Proposal: Moon Week

TL;DR: All governance polls will be posted and promoted in the week between the snapshot and distribution.

I'd like to address a few main points with this idea:

• Voter participation is rarely enough to meet the decision threshold
• There is confusion about how and when to propose or vote on polls
• Governance Polls should be treated equally

Currently, moon snapshots happen every 4 Wednesdays (like this) and the following Wednesday we have the moon distribution post (like this). My suggested changes to establish Moon Week are as follows:

Day 0

The day prior to the snapshot post (a Tuesday), mods will post a sticky reminding people to submit their governance polls. All governance polls should be posted Tuesday or Wednesday (Days 0 or 1)

Day 1

On Wednesday, the snapshot post by the admins happens as normal and replaces the sticky from the day prior

Days 2-7

On Thursday, a mod will create a sticky that links the snapshot post from the day prior and all currently running approved governance polls. This is the deadline for your poll to be highlighted with the others because the mod may not be around to add your poll later and people are less likely to check back multiple times throughout the week to vote on new polls. During this time, mods may take additional measures to promote the sticky post if the polls are not on track to have enough participation to reach the decision threshold.

Day 8

On Wednesday, the moon distribution post by the admins happens as normal

This idea should further formalize a process for when to create a proposal, reduce confusion on when to vote, equalize the exposure and promotion of governance polls, and clarify the monthly moon schedule. To help people anticipate when the snapshot will happen, we will probably create a list in the wiki of upcoming snapshot and distribution dates.

Thank you for your consideration and thank you to everyone who gave their feedback on the meta post

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