Nounworks is a quintessential project that represents Nouns. Having the glasses and pins they've created at Nouns Coffee + Wine in LA consistently creates one of the clearest touch points to Nouns possible. Easy yes.
I had never heard of Edge before reading this proposal, but it seems immediately clear that this is exactly the kind of community we should be actively courting as participants in Nouns. These are gatherings of curious, creative, and forward-thinking people, exactly the type of environment where Nouns can show up in surprising and meaningful ways. It’s a yes from me.
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> I've attended both Edge Esmeralda and Edge City Lanna and I can confirm that the community is extremely Nounish. The events are at the intersection of EF folks, public goods folks, and deep tech researchers. It's an excellent community to build more outreach to. I will be attending this year as well and will do my best to evangelize Nouns :)
One of the most incredible things about Nouns is how often the noggles just show up. Not through ads, but through artists. Through alignment! BasePaint is one of those spaces, full of canvases that nod to Nouns in inventive ways.
To proliferate Nouns means to support the projects that are nounish, and funding a documentary on BasePaint is a bet on bringing more people into our world. People who value public goods, playful experimentation, and daily creative commitment — and it’s going to live onchain, at festivals, and (hopefully) on streaming platforms, with Nouns right there in the credits.
This is high-signal, high-soul storytelling. Let's make it happen.
Nouns should absolutely be funding experiments like this.
Flows is the kind of thing we should support: learning from what didn’t work, then moving toward sustainability and shared upside. Turning into a revenue-generating incubator for nounish projects is a win-win.
Let’s build!
I’ve gone from PizzaDAO skeptic (pretty sure I voted No on the last proposal) to believer. They’re clearly Nounish and working to put Nouns in front of people at a global scale.
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> Pizza dao is full of extremely nounish people and the events that they throw always show that nouns support positive web3 activations and communities. past 3 years the Pizza Dao events have all been excellent and I think that NOUNS should be an annual sponsor. I would ask that there is a better coordinated effort to encouraged more documentation as well as a sharable database of photos and video of any talks and activations
I’m fully on board with letting Nouns Cares cook. Frankie has put in the time, understands the ethos, and is actively pushing Nouns into new, culturally relevant spaces. If we want Nouns to be more than just an onchain niche, we need high-impact activations that drive mainstream attention and legitimacy.
Cut & Build is the right kind of experiment—blending IRL engagement, elite networks, and onchain media into something more than just another content play. The focus on hands-on participation, workshops, and governance(!) makes it more compelling to me than a passive media drop.
If it lands, this becomes a proof-of-concept for a model that strengthens the Nouns brand. Let’s fund it.
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hey 0xjanedoe and 87bones,
Prop 450 is currently in the final stretch of a lease negotiation. We negotiated an LOI from December 5th 24 to Feb 27th 25, and received a lease and FF&E purchase agreement on March 18th. We are now making sure certain details are in place to ensure that this Nounish coffee shop has a long pathway forward.
One of the reasons that we have taken our time is because we're extremely protective of the Nouns brand and want to provide an experience that honors this community. I would personally be extremely unhappy to create something that was temporary, signing an extractive lease and creating a shop that was unsustainable.
All that said, I'm sorry for the lack of communication — brick and mortar is such a challenging process (as 87bones knows!) and we have always felt like we are juuuuuust a short time away from sharing good news with this group.
Will report back at the end of this negotiation.
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> Any update on this? If not, please return fund to treasury.
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Extremely supportive of this prop and the concept of a Nouns musical in general.
Theater and musicals have proven to be powerful vehicles for storytelling that can reach diverse audiences and create lasting cultural impact, and (to my knowledge) this would make Nouns one of the first onchain projects to venture into traditional theater.
This project represents exactly the kind of ambitious, creative initiative that Nouns should be supporting.
