Governance System

Platform Council Nominations Application

The application and process by which miners nominate themselves to be elected to the Platform Council.

Overview

In order to be submitted in elections and liquid delegations proposals for a position on the Platform Council, eligible miners must submit the below candidate information and nomination application at least 24 hours prior to an election at most within the past 6 months prior to a liquid delegation or election proposal.

Platform Council Members: Voters, Number of Positions, Specialization and Special Duties

Each miner group selects two representatives, and representatives are assigned special duties based on the specialization of their constituency and/or the function of the Council. Miner Groups can alter the following special duties of their representatives at any time using the TRIP process, and there are no rules for enforcing these guidelines beyond delegations and elections.

VoterRepsSpecializationSpecial Duties 1Special Duties 2
Stakers2Marketing, EducationMarketing: Responsible for designing, proposing and implementing platform-wide marketing initiatives, systems, and processes.Education: Responsible for designing, proposing and implementing platform-wide education initiatives, systems and processes.
Developers2Product, Data, InformationProduct: Responsible for designing, proposing, implementing new products and associated product systems.Data & Information: Responsible for designing, proposing, implementing, updating information systems for the broader Telcoin community including Telcoin.org documentation and data analytics.
Liquidity Miners2Communication, Ecosystem DevelopmentCommunication: Responsible for sharing information related to TIP, TELIP proposals on social media and communication channels including the Telcoin forum and Discord and scheduling Miner Council meetings.Ecosystem Development: Responsible for interfacing with the broader crypto ecosystem in order to drive alignment and adoption (e.g. crypto exchanges, crypto communities).
Validators2Production Coordination, InfrastructureProduction Coordination: Responsible for coordinating with the Telcoin Fondation and other third parties to implement TIP and TELIP proposals.Infrastructure: Responsible for analyzing existing, proposed and alternative technologies in order to improve systems and processes.
  • Forum Nomination Channel: https://forum.telcoin.org/c/nominations/platform-council/14
  • Candidate Information: Submit the following information:
    • Preferred Name and Country: Preferred name and location
    • Wallet Address: Wallet address used to be used in Council member voting
    • Social Media: Telcoin Discord username, Twitter account
    • Miner Group: Select either Staker, Developer, Liquidity Miner, Validator Delegates
    • Specializations: Select from one or more of the following specializations:
      • Marketing and Education
      • Product, Data, Information
      • Communication and Ecosystem Development
      • Production Coordination and Infrastructure
  • Council Nomination Application: Provide responses to the following questions:
    • Introduction
      • How did you find out about Telcoin and why are you excited about being a part of the Telcoin community?
      • What experience do you have in interacting with the Telcoin Platform as a user, miner, and/or overall ecosystem participant?
    • Why should you be selected?
      • Why are you running for this position?
      • What unique skills, experiences and credentials do you bring to the role that will assist you in fulfilling your regular and special duties?
      • What changes and improvements do you plan to propose?
      • How will you represent your miner group in decision-making processes to ensure their interests are being voiced and protected?
      • How will you keep your constituency informed?
      • How much time can you dedicate to the role each week?