgCtWFda), as well as the [Hankyung News Article](https://www.hankyung.com/it/article/202209281223i), and the post in [Yacht Blog](https://blog.naver.com/hdyacht/222928695224).
The spinnakers from the event were initially given to the Korean teams. However, two teams decided to send their spinnakers to teams in Argentina and Greece. The photos and videos of teams sailing with Nouns spinnakers will be posted on social media from time to time.
As of today, the spinnakers are with the respective teams.
1. Orange spinnaker is in Argentina with [TataPadagonia](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_imXzrfd2/?img_index=1)
2. Green spinnaker is in Greece with
[Nautical Club of Thessaloniki](https://www.instagram.com/ioannis_fakas/)
3. Red spinnaker is in Korea with [Team Ladies](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ciq4j-zvoO1/?img_index=1)
4. Blue spinnaker is in Korea with [Kyung-Hee Yacht Club](https://www.instagram.com/official_khyc/)
5. Sky Blue spinnaker is in Korea with [Ehwa Sailing team](https://www.instagram.com/p/CjkB75ZB2GQ/?img_index=2)
# 102 - NounsDAO in Korea, Sailing PR campaign
NounsDAO in Korea, Sailing PR campaign is complete. You can find [Best Photos Here](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1A6882XJZ4hqJgyJntejylnM3zgCtWFda), as well as the [Hankyung News Article](https://www.hankyung.com/it/article/202209281223i), and the post in [Yacht Blog](https://blog.naver.com/hdyacht/222928695224).
The spinnakers from the event were initially given to the Korean teams. However, two teams decided to send their spinnakers to teams in Argentina and Greece. The photos and videos of teams sailing with Nouns spinnakers will be posted on social media from time to time.
As of today, the spinnakers are with the respective teams.
1. Orange spinnaker is in Argentina with [TataPadagonia](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_imXzrfd2/?img_index=1)
2. Green spinnaker is in Greece with
[Nautical Club of Thessaloniki](https://www.instagram.com/ioannis_fakas/)
3. Red spinnaker is in Korea with [Team Ladies](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ciq4j-zvoO1/?img_index=1)
4. Blue spinnaker is in Korea with [Kyung-Hee Yacht Club](https://www.instagram.com/official_khyc/)
5. Sky Blue spinnaker is in Korea with [Ehwa Sailing team](https://www.instagram.com/p/CjkB75ZB2GQ/?img_index=2)
Introducing World Mints 😶🌫️ - You can collect your favorite locations from the World of Blus as the story progresses.
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Try out the immersive [World View](https://nouns.movie/world) or the classic [Mint View](https://nouns.movie/mint).
View them in high resolution details, navigate the gallery and climb the leaderboard by collecting them all!
They also serve as tokens to eventually give you access to future gated content as we dive further into the story as not everything will be eventually made public to watch (to help with distribution conversations).
For more than a year I've managed #NounsAI & $500k+
I'm proud to say we are open sourcing both:
Roko: A GPT-backed community management tool
&
NounsAI: An AI hub for content creation, pictures, videos, audio oh my!
Some announcements + reflections working for Nouns but first a video showcasing the work!
https://youtu.be/v0UUTWSJ4eQ
Thanks to @JackWyldes, @ByHardy, @toady_hawk, & @thenounsquare
for making it + hosting our bi/weekly meetings throughout this journey
Roko?
Roko is:
• A Discord Bot that records all messages & notes any question. If previously answered, Roko makes a thread & shares. Otherwise notes
• One of the first GPT powered Knowledge Graph creators; turning proposals into a brain
• A tool to take conversations from discord & the context from those proposals to automatically create an auto-updating wiki that can store decisions, updates, questions, & more for any proposal automatically
This was an ambitious goal and I’m so proud of what we built, I think it’s a GREAT tool with a lot of potential that’s groundbreaking in many ways BUT I failed to spend enough time talking to our customers, nouners.
