What does a "quality" MN proposal look like

[TheDashGuy]

What types of information is expected? Obviously when Evan or someone important tosses up a 2 liner and it passes with no issue, yet anyone else is expected to do extensive homework, prior to asking for a vote.

What information is expected? Obviously the fields need to get filled out, but beyond that, whats the standard when it comes to a MN proposal? We spend all this time saying how awesome it is to have voting, yet we still don't have standards for doing so, so people are going to propose things and simply get downvoted to failure before they get started unless they have community pull or a legitimately genius idea and do half the work before the proposal gets submitted, just like what happened with IX Soda Machine.

If the soda machine didn't have the endorsements it did, or half the work done before the proposal was submitted, it would have never happened. And we wouldn't have it right now. Don't forget this please.

I think we need to figure out how to make proposal simpler, maybe a template should be stickied in the forum, and we should also add a section to talk about proposals specifically in this/the new forum.

 

[lynx]

Pretend you are asking for funding at Kickstart or something. There are tons of examples there.

 

[tungfa]

i am not 100% sure what you are asking
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but 'how to do a proposal' is all in here
https://dashpay.atlassian.net/wiki/...ed+Governance:+Proposals,+Voting,+and+Budgets

 

[ericsammons]

I think the most important thing is specifics: How exactly will the money be used? What is the timeframe? Who is doing the work? The more specifics, the more people will feel comfortable with the proposal.

If the soda machine didn't have the endorsements it did, or half the work done before the proposal was submitted, it would have never happened. And we wouldn't have it right now. Don't forget this please.

I think this is how it should be. A proposal is more likely to be approved if either: (1) voters trust the person making it (or supporting it); or (2) can see something concrete already completed.

Voting for the unknown is always a questionable proposition. Yes, sometimes you might miss an opportunity, but you are also much less likely to waste money on dubious proposals.

 

[noobtrader]

http://www.slideshare.net/hilarybenard/research-proposal-42808742

 

[GrandMasterDash]

I was thinking, it would be useful to have a pre-voting and comments area for MN operators only. It would reduce noise and allow people to get feedback before making a formal proposal.