DFINITY Foundation

Wenzel

ICDevs.org

CryptoIsGood

Anvil

ICPL.app

ysyms

The Accumulators’ Neuron

RawTech Venture

Paul Young

ICPMANUAL

8YearGangDAO

Isaac Valadez

Krzysztof Żelazko

Nicolas.ic

Smaug’s Neuron for Retail Investors

ICLight.io

Synapse (see neuron merger plan with the Wenzel known neuron)

Taggr Network

CodeGov.org

Sonic AMM

Rakeoff.io

OpenChat

ELNA AI

GEEKFACTORY

ICP Hub México

ICP Hub Poland

Jerry Banfield

WaterNeuron

ICP Hub Bulgaria

Gold DAO

NeuronPool

LORIMER ♾️ 🐶

B3Pay

ZenithCode

Aviate Labs

D-QUORUM

Yuku AI

CO.DELTA △

DragginCorp

Gwojda

Thyassa

🌮 TACO DAO Neuron

Ωmega-reject

Ωmega-vote

αlpha-vote

Cybersecurity

cyberowl

Dexter Caff/acc

Cosmicrafts

  
### TL;DR

This motion addresses repeated false statements that have been submitted about me (Wenzel Bartlett) in NNS proposals and reaffirms the importance of professional, evidence-based governance. It also encourages all voting participants to strengthen decentralization by reviewing and selecting Followees who reflect constructive and responsible participation.

### Background

Over the past several months, multiple NNS proposals (including [NNS Proposal 139582](https://dashboard.internetcomputer.org/proposal/139582), [NNS Proposal 138830](https://dashboard.internetcomputer.org/proposal/138830), [NNS Proposal 136299](https://dashboard.internetcomputer.org/proposal/136299), [TacoDAO Proposal 165](https://dashboard.internetcomputer.org/sns/lacdn-3iaaa-aaaaq-aae3a-cai/proposal/165), and [BOOMDAO Proposal 657](https://dashboard.internetcomputer.org/sns/xjngq-yaaaa-aaaaq-aabha-cai/proposal/657)) have been submitted by the owner of neuron 10113435617292303472, which is known to be Adam Powell, containing false and defamatory statements about me. These proposals accuse me of being a scammer, grifter, dishonest actor, or paid to destabilize the Internet Computer.

### For clarity:

None of these accusations are true.

I have never been paid to destabilize the IC, nor have I engaged in any activity intended to harm the network. My work, including management of the [Wenzel](https://dashboard.internetcomputer.org/neuron/4966884161088437903), [CodeGov](https://dashboard.internetcomputer.org/neuron/2649066124191664356), and [Synapse](https://dashboard.internetcomputer.org/neuron/5553849921138062661) known neurons, proposal reviews, and community governance engagement, has always been transparent, documented, and aligned with strengthening decentralization, developer experience, and decision quality.

My goal is not to escalate conflict or engage in personal disputes. This statement is simply intended to set the record straight so that NNS governance discussions can return to substance rather than personal accusations.

### Message to Adam Powell:

Adam, this is a simple and respectful request:

Please stop posting false, misleading, or harassing statements about me in NNS proposals or public forums.

You are free to critique ideas, code, systems, or governance processes.  However, personal accusations that are untrue serve no purpose, do not reflect well on the NNS, and do not contribute to decentralization or platform growth.  Please allow us to debate the ideas in a civilized way and avoid personal attacks.

### Strengthening NNS Decentralization:

Regardless of this issue, the community benefits when voters choose followees who vote based on substance and evidence, avoid personal attacks, contribute technical or governance insight, and act transparently and professionally.  I encourage all neuron holders to review and update their followees to help decentralize voting power and support a healthier governance culture.

To help improve the reliability of known neuron choices, an effort is ongoing to help clean up the known neuron list.  There are a lot of people and projects that have registered a known neuron over the last several years that have since become inactive in NNS governance.  Some have also left the ICP ecosystem.  DFINITY recently made changes to the known neuron framework that allows known neurons to be de-registered.  They also made changes that allow known neurons to update their URL links and indicate their committed topics.  I encourage you to read through [this forum thread](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/deregister-inactive-known-neurons/60238?u=wpb) to learn more about which known neurons have decided to de-register and which have decided to remain active.  It also happens to be a thread that prompted Adam to submit proposals [139581](https://dashboard.internetcomputer.org/proposal/139581) / [139582](https://dashboard.internetcomputer.org/proposal/139582), which means you can decide for yourself if the accusations made by Adam are accurate. 

### Closing

Thank you to everyone who engages in good faith, evaluates proposals responsibly, and helps build a professional, decentralized, and future-ready NNS.  Please vote YES to keep the NNS focused on substance, not personal attacks, and to promote healthier decentralized voting. 

This proposal was submitted by Wenzel Bartlett.  I put a lot of effort into ensuring the neurons that I manage are the most reliable, credible, and sensible options for Followee selection in the NNS.  You can learn more about my known neuron and voting principles [here](https://www.codegov.org/nns-neurons).    
                            

Supporting Professional Governance and Strengthening Decentralization in the NNS