If I had, I would have realized that it was more important to build a tool that spread that info all over the place instead of storing it in one. This was one of my biggest mistakes. That’s one thing I think many misunderstand about
@nounsdao, not only do you need to be building something cool; you need to already have the audience to make sure enough people care that others buy in. You can find the code here: https://github.com/nounsai/data-pipeline A big shoutout to @stevefink who did a lot of the heavy lifting here.
NounsAI?
NounsAI.wtf is:
• An AI powered picture, video, and audio creation tool
• For pictures uses custom diffusion model to create high fidelity Nounish art and to make it a breeze to edit + restyle
• Our audio-hub is a unique node-based interface creators love, it turns words to grooves and makes it easy to break down a song into individual tracks, drums, strings,
• Video ties it all together, letting you take an audio track, arrange images like a slideshow on the timeline, and then let AI fill in the gaps creating a trippy audio-visual experience
It’s been incredible seeing the community empowered with this tool. We’ve had hundreds of users pretty much every week since January with some content getting hundreds of thousands of views. We minimized the requirements needed to run all the code so I hope people get something out of it.
You can still use it through the rest of the year at http://nounsai.wtf, make sure you select the 'SDXL-no-wrong' model in the drop down to get the best image performance
@honkdiddly has been driving this one for pretty much a year as well and packaged it all up here https://github.com/nounsai/nouns-ai-sd-server
Some thoughts on @nounsdao from a contributor POV:
• Onboarding required guidance, without awesome people like @punk4156 @noun22_ @anquetil and more I would never have been able to learn enough about Nouns to put together a proposal and lobby for votes. If there were incentives for more nouners with conviction on what should be built to go look talent it would be positive because…
• You need to CARE about SOMETHING. Someone helping you embark on a fun and well compensated learning journey makes you care. People showing up to meetings and asking questions makes you care. Bringing in investment, making a good investment, and seeing a friend you made in this community do something awesome all also make you care. But…
• It is HARD to maintain attention and it can get lonely. Often the people the hardest to reach are the ones you most want to talk to. There’s so many things going on, attention drifts, and once lost, is hard to get back. It’d be great if there was a periodic review with nouners (monthly?) baked into longer projects to keep everyone aligned and excited. Maybe add some stakes to it where if it’s going well a month can be added on to the remaining few or one taken away recouping investment.
Ultimately, it was an awesome experience. That’s why we’ve been working through our contract date of July and will keep #NounsAI up through the end of the year. It’s also been tough and even though I’m proud of what we accomplished I can’t help but feel like we failed in part. Maybe it’s all part of the experiment. One that I’m grateful to have been a part of. I hope to forever be nounish, happy to advise, share thoughts, and invest in something bigger than myself.
## Addressing The Feedback ##
During this proposal's [voting period](https://www.voter.wtf/?proposalid=289&proposalId=289), we received valuable feedback that we should be focused on finding our own "product-market fit" (PMF). Meaning that we should find the right audience to focus on and create content that resonates with this audience as well as **solve for distribution**, while proliferating Nouns in a meanginful way.
We took this feedback to heart and shifted our strategy. We decided to focus on developing content that will grow and resonate with a large audience other than the existing Nouns core fans.
This means we dropped the idea of developing a nounish CC0 library, running our own Prop House rounds, or continuing to tell stories of Nouns Proposals (except for Nouns Esports). Instead focussed on testing different audiences and content types in a series of pilots.
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## Piloting ##
### Piloting: Potential Nouners ###
The first audience we chose to test was **Potential Nouners**. We reached out to as many Noun owners as we could and surveyed them to try to understand what made them tick and what attracted them to the DAO.
You can read the results [here](https://twitter.com/noun142/status/1675512892886581248).
We tested reaching Potential Nouners by creating content for Ethereum & DAO enthusiasts. We piloted 4 different ideas:
* [Nouns DAO: The Game](https://twitter.com/nounish/status/1677667046103076864)
* [Let’s Play Nouns DAO: Gov Pools](https://twitter.com/nounish/status/1676547312124936194)
* [Fun Fork Explainer](https://x.com/nounish/status/1679471990212624388?s=20)
* [Serious Fork Explainer](https://x.com/nounish/status/1679912852457496577?s=20)
These resonated very well and got a lot of engagement. Especially The Game, which got relatively a lot of views and shares on Twitter. It has even been cited as being directly responsible for bringing new people into the Nouns ecosystem.
