About

Hello all! Welcome to the RtD (Ratio the DRep) web-book. Here you'll find everything you need to know about me and useful governance links.

Table of Contents

  1. Connect with Ratio

  2. All Pseudonyms and Platforms

  3. Why Become a DRep?

  4. DRep Profile

  5. Governance

  6. Code of Conduct

  7. Ethics Statement

  8. Education

  9. Employment

  10. Community Initiatives

  11. Discord Memberships

Connect With Ratio

  1. Visit the website

  2. Join the governance Discord server, Ratio the DRep (RtD), by clicking here

  3. Ask questions in Github Discussions here.

  4. Send a message to @st8tik on X / Twitter.

  5. Chat on Keybase

  6. Send an email

  7. more platforms coming (if needed)...

❣️ Remember, it's okay to be the first to post. Ask away, I'm here to help ❣️

All Psuedonyms & Platforms

PlatformName/TitleStatusPFP/Avatar/Icon
DiscordRtD Server for DRep & GovernanceACTIVEimg
DiscordRatio13ACTIVEimg
Githubst8tikratioACTIVEimg
X / Twitter@st8tik re-established 2024ACTIVEimg
Keybasexo_xoACTIVEimg

Why Become a DRep?

  1. to be a moral and ethical compass for delegates;

  2. to represent those who may be challenged by participating in governance;

  3. to educate, discuss and debate through respectful discourse with all persons;

  4. to counter the narcicistic greed that is often commonplace within blockchain;

  5. to provide transparency where it is lacking and where data is intentionally obscured;

  6. to push Cardano governance beyond one-ada/one-vote and tamp down on the plutocractic nature of blockchain;

  7. to be the dissenting vote against those who which to gain, maintain or increase their influence on the Cardano blockchain;

  8. to follow these principles when considering and voting as a delegate representative:
    • Transparency
    • Self-Sovereignty
    • Education
    • Honesty
    • Inclusivity
    • Equality
    • Decentralization
    • Sustainability

DRep Profile

Governance Short-List

Parameters and Thresholds:

Final Constitution (from Constitutional Convention):

  • Blake2b-256 Hash: 2a61e2f4b63442978140c77a70daab3961b22b12b63b13949a390c097214d1c5

  • Source

  • PDF

  • Markdown

Is It Fair, Democratic, Decentralized?

Rest Of The Short List:

The Long List

🔺 for a complete list here 🔺

CIPs (Cardano Improvement Proposals) and CPS (Cardano Problem Statements):

CIP-1694:

Constitutional Convention

Gimbalabs

Cardano Foundation

Intersect MBO

DRep, Delegate, Vote and More:

Ecosystem and Infos:

Code of Conduct

🔺 Working Document 🔺 Author: Ratio 🔺 Created on: 23 Nov 2024 🔺

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to outline appropriate conduct and activities of Ratio, a Cardano DRep. It will also address the conudct of all community members interacting with Ratio wihtin Github, Discord, or any other social-media-type platform where community discourse may arise.

All parties involved in Cardano governance are invioted to make these processes safe, enjoyable and postive experiences for all persons.

At no time shall anyone be discriminated against based on ability, locale, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, religion or gender.

DRep Behavior

The Drep will inform all delegates, in a timely manner, as to the direction of intended voting on all governance proposals. Delegates are free to re-delegate to another DRep if there are disagreements with voting preferences.

The DRep shall always consider the ramifications, outcomes, changes, impacts of any proposals as presented and passed by the Consitution Committee.

The DRep will be available to their delegates for discussion and discourse. A Discord server will be available to all delegates. Any additional methods will be clearly shown in the Readme.md of this repository.

At no time will the DRep reward any delegate(s).

At no time will the DRep accept any bribe, pay, gift, or the like unless, and if, proposed and passed through some form of community vote.

Feedback

Always provide constructive feedback. Cynical snarks, micro-aggressions and the like are not constructive to the DRep or other community members.