[Reposted from earlier version of prop]
Perfect encapsulation of why I’m voting FOR
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> one way of looking at this prop is that it's trying its best to adopt to nouns' treasury and the learnings of the nouns esports org over the years. we spent $2M on nouns esports in 2024. we ran two fairly expensive professional esports teams in dota and counter strike and while they were both valiant efforts they didn't get to a level of success where tournament winnings, in-game sales, or sponsorships generated enough income to sustain them (i consider the $250k sponsorship from matcha an impressive bit of revenue but it falls way short of the $2M spend). if they came back with a $2M budget (or $1.8M budget assuming sponsorship can continue) would we have been willing to run it back for 2025? it would have been about 14% of our total treasury (instead of 6% with this prop) and 56% of our 1Y inflow projection (instead of 24%). i haven't had the chance to catch up with the team since nounsfest in LA when they hadn't finalized some of the decisions here so i don't know exactly the thinking that went into this shift in the prop but i imagine their guess was that the $2M prop would fail. i suspect that guess isn't wrong since it just is objectively hard for us to keep funding the same dollar amount prop when the auction revenue is much lower and the prop itself can't achieve more revenue on its own over time. another aspect of thinking that likely went into the prop (which i did have the chance to hear from sam / peter / sasquatch at nounsfest) is just the feeling that the nouns esports model might work better for a more grassroots community like smash than for a professionalized esports league like dota or CS where competing teams are being funded by different financial incentives (e.g. saudi wanting an esports league in their country and can pour in money to top teams) that we can't quite compete with. they want to double down in the more real and genuine engagement they can find in more niche communities like smash and onboard them to onchain tools and unique community distribution they are building. so in some meaningful ways the above make sense and is a good adoption (cutting budget by 60%. narrowing focus to what they think is better/unique engagement).
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> i think the other side is like the prior year's bet (2024 prop) was more like a high risk / high return bet. there was a chance the teams could win big in these professional leagues where prizes are meaningful. in those contexts of winning big more sponsorships could have been possible too. there was a chance auction revenue could have kept being where it was or could have moved much higher too. my point here is that it was a different type of bet (could a nouns dota / cs team against all odds win big and shock the world? it already did the prior year by the dota team making 7th place in the international. it felt right to see if with another year the team could go even further). this prop is a different prop. it's not going for winning in pro leagues or getting big sponsorships. it's more like smash is an incredible esports subculture that nouns can tap into and nouns should fund us to do that. i like the idea but does the spend feel proportional to the smash subculture's weight and importance in the overall nouns network? if nouns was a country would it choose to spend 25% of its yearly tax income in supporting the smash community's gaming tournaments? it's not an obvious yes to me.
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> and yet i'm choosing to vote yes here. i think amongst the nouns teams, esports has likely come the furthest. it swung for one of the biggest goals with the largest viewership. got the largest sponsorship. has a team that worked together for a decently long time now with its own sense of purpose and mission. built its own tools and community engagement mechanics tailored for its community. has a strong sense of its own branding. its not big enough to survive on its own but i do think there's seeds of something unique here. ultimately, we need to figure our how to grow auction revenue independent of this one spending. in the mean time 6% of treasury is something i can stomach. i don't think we should lose the esports team chasing down the idea maze here at this point. against the things we have in our opportunity set i feel good about betting on this team again and seeing where they can take us in 2025 (and seeing how far nouns itself can grow in the next year as well).
Extremely supportive of this type of innovative tooling.
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> flows is one of the most meaningfully net new and ambitious capital allocation mechanism experiments we have had in a while and i’m excited to see it continue and grow. keep it up rocketman and team!
Extremely supportive of this prop and the concept of a Nouns musical in general.
Theater and musicals have proven to be powerful vehicles for storytelling that can reach diverse audiences and create lasting cultural impact, and (to my knowledge) this would make Nouns one of the first onchain projects to venture into traditional theater.
I also appreciate that the story (at this point in the process) Incorporates Nouns imagery and concepts while telling a universal story, and I love that it utilizes the concept of daily Nouns in a pretty unique and artful way.
This project represents exactly the kind of ambitious, creative initiative that Nouns should be supporting.
Excited by the possibility of introducing Nouns to entirely new audiences through a traditional art form.
"the yes vote here is not to indicate that we'll pay back whatever expense someone incurred in their own volition in support of nouns. but rather a yes vote recognizing the ways klim has gone above and beyond in ways i've followed over the years and wanting to highlight that."
Big +1 to this idea. While I agree with 4156 that retroactively funding self-directed spending is unsustainable, I also believe there's now a much clearer path for creating in 2024 compared to when Klim started. His continued passion and dedication to the Nouns community is truly commendable and deserves recognition.
