This page provides an overview of frequently asked questions and details about the Optimism Town Hall. Feel free to reach out with any other questions in our telegram group chat or at the weekly events!
Table of Contents
- What is Optimism Town Hall?
- How do we choose topics?
- Where can I propose and vote on topics?
- Optimism Town Hall Snapshot Space
- What is the OPTOPICS Snapshot Space?
- What is Cagendas?
- What are the Rules of Cagendas?
- What is OPTOPICS?
- What are the rules of OPTOPICS?
- How does Optimism Town Hall relate to Optimism Fractal?
- How is Voting Power Determined for Optimism Town Hall Topics?
- What is the backstory of Optimism Town Hall?
- Where can I watch videos of Optimism Town Hall?
- Where can I ask questions about Optimism Town Hall?
- How can I join Optimism Town Hall events?
What is Optimism Town Hall?
Optimism Town Hall is a weekly collaborative forum dedicated to discussions about the Optimism Collective and the Superchain. It provides a platform for community members, leaders, and builders to engage in governance discussions, share ideas, and learn about the latest developments in the Optimism ecosystem.
You can learn more about Optimism Town Hall by exploring this article and watching our videos. Additionally, you can join the weekly events, explore the resources below, and participate in related discussions on the Optimism governance forum.
How do we choose topics?
Topics for Optimism Town Hall are chosen through a community-driven process called Cagendas. Community members can propose and vote on topics using the Optimism Town Hall Snapshot space. This ensures that the discussions reflect the interests and priorities of the community.
You can visit the Optimism Town Hall snapshot space to view, vote, or propose topics for upcoming events. These democratic process allows for a diverse range of subjects to be discussed, keeping the Town Hall relevant and engaging for all participants.
Where can I propose and vote on topics?
There are two Snapshot Spaces that we use to propose and vote on topics, as you can see below. Each of these spaces has a unique purpose and functionality:
Optimism Town Hall Snapshot Space
We use the Optimism Town Hall snapshot space for scheduling specific topics in advance for each event. If a topic is selected via the rules of Cagendas in the Optimism Town Hall Snapshot Space (ie it has the most votes on Monday at 17 UTC), then it is scheduled as the main/first topic for the upcoming town hall event. This is useful when someone wants to schedule a topic in advance for a particular event, give people a few days to prepare for the topic, and have time to organize promotions around it.
What is the OPTOPICS Snapshot Space?
We use the OPTOPICS snapshot space for organizing an ongoing list of topics that we can discuss at any event. This is useful when there’s a topic that someone wants to discuss but it’s not very time sensitive, could be discussed at other events in the future, or is proposed within a few days of the event. It provides more flexibility, allowing the community to choose the topic(s) at any point after Monday at 17 UTC while still having a well-organized and democratic process for choosing the agenda.
What is Cagendas?
Cagendas is a collaborative agenda game that empowers community members to fairly propose, discuss, and vote on topics with reputation tokens. You can think of Cagendas as a game for community agendas, cooperative agendas, or consensus agendas.
This innovative consensus game has the potential to create profound benefits for all communities and organizations by enabling groups to effectively prioritize discussions, fairly structure conversation spaces, and ensure that the topics that matter most get the attention they deserve. You can explore this article below to learn more.
What are the Rules of Cagendas?
- Anyone who has earned Respect at Optimism Fractal can propose a topic by creating a poll in the Optimism Town Hall snapshot space.
- Anyone who has earned Respect at Optimism Fractal can vote on polls with their Respect to help determine the discussion topic for each weekly event.
- Whichever poll has received the most votes in the Topic Poll by Monday at 17 UTC will be the topic discussed during the week’s event after the Respect Game.
You can see more details about the rules of Cagendas and learn how to propose topics here.
What is OPTOPICS?
OPTOPICS is the collaborative agenda-setting game used for Optimism Town Hall. It's a type of Cagendas game that allows community members to propose topics, vote on them using reputation tokens, and collectively decide the focus of each Town Hall session. It features a features an optimistic topic transition system that allows anyone to influence the discussion as the game progresses and help move the group to the next topic. You can learn more about OPTOPICS and see the rules in this article.
What are the rules of OPTOPICS?
There are three main actions that you can take while playing OPTOPICS: propose topics, vote on topics, and switch topics.
Propose Topics
Create a topic proposal in the OPTOPICS snapshot space at any time to propose a topic. Feel free to propose anything related to Optimism.
Tip: When creating a topic proposal you can set the Voting Type to Weighted Voting, then set two poll options to Upvote and Abstain. This isn’t necessary, but provides greater ability for everyone to weigh their preferences while voting for topics.
Vote on Topics
Vote on topics to help set the agenda. The topic with the most votes will be discussed until the group decides to switch topics. Feel free to change your vote at any time.
Switch Topics
OPTOPICS features an optimistic topic transition system that allows anyone to influence the discussion as the game progresses and help move the group to the next topic. Here’s how it works:
Next Topic: Type ‘next topic’ in the zoom chat to propose moving to the next topic. This starts a one-minute countdown.
Same Topic: Type ‘same topic’ within one minute to veto the change. If vetoed, neither person can propose to switch or veto again for the current topic.
New Topic: If over half of well respected community members agree (each with at least 50 Respect), any topic can be introduced and discussed immediately.
How does Optimism Town Hall relate to Optimism Fractal?
The Optimism Town Hall events take place right after weekly Optimism Fractal Respect Game events. Many of the participants at Optimism Town Hall are Optimism Fractal community members and some of the topics relate to Optimism Fractal’s integrations with the Optimism Collective. Currently the voting power for Optimism Town Hall topics is determined by Respect earned at Optimism Fractal events and currently many videos from Optimism Town Hall are produced in the Optimism Fractal videos (due to resource constraints), but they are independent events.
How is Voting Power Determined for Optimism Town Hall Topics?
Currently, voting power on topics is currently determined by Respect earned by playing the Respect Game at Optimism Fractal events. Anyone can earn Respect to influence our agenda by joining weekly Optimism Fractal Respect Game events an hour before the Optimism Town Hall.
We’re planning to introduce methods that enable many more groups of stakeholders in the Optimism Collective to propose and vote on Optimism Town Hall topics in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for exciting announcements and to learn how you can guide the course of Optimism Town Hall!
What is the backstory of Optimism Town Hall?
You can learn about the history and purpose of Optimism Town Hall in our about page.
Where can I watch videos of Optimism Town Hall?
You can watch videos of Optimism Town Hall and explore show notes on our videos page.
Where can I ask questions about Optimism Town Hall?
Feel free to reach out with any questions in our telegram group chat or at the weekly events.
How can I join Optimism Town Hall events?
You can RSVP to join Optimism Town Hall events on the event page. We look forward to seeing you there!