Interactions and Outcomes

Interactions and Outcomes

Telcoin Improvement Proposal (TIP)

The process used by the Platform Council to set, enforce, and refine platform-wide social policies.

The following section describes the context and procedure encompassed by the Telcoin Improvement Proposal process (TIP), the process used by the Platform Council to make platform-wide social rules.

TIP: Proposal Authors
TIP: Voters
TIP: Implementation units

TIP: Decision-making Rules and Authority

CouncilsRepresentationProcess, Domain of AuthorityDecision-making Rules



Platform Council 		Platform Council
· Members: 8
· Representation: Balanced across all four Miner Groups.		Telcoin Improvement Proposal (TIP)

Platform-wide rules
including communication and information, compliance, legal and organizational rules.		Proposal Authority: Platform, Treasury, Compliance Councils, TAO

Approval: 6 out of 8
Quorum: 100%
Duration: 120 hours
Channel: telcoinplatformcouncil.eth




Compliance Council		Compliance Council
· Members: 4
· Representation: Balanced across all four Miner Groups.
Compliance Improvement Proposal (CCIP)

Authority
• Veto authority over all Miner Council proposals
• Compliance,
• Legal and Organizational,
• Conflict Resolution,
• Actor Authorizations		Proposal Authority: TAO, Compliance Council

Approval: 3 out of 4
Quorum: 75%
Duration: 72 hours
Channel: telcoincompliancecouncil.eth
TIP: Authority Rules

TIP Process and Outcomes

  • TIP Forum Proposal: Forum members submit a proposal to TIP channel on the Telcoin forum.
  • Platform Council Proposal: A Platform Council, TAO, or Compliance Council member decides to submits the proposal to the Platform Council Snapshot page.
  • Platform Council Vote: The Platform Council must vote with 6/8 approval within 120 hours (5 days) from Platform Council snapshot proposal submission, or else the proposal will not pass.
    • Approval Rate: 6/8
    • Duration: 120 hours (5 days) If the proposal receives at least 6/8 approval within 5 days of submission, it is affirmed.
  • Compliance Council Proposal: The Compliance Council may veto a TIP by submitting a veto proposal to the Compliance Council discord.
  • Compliance Council Vote: The Compliance Council must vote to veto the proposal within 72 hours after it is approved by the Platform Council, or else the proposal will be approved.
    • Approval (Veto) Rate: 3/4
    • Duration: 72 hours (3 days)
  • Implementation: The Platform Council either implements the proposal itself or works with the TAO or other third parties to implement the update.
  • Documentation: The Proposal Author from the Platform Council coordinates with the TAO (or another administrator as determined by the Platform Council) to update Telcoin.org TIP documentation.

    • Outcomes and Feedback

  • Proposal Affirmed: If the proposal is affirmed through the TIP process, it will be implemented according to the specification outlined in the proposal.
  • Proposal Rejected: If the proposal is rejected by the Platform Council, the dissenting members must provide a rationale as to (1) why it failed to meet their decision-making criteria and (2) constructive feedback to help modify the proposal to meet the criteria provided in the rationale.
  • Proposal Vetoed: If the proposal is vetoed by the Compliance Council, the dissenting members must provide a rationale as to (1) why it failed to meet their decision-making criteria and (2) constructive feedback to help modify the proposal to meet the criteria provided in the rationale.

    • Evaluative Criteria

    Consistency with Shared Values: Is the proposed improvement consistent with the the Mission, Vision, Values defined in Article 4.1 (a-c) of the Telcoin Association Constitution?
    Feasibility: Technical, Economic, Financial, Legal, Political