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> if this doesn't pass i hope we can pass a smaller USDC amount prop that doesn't anchor on the amount that has been spent out of pocket but on the out performance and dedication that klim has had in executing his props over the years
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> also thank you chris for putting this prop up. retro props are good imo. ppl should be able to do great things for nouns and get rewarded for it (ofc it shouldn't be like the person is OWED retro funding but we should have a culture where it's possible). for that retro culture to work there has to be ppl that put in the energy and effort to recognize the great selfless work of others. it's a lot of work to put up a prop like this (the prop writing, dealing with questions and criticisms, etc) with nothing in return. i personally thought of writing a retro prop for klim multiple times and shied away for those reasons.
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> a struggle i've had in my communication with klim over the years have been that klim would message me about a thing he thinks we should do (e.g. we should be at designercon) and i would say "put up a prop for it and it will likely pass!" and for one reason or another it wouldn't happen and klim would still go do the thing self-funded and i've felt a bit torn about that.
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> the yes vote here is not to indicate that we'll pay back whatever expense someone incurred in their own volition in support of nouns. but rather a yes vote recognizing the ways klim has gone above and beyond in ways i've followed over the years and wanting to highlight that
Immediately impressed by the draft pages. My only hope is that this will be maintained for a long time to come, and that the idea of it being community-led actually works out.
I'm personally supportive (but hesitant) about the DUNA, but I also believe that DAOs should allow members to be in control of their own destiny.
This feels like the first time the concept of a Fork is being used properly, and I'm supportive of it. That being said, I believe that 10% is simply too low to be constructive and will incentive the wrong kind of efforts.
Abstaining, but would be supportive of a fork in the future, especially if it came from a 'voting block'.
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> This is the first legitimate ask for minority protection which was the entire purpose of this mechanic.
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> Previous forks rinsed way more of the treasury than this decrease in threshold might cause as far as I can tell. I think this could possibly be the first time it’s potentially used for its actual purpose too.
> As much as I see the possibility that people could use it to their advantage, I don’t feel entirely comfortable keeping it harder for honest people to fork.
> I like the conversations about alternatives, but nothing seems like a perfect solution to me at this point.
> It’s been a solid back and forth in my thoughts on this one, as I can see multiple perspectives.
> And as useless as an abstain vote might be right now, it’s the only thing that I can decide on unfortunately.
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Big fan of the fact that this proposal has gone through several iterations to get here. Bob Burnquist and the team behind this prop are clearly listening to feedback and working to create something that’s nourish, high impact, and in line with the desires of voters. I’ve voted ‘yes’ on all three versions of this prop, but think that this is the best version yet.
Hoping it passes this time and thankful for good governance in action.
yes
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> I will repeat, that Yellow Collective and Nouns Town Square crew is literally what keeps the heart beat and pulse of nouns alive everyday. Constant contributions and energy every single fucking day. We can't let this die!
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> > I honestly believe Yellow Collective and Nouns Town Square have kept Nouns alive more than we think. They are the daily driver that keeps attention alive, when in other ways it wouldn't exist. Obviously, I am biased because they have also kept Tavern alive but I still feel that without these amazing people and their efforts Nouns would be in a much worse position than it currently is.
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> > Look at the stars
> > Look how they shine for you
> > And everything you do
> > Yeah, they were all yellow
> > I came along
> > I wrote a song for you
> > And all the things you do
> > And it was called "Yellow"
> > So then I took my turn
> > Oh, what a thing to have done
> > And it was all yellow
I love that fact that Bob Burnquist is a voting member of Nouns, and I think making Dreamland nounish is high impact.
Evident by looking at the prop that Bob is plugged into the DAO and interested in finding collaborative opportunities, and that should be encouraged.
Hoping this passes and nounish things start happening in the LA skate world and beyond.
As stated by some others, I’m not particularly fond of swaps, mostly because I find the way that they require governance input to be taxing.
That said, it’s clear that Paperclip Labs is a dedicated team of people who are committed to building for Nouns, and they should be retroactively funded for doing so. In addition to this, I have no doubt in my mind that a lot of positive good has come out of swaps, invigorating people to dig deeper into Nouns as they find one that truly resonates with them.
I’d love to see Paperclips Labs expand beyond swapping, and this funding is the first step towards making sure that happens.
