DFINITY Foundation

Internet Computer Association

The ICP Maximalist Network (ICPMN) proposes that Dfinity Foundation shall add the ICPMN Neuron ID 4966884161088437903 to the list of named Followee options in the NNS dApp.  The neuron shall be labeled as ICP Maximalist Network in the list.
 
The ICPMN neuron will be representative of the enthusiasts, end users, investors, developers, project leaders, Dfinity and ICA members, and other IC ecosystem contributors who participate in our community.  A primary objective will be to ensure that our neuron can be trusted to always vote on all proposals.  The neuron will be configured to follow our elected voting members on all Governance proposals and to follow Dfinity Foundation (DF) and/or Internet Computer Association (ICA) on non-Governance proposals.
 
Ownership and configuration of this community neuron as well as voting member expectations are described in the policy document published at https://www.ic.community/followee-neuron-for-icp-maximalist-network/
 
You can join the active ICP Maximalist Network community on Telegram at https://t.me/icpmaximalistnetwork
 
Motivation for this proposal - At ICP genesis, the NNS was configured to set ICA as the default Followee for the Governance topic for all neurons.  DF and ICA are currently the only named neurons in the list of available neurons in the NNS dApp and people configuring their neuron can easily select these neurons to follow for voting.  In an effort to accelerate decentralization of the internet computer, DF and ICA are going to be removed as default Followees for Governance topics and voting rewards will be weighted by proposal type. Hence, there will be a new need for people in the IC community to find other neurons to follow in order to continue getting paid their voting rewards.  It is desirable to have a diverse and reliable selection of Followees listed in the NNS app to make it easy for people to find Followee options.  Several organizations are responding to this challenge including cycle_dao, ICDevs, and ICP Maximalist Network, each of which represent special interests within the IC community.  It should be noted that all neuron owners are encouraged to vote manually on Governance topics that you consider to be important even if you select Followees for the Governance topic.  Manual voting is the only way to guarantee that your neuron votes according to what you believe is in the long term best interest of the internet computer.

Motion to Add the ICPMN Neuron to the Named Followee List in the NNS dApp