Own Your Community
Community governance enables groups to self-organize and make collective decisions without a corporate platform as intermediary. Rules are defined by the community, enforced transparently, and legitimacy is earned — never assumed.
What It Replaces
Opaque corporate content moderation
Community-defined rules with transparent enforcement
Corporate terms of service you cannot change
Community constitutions you vote on
Algorithmic suppression with no appeal
Dispute resolution with evidence and arbitration
Platform bans with no recourse
Reputation consequences with rehabilitation paths
How Voting Works
Made Open DAOs use a single configurable voting model: weighted yes/no/abstain with a quorum threshold and a pass threshold. Each DAO tunes the parameters to match its needs — from fast simple-majority decisions to strict supermajority rules.
Yes / No / Abstain
Every vote records one of three choices. Abstentions count toward quorum without moving the outcome.
Weighted Votes
Each vote carries a weight (numeric). DAOs can weight votes equally (1.0) or scale them by reputation or stake.
Configurable Quorum
Every DAO sets its own quorum percentage — the minimum participation required for a proposal to be valid.
Configurable Pass Threshold
DAOs choose the percentage of yes votes needed to pass — 50% for simple majority, 66% for supermajority, or any value in between.
Time-Boxed Voting Windows
Each DAO sets a voting period in hours (default: one week). When the window closes, results are final.
Proposal Lifecycle
Every decision follows a structured, transparent process from idea to execution.
Draft
Author writes the proposal with rationale and impact assessment
Active
Voting window opens; members cast yes/no/abstain votes
Passed / Rejected / Expired
Outcome determined by quorum + pass threshold at window close
Executed
Action payload applied — on-chain calls, treasury transfers, or platform actions
Dispute Resolution
When marketplace transactions go wrong, disputes are resolved by the community — not a corporate support desk. Evidence is submitted via encrypted DIDComm channels. Moderators and community arbitrators review the case. The governance vote is binding, and outcomes affect reputation scores.
No opaque algorithms. No "we reviewed your case and our decision is final." Every step is transparent, auditable, and governed by community-defined rules.
Community Treasury
Each DAO holds a shared treasury balance (denominated in time credits). Allocations are made by proposal and vote — never by a single administrator. Use the treasury to:
- Fund plugin development for community needs
- Compensate moderators for their governance work
- Maintain shared infrastructure and services
- Support community members through hardship programs
Ready to govern your own community?
Transparent rules, collective decisions, earned legitimacy.