I'm not sure I fully understand the concept of 'proposal scouting' but I am all for people who are passionately exploring decentralized governance. Let 'em cook.
Though I have nothing but respect for Makoto Tagawa's work and the heart behind Kitpas, I'm respectfully voting against this proposal. The scope and deliverables are unclear, making it challenging to evaluate its overall value and feasibility.
The proposal seems to have three major components:
- Development of new nounish Kitpas colors and packaging
- A color tool product
- Multiple exhibitions in Japan and New York
While each of these elements might have merit individually, combining them into a single proposal makes it difficult to assess their collective value. Further, I feel like I need more information on all of them. What makes Kitpas color ‘nounish’? What exactly is the color tool, and who is it for?I’m intrigued by both concepts, but don’t feel like I fully understand them.
While I appreciate the creativity and good intentions behind this proposal, I believe it would be more effective if broken down into smaller, more focused proposals. I would love to see another version of this in the future!
I have a hard time understanding this proposal, mostly because Nouns are, in my opinion, already fine art.
The proposal states that its purpose is to "initiate meaningful discussions that can help us position the collection's art as a digital fine art collection," but I struggle to see how this translates into actionable steps. Regardless, Nouns isn’t some PFP project that needs to be recontextualized for museums and schools, it’s a revolutionary CC0 set of building blocks that's making an impact at a global level in a variety of novel and interesting ways.
While I appreciate the intention to elevate Nouns, I believe this approach risks undermining what makes Nouns special. We don't need to conform to traditional art world standards to prove our value. Let’s continue to grow and evolve in ways that are true to the spirit of Nouns as a whole.
While this proposal doesn't explicitly label Nouns as a sponsor, it's essentially a request for Nouns to fund an artistic project in exchange for sponsor-level benefits: Nouns being represented in a single scene and mentioned in the credits.
Unfortunately, I don't find these benefits particularly compelling or meaningful. As Semphis aptly pointed out, this level of connection to Nouns is inconsequential in terms of proliferation.
When projects seek funding from Nouns, particularly for artistic endeavors like this short film, they should clearly demonstrate how the project will directly contribute to Nouns' growth and visibility in a measurable and meaningful way.
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> I'm struggling to see how the target audience for this content would benefit Nouns. Even with a successful release, it feels akin to spotting a diet coke on a table in Stranger Things. Interesting but potentially inconsequential to our goals, unfortunately, despite liking the idea on its own merits, I'll have to pass.
Agree with Jesse, DAO governance is important, still unsolved, and in need of builders who care.
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> more nounish builders is good and this is a well scoped, reasonable cost investment
I think one of the most exciting acts of proliferation possible in Nouns is watching people learn about Nouns through successful projects and then write proposals of their own. Kudos to the Nouns Esports team for being so successful that others within the esports community are writing their own proposals and wanting to be sponsored by Nouns.
The ask here is relatively small, and I'd love to see a team in the fighting game community rep Nouns as passionately as the other Esports teams do.
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> I want to address the feedback from stripymofo and supriyo. There seems to be a misconception that Nouns Esports is submitting more esports-related proposals. However, this is not the case.
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> This proposal was submitted by an active Nouns community member, Keolaization. The core team behind this execution are newcomers to Nouns but are highly respected in the Street Fighter community, including former player Alex Valle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Valle) and Leviathan, who has been running this event for 10 years.
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> As we promote Nouns, gaming community members often inquire about involvement and inevitably suggest their own proposal ideas. We encourage this initiative and support them through the proposal process at Nouns. This mirrors Prop 198, where SirActionSlacks and Kyle from the Dota community independently proposed hosting the Nounsvitational with WePlay Studios.
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> To further clarify, Prop 466 (Nouns Esports 2024) established a core team to manage operations across our funded Smash, Dota, Unite, and CS rosters, as well as fostering community growth, onboarding new members, and creating events, products, and media to bring people onchain. The latest proposal from this team was 534, where we onboarded an Event Director and are facilitating three Smash events. We don't plan to submit any more proposals to Nouns for 2024.
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> The Nouns Esports team will continue unapologetically onboarding new builders to the DAO, helping them facilitate their own strong proposals and creating synergies wherever possible. The DAO can then decide if these initiatives are worthwhile. We believe it's natural for more people to propose to Nouns due to the awareness brought to the project through our efforts, and this should be encouraged and celebrated!
