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MolochDAO Documentation Specs

tags: MolochDAO RaidGuild

Scope

  • A raid party formed to research DAO handbooks and write technical docs for the ReallyBoringGuild of MolochDAO
  • Spearheaded by Travis Wyche and earth2travis of the Wordsmiths RG working group, but open to other contributors (rangers, scribes, etc.)
  • Documentation work will be performed throughout October
  • Possibly leading to design/dev work: MolochDAO design system, website reboot, docusaurus/git handbook, identification of new working groups within MolochDAO, etc.

Deliverables

Initial Research:

  • UX and content audit of existing DAO handbooks, to glean specific information from each, in a form TBD (research report tailored to Moloch's needs):
    • MetaCartel: grant pipeline procedures
    • RaidGuild: structuring internal working groups, compensation flows
    • DAOhaus: technical tutorials on how to operate a v2 Moloch on their platform
    • UberHaus: DAO-to-DAO relations
    • MetaGame: lore, mythology of the Ethereu world computer, how the vision/poiesis manifests into utilitarian action/praxis
    • LexDAO/the LAO: legal considerations, MC-style "grimoire"?
    • Very open to other DAO docs or even outside/obscure references for inspiration!

Documentation > Handbook Components

  • Technical operating procedures of a v2 Moloch, written for existing and new MolochDAO members so they know how to operate the DAO, tutorials (appropriated from DAOhaus docs)
  • MolochDAO membership policies (appropriated from other influential/successful DAOs like Metacartel, RG, etc., but adapted to our specific needs): codes of conduct, brand management, and clearly articulated (user friendly) procedures for:
    • onboarding to the DAO
    • onboarding to RBG (if it still exists) and articulate relation to the DAO
    • applying to RFPs (via RBG)
    • applying for grants (via the DAO)
    • RBG policies separate from DAO policies? (informed by sub-DAOs or working groups operating in other DAOs)
  • concrete research to identify potential DAO/cultural relations for existing and future MolochDAO members

Budget

  • TBD, but coming from the ReallyBoringGuild ops treasury (not a separate MolochDAO grant).
  • Elastic: can support many contributors if needed; quality and crafting an impactful, lasting legacy is highest priority

Appendix

Sample Documentation 'Audit'

A sample framework to audit documentations, so we can standardise and draw meaningful similarities and differences across different docs

  • Profile/Objective: What does the organisation do? (Non-mutually exclusive)
    • Product: The organisation provides software or product to users / developers.
    • Guilds/Community: The organisation is a community/guild for community members
  • Objective: What does the documentation aim to do
    • Manifesto/Vision: Mission, vision, manifestos
    • User Education: Feature explainers, glossary, how things work
    • Instructions: Tutorials, handbook
  • User Persona
    • Users (New users? Advanced users?)
    • Developers
    • Community Members
    • Contributors (Developers? Non-devs?)
  • Docs Platform
    • Docusaurus / Gitbook / README on Github
  • Docs Structure
  • Contribution Processes: Does the process exist if any?
    • Process
    • Platform
    • Incentives
  • Any other analysis

DAOhaus Documentation 'Audit'

  • Profile
    • DAOhaus is mainly a product organisation creating and providing the DAOhaus software for its users
    • While it has a UberHaus (a community/DAO), documentation is kept separate
  • Objective
    • DAOhaus' docs serve all 3 purposes, but have a stronger slant towards user education & instructions
  • User Persona
  • Docs Platform: Docusaurus (Github Repo: https://github.com/HausDAO/daohaus-website)
  • Docs Structure:
    • The docs structure is split up into 3 user personas: User, Devs & Handbook (Special user types, e.g. Summoners/Contributors)
    • The User Docs have general information for all users of DAOhaus, while the Handbook dives into more specific information for a particular persona (e.g. Contributors / Summoners)
    • Within each section, there are Features, Tutorials and FAQ
      • Features are for general explainers for user education, tutorials are instructions for user support, and FAQ are catch-alls (which are meant to be constantly pruned into Features / Tutorials)

Here's a diagram, labels are a bit outdated though

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  • Contribution Process: A documentation process was set up, but the push to recruit & decentralise contributors was paused to prioritise the actual updating of docs with new feature updates.
    • Team: Mainly maintained by arentweall & bau
    • Process: Yes
    • Platform: Via Github Issues
    • Incentives: Not set up yet

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