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The one-user-one-vote rule means that a major financial funder with thousands of memberships has exactly the same formal vote as a community member who earned their first membership through platform use. This is a deliberate architectural choice, not an oversight. It prevents plutocratic capture, the drift toward governance-by-capital that has afflicted many "community" projects including some blockchain governance systems. | The one-user-one-vote rule means that a major financial funder with thousands of memberships has exactly the same formal vote as a community member who earned their first membership through platform use. This is a deliberate architectural choice, not an oversight. It prevents plutocratic capture, the drift toward governance-by-capital that has afflicted many "community" projects including some blockchain governance systems. | ||
WikiDeal does, however, distinguish between economic weight and governance weight. Funders who commit more capital receive proportionally more | WikiDeal does, however, distinguish between economic weight and governance weight. Funders who commit more capital receive proportionally more redistribution potential (more memberships, more potential Rewards). They do not receive more votes. This separation is what allows WikiDeal to attract meaningful financial funding without compromising governance integrity. | ||
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[[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Call:Main|Open Call]] competitions are a key mechanism for accelerating deprivatisation: by inviting the community to propose alternative models, WikiDeal institutionalises the idea that the current governance structure is always provisional, always open to improvement. No rule is permanent except the rule that rules can be changed by the community. | [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Call:Main|Open Call]] competitions are a key mechanism for accelerating deprivatisation: by inviting the community to propose alternative models, WikiDeal institutionalises the idea that the current governance structure is always provisional, always open to improvement. No rule is permanent except the rule that rules can be changed by the community. | ||
'''See also:''' | '''See also:''' [[Gov/en/Portal:Voting/Main|Voting at WikiDeal: methods, rules, research]] (draft portal) · [[Gov/en/Portal:Institutions/Is-WikiDeal-a-DAO?|Is WikiDeal a DAO?]] (the organizational nature of WikiDeal) | ||
[[Category:Migration June 2026]] | [[Category:Migration June 2026]] | ||
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