I love that fact that Bob Burnquist is a voting member of Nouns, and I think making Dreamland nounish is high impact.
Happy to see that a second version of this prop is in the works, and I look forward to voting on it ⌐◨-◨
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> Thank you all for your valuable feedback on the "Dreamland and the Art of Skateboarding" proposal. I understand the concerns about the large budget and focus on private property. To address these, I'm planning to revise the proposal into smaller, one day session event.
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> Initially it started out as a major event, mega production and mini-documentary to tie it all up and deliver a high value piece of content. The sponsorship deals for events like this are up there. I kept adjusting where I could while still maintaining the level of production and outreach. I’ve done a few of these over the years for TV and there is a lot that goes into it so I will just make it more of a session and less of a big production.
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> The new proposal will focus on brushing up the facilities for a 1 day event, installing a couple noggles-themed obstacles and go at it for fun and footage while funding some of Skate Cuida’s programs in Brazil. This should cost less, align better and still create a lasting value for the Nouns community while promoting public good. I appreciate your patience and support as I work to refine and improve this proposal.
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> With gratitude,
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> Bob Burnquist
nouns-town-la,-2024Incredibly into this. I love telling creatives in LA about Nouns, but I'll save my thoughts on that for my inevitable votewithreason ⌐◨-◨
I’m not big on AR filters, nor am I a Snap user. However, I AM writing this votewithreason from within a Vision Pro, so I can’t deny the power of augmented reality as a whole.
I’m a yes because I want people who are excited about future tech to also be excited about Nouns, and I think 3 ETH for development and 2 ETH for a Round is a reasonable allocation for this experiment.
I want to preface my vote on this proposal by acknowledging a potential bias: I'm good friends with Derek, and we're collaborating on Prop 450. However, I'm not affiliated with The Park, and I consider this proposal separate from our ongoing work. Additionally, while I used to work with FWB, I haven't done so professionally for about a year and will be attending this year's event as a participant.
Derek played a pivotal role in introducing me to Nouns and sparking my interest in contributing. His commitment to the Nouns ecosystem is evident: He constantly rocks a noggle earring, dedicates time and energy to Nounish projects, and showcases Nouns when talking about his work onchain. A Lil Nouns Coffee event a couple of years ago, which Derek organized, was my first 'nounish' IRL experience.
Derek played a pivotal role in introducing me to Nouns and sparking my interest in contributing. His commitment to the Nouns ecosystem is evident in the way he constantly rocks a noggle earring, the way he dedicates time and energy to Nounish projects (the Lil Nouns Coffee event a couple of years ago, which Derek organized, was my first 'nounish' IRL experience) and the way he showcases Nouns when talking about his work onchain.
Last year, The Park's activation at FWB Fest was a significant success. They brought Nounish builders to the event and effectively showcased the heart of Nouns to a crowd of onchain natives and curious individuals. This audience, gathered to discuss building a better future internet, was perfectly primed to engage with Nouns' approach to decentralized creativity and governance. The Park's presence not only increased visibility for Nouns but also fostered meaningful conversations about the project's potential future impact.
Regarding Lilfrog's comment about community members repping Nouns voluntarily rather than for payment, I understand the sentiment but believe it misses the mark here. Derek and the collective of The Park have consistently represented Nouns at various events, including Coachella - all unpaid. There's a clear distinction between casually repping Nouns at events (which Derek already does) and executing a structured, comprehensive representation strategy as outlined in this proposal.
Lilfrog also asked if the money would be better served creating our own Nouns event. That’s an admirable desire (and something I know others in our community are very much working on), but that would be on a budgetary scale vastly different from what this proposal is scoped for.
This prop offers an immediate and concrete plan for representation at a major event happening in the near future. It allows us to seize a timely opportunity to showcase Nouns alongside other major players in the ecosystem via a nounish DAO that represents the community well. The Park's track record demonstrates that they have the ability to create meaningful, impactful activations.
It’s a yes from me ☻
While animal welfare is a worthy cause and I'm thankful for the work being done here, I'm not sure that it aligns with what I believe is the core mission of Nouns.
As I've mentioned in other props, I think it's worth asking ourselves what we want to see as the outcome of proliferation. I personally believe that 'success' is not found in people buying Nouns, but instead in joining the Nouns community in some shape or form, be it joining the Warpcast channel, putting up a prop themselves to fulfill a creative dream, or getting involved in another nounish project.