Remember we are here to create a positive environment that will foster cohesiveness, accountability and transparency within the Cardano community and for EVERY member.

Governance Positions

Typically these run counter to those of large entities. I am not concerned with how big your "bag" is or perceived seniority within the community. If governance proposals do not benefit everyone - active, inactive, 50 ada wallet, 50-million ada wallet - then these proposals will be voted "NO." There were too many shady dealings in Cardano Catalyst. People often presenting multiple facades for personal gain at the expense of others.

If you value inclusivity, education, honesty, accountability, transparency, sustainability, equality, decentralization and sustainability then let us work together to make Cardano an even better blockchain and community.

Ethics Statement

🔺 Working Document 🔺 Author: Ratio 🔺 Date: 26 Nov 2024 🔺

Purpose

This document outlines relevant actions to be conducted in an ethical and moral manner while executing the community position of a governance Delegated Representative, or DRep. The document will list unacceptable actions and areas where caution should be used. These items are not exhaustive but should be concide enough to provide a broad picture of the DRep's values and character.

Background

In early 2021 breaking into the Cardano Community was difficult in any actionable way outside of the "YOLO-ing" and "to the moon" crowds. After some research, and time, more opportunities became available and eventually there was a feeling of camaraderie. Until... Interacting with the Cardano Catalyst crowd was difficult. There were (are) people entrenched in the system. Some even manipulated the distribution of funds. Of course there is no proof. Why? Absolutely no transparency.

Aside from this manipulative crowd, hiding behind the facades of "community" instances of "community" included organizations attempting to consolidate massive amounts of CNTs, Cardano Native Tokens, during distributions events without providing much, if anything, in return. So much for COMMUNITY. There were other instances of, essentially, "no pay, no work." Now everyone's time is worth something. As are their skills. More importantly, everyone's financial situation is different. Ultimately these shortcomings are what drove me to remain active until canine chemotherapy required out-of-town travel once a week. Eventually the inevitable happened causing a slow withdrawal from all blockchain communities in 2022, resulting in a two year hiatus. We all process differently.

Having returned in October of 2024, at a critical juncture in Cardano's future, the bitter tastte of plutocracy, and limited/scattered/opaque data, remains. More than ever the community needs leaders, delegates, and other members to step up and protect those who are oblivious to the undue influence and ambiguities, and to right this ship that is the Cardano blockchain. Four draft constitutions later and BOHICA. Let's do better for a better future, a better you and an even stronger community.

The DRep Will:

  1. never accept bribes, payments, or the like, unless explicitly voted on by the community through official channels;
  2. always act in the best interest of the community and delegates;
  3. never vote based on self-interest;
  4. confer with delegates via polls, or other means, prior to placing any governance vote;
  5. never pay, incentivize or otherwise enrich any community member for their delegation;
  6. be as transparent as humanly possible currently available resources - i.e. X / Twitter, Discord, Github;
  7. interfere, question, dissent any governance action(s) that are blatantly plutocratic in nature;
  8. assist any and all community members with delegating, or redelegating, to a DRep;
  9. be available for questions, discourse, or the like, at hours acceptable to all delegates - i.e. multiple events;
  10. never undermine delegators desires;
  11. can you think of any more?

Closing

Just as in 2021, there has never been any attempt at financial gain if those actions can be interpreted as "at the expense of others" in the community, delegates or not. The idea, goal, and drive is to make Cardano a fair blockchain where everyone matters, all votes count and the word "community" truly means something. If you're looking for a delegate, or just have questions about governance, THIS DRep is here to help.

STAY SAFE OUT THERE

Education

(Completed & Incomplete)

  • Emurgo Cardano Developer

  • Plutus Pioneer Program

  • Prism Pioneer Program

  • A.S. Science

  • B.S. CIS minor in Psychology

  • M.S. CSIS

Employment

1980's - 2000's

  • Military

Early 2000's

  • Government Contractor

Early 2000's:

  • Retired

Community Initiatives

Community Discord Membership

Active

Inactive