RetroPGF Experiment #1: $1 Million Dollars for Public Goods The RetroPGF Experiment #1: $1 Million Dollars for Public Goods is a project aimed at funding public goods. It is also known as RetroPGF. The most challenging aspect of this project is the creation of a Result Oracle. This is done through a process involving 24 "badge holders," which consist of 8 members from Optimism and 16 members from the Ethereum community. These badge holders make decisions through secondary voting based on the guidelines provided in the Expert Manual for RetroPGF. It is worth noting that the number of badge holders may have changed since Vitalik's blog post mentioned 24 badge holders. The entire process takes place off-chain. Project recommendations and discussions are held in the "#retroactive-public-goods" channel. However, it is suggested that Discord is not suitable for in-depth discussions, and a Platform for Deliberation should be established. One recommended tool for facilitating discussions and consensus formation is Pol.is. It is important to consider tools for intellectual production seriously. It is common to see discussions forced into tools like Slack and Discord, which are primarily designed for handling flow information. This case highlights the need for a better solution, and platforms like Decidim may be suitable alternatives. The challenges of difficult context tracking in Slack and the reasons why DAOs operate on Discord are also worth exploring.
Project recommendations are made through a Google Form Google Form link, and the results are compiled in a spreadsheet Spreadsheet link. Anyone can vote on the recommendations, and it is believed that the Expert Manual for RetroPGF #61b3a71409c5f20000bb3591 is the reference material for voting. The attached images Image 1 link Image 2 link may provide useful information regarding the recommended items. The document titled "Retroactive Public Goods Funding Nominations" contains a summary of the recommendations and may be worth reviewing.