In this case, the requested budget is substantial, and I'm concerned about how effectively this would contribute to growing Nouns. I also believe that we as a community should have a more clear perspective on charitable causes. It’s totally fine to simply contribute to a good cause because it’s net positive for the world, but how often do we do that, and how much of the treasury should be dedicated to this type of giving? Since this is the second phase of funding for Nouns Shelter and there’s not a clear understanding of the proliferation impact from phase one, I have to vote no — and I would personally recommend that any project asking for a second round of funding focus on how the initial phase has proliferated Nouns in a meaningful way.
Love props like this that bring nounish energy to physical spaces. Many play areas are branded (I remember growing up with one sponsored by Tropicana orange juice) and I would much rather bring the playful art of Nouns to the space than what is essentially an advertisement.
+1 Noun's Deli's suggestion to add an information board. One of the best ways to think about the 'success' of physical spaces isn't through if it brings new bidders (a difficult and impractical metric) but instead if it brings in people willing to engage in Nouns, be it joining a Warpcast channel or potentially putting a prop up themselves.
I love envisioning a world in which parents take their children to this park, watch their kid descend down a noggle slide, and then scan a QR code on the information board out of curiosity, only to realize that this unassuming pair of glasses is the key to making their artistic dreams come true and joining a community of creatives and dreamers.
Let's make it happen ⌐◨-◨
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> Let the kids play! Super creative and fun way to use the ‘Nouns Art’. We’d encourage the proposer to incorporate some kind of information board. While the kids are zipping through our ⌐◨-◨, the parents can learn wtf they are and how they got there.
I believe that proposals for Nouns should make sure they focus on one thing: Proliferating Nouns. Unfortunately, I don't find that accurately conveyed within this prop.
Kiriko seems tangentially related to Nouns at best, and beyond logo placement and a YouTube series, the tangible returns seem minimal compared to the 25 ETH ask. Furthermore, the proposal lacks concrete metrics for success that directly benefit Nouns. While creating exams and engaging examinees might be admirable goals for Kiriko, they don't clearly translate to increased awareness or adoption of Nouns.
I appreciate the team's enthusiasm and the potential of onchain education, and I encourage the proposers to refine their concept and potentially resubmit a more focused proposal in the future. Any resubmission (and in my belief, all future proposals!) should clearly demonstrate how the project will directly contribute to Nouns' growth and visibility in a measurable way.
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> I voted against for v1 and am voting against here as well.
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> Simply put I don't think this proposal is thought through very well. Most of the emphasis is on the protocol, which I'm assuming is intending on using EAS to attest to someone having completed a particular learning module. However, there isn't any depth as to how the protocol will or currently works. Since the bulk of this proposal hinges on the success of the protocol, it concerns me that there is very little protocol related substance here.
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> Further, even if there were a thought out protocol for doing some sort of EAS for quizzes, I personally don't think this direction is worth going down. I don't think many people will care about having an attestation from an unaccredited org. Think of LinkedIn quizzes you can take -- has any recruiter in the history of time ever hired someone because they had a react cert from LinkedIn? I'm doubtful. I don't think a cert being onchain makes any difference here.
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> Vitalik's soulbound paper (mentioned in the proposal) makes more sense to me when you think of aggregating a users activity on-chain and using that data to understand a user. For example, you could see that I have a history of voting through nouns, and have deployed a few contracts. From this you could deduce that I'm someone who is familiar with on-chain governance and can develop new products. This is much higher signal that if I'd taken a quiz proving that I know solidity.
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> I still very much appreciate you making this proposal and pushing for public goods funding that is not explicitly super nounish. I think this is important, and I'm glad we have others in the community who feel the same
Voting yes on this, because, as mentioned in my vote for the previous version of this prop (530), I believe there’s a lot of room for physical objects to become a part of Nouns culture, playing an important role in explaining Nouns and starting conversations.
If this fails to pass, I once again recommend reworking this into a simpler proposal focused solely on producing a small batch of promotional rings. I imagine that the issue many people have with this prop is that, quite simply, 1,000 rings is STILL a lot of rings. Do we think there are 1,000 people that want nounish rings? I’m not certain. The number is almost certainly a fraction of that.
