TL;DR Following the recent sunsetting of the Discord user community, there is a growing sense of isolation among retail holders. To bridge this gap and restore trust, I propose mandating a Quarterly Community Town Hall (AMA) where leadership directly addresses community concerns, roadmap progress, and governance questions.
1. The Current Situation (Context)
The recent decision to close the public Discord channels has created a significant communication vacuum. While migrating discussions to this Forum encourages structured debate, it removes the real-time connection between the Foundation/Team and the Token Holders.
Currently, with the token price down significantly from ATH, this “Silence” is being interpreted by the market and community as apathy or abandonment. Silence breeds FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt). We need to change this narrative immediately.
2. The Problem
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Lack of Direct Engagement: Forum posts often go unanswered by core contributors for weeks, leading to frustration.
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Opaque Decision Making: The rationale behind major operational changes (like the Discord closure) often feels unilateral rather than collaborative.
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Erosion of Community Trust: Without a regular touchpoint, the community feels disconnected from the project’s success and future.
3. The Proposal (Actionable Items)
To ensure SafeDAO remains a transparent and community-led organization, I propose the establishment of a formal Communication Framework:
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Quarterly Town Hall Meetings (Live AMA):
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Frequency: Once every quarter (every 3 months).
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Format: A video or audio call (via X Spaces or Zoom) open to all holders.
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Content:
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Review of the previous quarter’s achievements.
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Updates on key governance proposals (e.g., Token Utility discussions).
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Live Q&A session to answer pre-collected questions from this Forum.
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Bi-Weekly “State of Safe” Forum Updates:
- A consolidated update posted on the Forum summarizing key development milestones, partnership metrics, and governance status, ensuring holders don’t have to dig through GitHub or obscure tweets to know what’s happening.
4. Why This Matters
We are not asking for price speculation talks. We are asking for Accountability and Visibility.
If the team is confident in the roadmap and the long-term vision of Safe, there should be no hesitation in facing the community regularly. Reopening a line of direct communication is the first step to rebuilding the damaged trust and signaling that SafeDAO values its members.
5. Conclusion
A DAO cannot exist without an active and engaged community. Cutting off Discord was a blow to that engagement; establishing regular Town Halls is the necessary remedy.