Even though the content was loved, we didn't think that it had strong enough PMF –it didnt seem to reach and engage a lot of new people.
---
### Nouns Esports ###
We took a break from piloting and produced a video about Nouns Esports. We knew that there is a real need for a Nouns Esports explainer. An evergreen piece for one of Nouns' strongest communities to facilitate their onboarding of new members and to help explain to the esports world what Nouns is all about.
The video was very well received and got ~200K views overall on Twitter and has another ~130K views on Reddit, and is being used on the Nouns Esports [website](https://nouns.gg/) as their main onboarding tool.
---
### Piloting: Fans ###
After publishing the Nouns Esports video, we went back to trying to find PMF.
This time we focused on an audience we call "Fans". Which is a broad definition for people who *could* fall in love with Nouns.
Here, we attempted to create content that generally would work well on social media, and that it could be used as a gateway to Nouns.
We tested original content that we created, trying to embody what we consider to be nounish:
* [Noun Cosplay](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvLEfvkgv_M/)
* [Gnars Fingerboarding](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvFEKb_AGzK/)
* [Fingerboarding BTS #1](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cu1cfYjNHv4/)
* [Fingerboarding BTS #2](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cu2XIherD4_/)
* [Unboxing Things In The Style of The Thing We're Unboxing](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvNovfwgPPN/)
* [The Untold Story of the cups from Jurassic Park](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cvh6mctgJUH/)
* [Behind The Scenes on "Jurassic Cups"](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvrZsrVgR9y/)
* [Make todays Noun out of Post-it Notes](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvCbherAPRg/)
* [3 Artists](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvXiJ2GAE54/)
* [Artist #1: How They Made It](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvR581BAIjC/)
* [Artist #2: How They Made It](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvapufogqdI/)
* [Artist #3: How They Made It](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cu9Y1KOAAju/)
We posted all of these videos on Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and TikTok and one format showed signs of traction - "[Three Artists](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvXiJ2GAE54/)".
We also noticed that the type of people engaging with this content and following us are very specific: they are all artists, designers, and other creative types. It was the most defined audience we'd ever seen engage with our content (outside of the existing Nouns community)
The strong engagement with the content and the consistency of the audience were indications that we have found PMF.
---
### Three Artists ###
So we doubled down on the show and have since released 8 episodes with more on the way.
The show quickly became popular on Instagram, with the top episode receiving over 1 million organic views. We have released eight episodes so far, which have received over 2 million views and brought us over 70,000 new followers.
Other signs of PMF include a very high engagement rate: our top episode got 140,000 likes (a 14% like/view ratio), and every episode receives hundreds of comments, saves, and shares.
---
## Our Audience
The audience that the show is attracting is consistently identifiable as what we call “The Creatives.” Our followers are designers, artists, creative directors, filmmakers, animators, illustrators, and so on. We also have attracted some well known brands in the creative sector, including [Wacom](https://www.instagram.com/wacom) and [Artlist](https://www.instagram.com/artlist.io).
We see this as a chance to build a community outside the crypto bubble that is a perfect fit for Nouns, a group of talented and inspired creative people.
---
## More Than Growth: A Relationship With Our Audience
By turning the camera back on ourselves we are making ourselves a tangible representation of the Nounish values they can relate to – joyous, welcoming, playful, creative, and collaborative.
As we share our inspiring culture (one completely in line with Nouns’ own values) our audience will grow to love the show and the people on it. And in the long term, as the connection between us and our audience deepens, we give ourselves the best chance to galvanise them to engage with Nouns in a more meaningful way.
---
### More: Our OG Content Lives On ###
Since our last proposal we also released our Mucho Love video, the last of Season 1.
Alot of our content continues to live on and get new life periodically, including our nounish Rainbow Wallet video. Rainbow themselves and many others (including Alexis Ohanian) posting and reposted it on Twitter.