Hoping that this prop succeeds in some form or another.
Will is one of my favorite thinkers in not only Nouns, but in all of the entire ecosystem.
His votes are always measured, interesting, forward-thinking, and full of feedback for both the proposer and future proposers.
Let’s get this man a noun ⌐◨-◨
This will surprise no one, but I'm a big believer in the idea that food and beverage is one of the most ripe areas for proliferation. People are always hungry and restaurants are incredible spaces to onboard people into the onchain ecosystem that we all care so much about. I’ve been very impressed with Bones’ ability to get press coverage, run activations, and put energy behind Nouns Deli.
In the truest and most literal sense of the word, let this team cook ⌐◨-◨
Incredible to watch Nouns continue to make headway in the gaming community, noted haters of all things onchain. Let’s keep growing esports ⌐◨-◨
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> The FE team joined Nouns through an esports Prop House round and have been active participants in our ecosystem ever since. They are among the most integrated members from gaming, engaging in various aspects like TNS, Nounscraft, Farcaster, and onchain voting through delegation.
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> When they expressed interest in a longer-term arrangement, I encouraged them to create a proposal themselves, which they enthusiastically did. This proposal showcases their understanding of Nouns and their commitment to providing maximum proliferation value while competing at the highest levels in female CS.
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> Women's esports is vastly underserved, with few sponsored teams and unequal rewards in prize pools and sponsorships. By transparently funding a top team, Nouns will stand out and compete against renowned organizations such as FlyQuest and TSM (formerly TSMFTX).
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> These ladies have put their hearts into working with Nouns, and I fully support their efforts.
Strong yes from me. Reposting part of my VoteWithReason from Prop 545:
One of my biggest longstanding nitpicks of the Nouns ecosystem is the way that funded frontends and projects disappear over time.
Too often, promising sites and apps that were initially funded by the treasury become defunct or inactive once that initial funding runs dry. The client incentives model helps address this in a thoughtful way by directly rewarding and incentivizing frontend operators for the value and activity they generate.
I love the fact that these incentives should, in theory, enable clients to remain viable and active as long as it continues to deliver value.
Ccarella nailed it.
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> I'm less interested in spending $109K USDC to reach 20 students and more interested in the creation of a syllabus and teaching materials to make this a repeatable program by anyone in the world. To me the core deliverable should be CC0 materials for others to run their own course. This first cohort is just the experiment and proof point that its valuable to run these kind of workshops.
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> Also is there any plan to sustainability here? Is this a one of course? Would you want to run it again next semester? Will that cost $100K for another 20 students?
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> I also don't like the name Nouns University as its not a University but a non-accredited course for university students.
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> There is a version of this Prop I would Vote for but it would have a bigger vision of creating this and then exporting it so that Nouns courses can be taught all around the world (and a reasonable plan to get there)
Please see my vote on Prop 546 to understand how I feel about Rounds.
Given the strong progress to date and the team's clear vision for the future, I believe this is one of the highest-ROI investments we can make as a community. Providing them with additional resources to grow the team and accelerate development is a no-brainer in my book.
One of the biggest challenges Nouns currently faces is giving people clear and compelling ways to get involved. While the standard answer is "Join the community and participate," this can feel vague and unclear. New members are left to navigate a fragmented landscape of websites, articles, videos, and community spaces without a central hub, making for a somewhat disjointed experience.
Currently, onboarding relies heavily on existing community members personally guiding newcomers. While this high-touch approach has its merits, it simply doesn't scale. We need more accessible entry points that empower people to dive in and add value from day one.
This is where Rounds shines. By leveraging Farcaster, it radically lowers the barrier to entry and activation, tapping into social media dynamics and transforming participation into a positive-sum game.
The more people post and engage, the more rewards flow, creating a virtuous cycle of growth. Furthermore, Rounds enables us to efficiently allocate treasury funds to a much wider range of contributors. This is a powerful unlock in a world where attention is scarce and we need to focus our energy on the highest-leverage activities.
The initial Rounds for propdates (rewarding those keeping the community updated on their progress) and animation and drawing (a great space to onboard creatives and artists) were excellent, and I look forward to seeing how the Rounds team continues forward.
We have a unique window of opportunity to build a robust, scalable onboarding machine on Farcaster.