Dustin Yellin shared & reshared our very first video again
And our long form explainer continues to be the go-to for people to dive deeper on the concept of Nouns, as well as how to get funded.
---
### Next Steps
We're hyped about the future opportunity of building a nounish brand accross Instagram and YouTube based on the success of "Three Artists". We have other content in development, but in the short term our focus is to scale our channels by refining and iterating on this core concept.
Check out our [new proposal here](https://www.nouns.camp/proposals/413).
[CC0-Lib Cover Art R01](https://prop.house/cc0-lib/cc0-lib-cover-art-round-1) has ended!
25 proposals have been gathered and a huge applause for the tremendous efforts of all participants. We will review them thoroughly. Apologies to those who couldn't meet the deadline, we will certainly host another round soon.
Here's all the proposals! 🩷
## UPDATE – October 12, 2023
Helloooo! Here's an update on the *__NOUNS–HALO KEYCHAIN__* !
I'm happy to say that we'll be reaching the end of this project soon in the next few weeks – with the circuit board now complete, everything else will be moving very quickly!
There were a few hiccups with the hardware which resulted in an extra 2 iterations being made, but the good news is that in those iterations – I was able to upgrade the hardware whilst keeping the costs low / relatively the same.
For those who are curious, rather than using an ATTINY85 which requires a little bit of a setup in order to program it, I've swapped it for Seeedstudio's XIAO MCU which is a simple plug and code - making it a whole lot easier for tinkerers to upload their own code. All testing of the components, code, charging, switches, etc. have passed through with flying colours!
Also to note that the NOUNS–HALO KEYCHAIN will already come **pre-programmed with the animated lights** as per the demo in prop.
The 600 circuit boards are just days away from being produced with a lead time of approximately 30 days (as the manufacturers are currently sourcing all the components).
The enclosure is not far off from being complete, I'm finalizing the material and will be sharing images of the prototype with a new update here / on twitter / warpcast.
The website is going to be hosted on nouns.engineering/ – the design is pretty much wrapped up and once I've gotten the product / campaigns shots up, it'll be ready to go live! 
Finally, we have the fish can packaging. The design is in progress, and I would like to ask if exploring the option of substituting the sardine cans for round tuna cans would be possible? In terms of sealing it in this first run of 600 units - it seems to facilitate the speed of production and assembly with a lot of the manufacturers I have liased with.
If you need to reach me for questions, comments, etc. Gimme a shout!
Twitter: [@tigrisli](https://twitter.com/tigrisli)
Warpcast: [@tigris](https://warpcast.com/tigris)
Discord: tigris#3862
In other news – the Nouns toothpaste toppers I created in collaboration with Aquafresh are both nearly at half a million views on TikTok! Thought it'd be nice to share :)
# NogglesJackTokyo Event（proposal 228)
- Event Date: May 21/21/2023
- Organizer: hiro.⌐◨-◨
## Content:
pNouns DAOstarted as a subDAO capable of proposing to Nouns. After successfully winning the bids for Nouns #553 and #556 in December 2022, the first proposal "NogglesJackTokyo" was realized.
The event took place on May 20th and 21th, 2023, at the 57th Design Festa at Tokyo Big Sight. Numerous participants and volunteers collaborated to ensure its success.
Main exhibits included prototypes of pNounsNoggles, paper Noggles, a costume of Noun553, and Noggles-shaped benches. Distributed items comprised stickers, posters, Noggles keyholders, wall monuments, original T-shirts, and other merchandise.
For pre-event PR, both Twitter and the smartphone app NogglesJackTokyo were utilized.
The primary objective of the event was a commemorative photo session with Noggles. 200 Polaroid films and smartphones were used, and all were gifted to the attendees. Over 500 paper Noggles were distributed, and many attendees at the Design Festa booth wore noticeable Noggles, bringing smiles to many faces.
## Conclusion:
After 3 months of preparation, the 2-day event concluded successfully. We extend our gratitude to NounsDAO for covering the costs of the event participation fee, interior decorations, and the production of original merchandise.
(https://note.com/hiroquuipo/n/nfa04d5e3b6b2 )