ens.garypalmerjr.eth on Agora

Delegate Statement

ENS name: GaryPalmerJr.eth

My reasons for wanting to be a delegate: Using Netscape browsers, I grew up watching the development up Web1 & Web2. I saw the transition of power from the old-analog world, to the new-digital world. I came to age, online, with BBS-forum communities; building new technology, and new ideas, with groups of people, many whom I never met, from around the world. Everyone did not understand the early "Internet". Most people thought it was a fad. And while many people ignored the Internet, many users did not protect it, or its ethos. Now, while the world is repeating itself, or rhyming (with Web3 & Open Blockchain). We see these similar effects happening all over again, with both people and users. I want to be a delegate to help keep the ethos of Web3, Open Blockchain, ENS, (and the early Internet). The ENS naming system, and its functionality, is a core piece of infrastructure for Web3. It is critical that we promote the revolutionary, immutable, public-verifiable, community-based, open, resistant-to-censorship, and decentralized nature of Web3, Open Blockchain, and ENS. I want to help protect ENS, increasing adoption, and expanding its use as a public good.

My view on each section of the proposed ENS Constitution:

Name ownership is an absolute right: I agree. Name ownership is an absolute right. No one should be at risk of losing their name. Everyone and every user has a right to have, own, and use a name; to been seen and heard.
Registration fees exist as an incentive mechanism: I agree. Registration fees exist as an incentive mechanism to prevent the loss of ENS names. Without the registration fees, the liquidity of ENS names would decrease over time. Without the registration fees, the loss of unique and sought after names would damage the network effect of the ENS protocol. Also, the registration fees prevent squatters/domainers from owning all names, without care or regard for the public good. Therefore, the registration fees provide a balance between a free market and a public good. It is important to note: The registration fees, if increased without regard, could be an attack vector. This is why we want delegates that understand these many aspects of attack-risk and reward-balance, regarding the risks to the ethos of the public/open Blockchain.
Income funds ENS and other public goods: I agree. Income from ENS, (including registration fees), does fund ENS and other public goods. We want to keep all the accounting and the funding information public, for ongoing transparency. We want to include the public for their input before we make decisions, for ongoing inclusion. We want to reinforce the absolute rights of users (for ENS and Web3), so everyone can enter this space, for both new and existing users; and for the next generation to protect and uphold.
ENS Integrates with the global namespace: I agree. ENS Integrates with the global namespace, and this brings many use cases, which will help the transition of Web2 into Web3. Many people know, "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.". We don't want to fight the existing establishment, and we do not want to move backwards, either. Still, it has been shown, we can bridge the global name space into Web3, without compromising our core ethos. This benefits ENS in many ways, but to name a few: ~Integrating with the global namespace increases the presence of Blockchain-native TLDs on Web2.
~Integrating with the global namespace prevents Web2/Web3 TLD name "collisions". ~Integrating with the global namespace increases adoption of the ENS protocol. ~Integrating with the global namespace increases the network effect of ENS.

My Web3 qualifications / skills: I am active in many Crypto/Web3 communities for years, helping users, and creating ENS/IPFS-based websites. I have 20+ years of experience working in Web2, from the East Coast to the San Francisco bay area, (where I first learned about Bitcoin/Blockkchain in ~2014). Publicly, since 2016, I have been creating crypto content (including YouTube), holding in-person meetups (in New York State), and working with people in the Open Blockchain-Crypto industry. I have been part of the ENS protocol, since before the auction launch in 2017 (pre-punk ENS). I am fierce advocate of public-decentralization and Open Blockchain.

Snapshot vote - 4 months ago

[EP6.16] [Social] Enhancing ENS Governance with Tally’s Enterprise Support

Against4.56K votes

Snapshot vote - 7 months ago

[EP 6.10] [Social] Select providers for Service Provider Program Season II

Unruggable - basic, Unruggable - ext, Ethereum Identity Fnd - basic, Ethereum Identity Fnd - ext, NameHash Labs, Namespace, 3DNS - basic, blockful - basic, WebHash, eth.limo - basic, JustaName, Tally, Enscribe, x23.ai, Web3bio, Agora - basic, Agora - ext, Unicorn.eth, dWeb.host - basic, dWeb.host - ext, ZK Email - basic, ZK Email - ext, Lighthouse Labs, Curia Lab, Namestone, Wildcard Labs - basic, Wildcard Labs - ext, Decent, PYOR, AlphaGrowth - basic, AlphaGrowth - ext, GovPal, NONE BELOW, blockful - ext, 3DNS - ext, eth.limo - ext4.85K votes

Snapshot vote - 7 months ago

[6.6.1] [Social] April Funding Request - ENS Meta-Governance Working Group Term 6

For5K votes

Snapshot vote - 7 months ago

[EP 6.5] [Social] Service Provider Season 2 Vote Amendment Proposal II

Against5K votes

Snapshot vote - 7 months ago

[EP 6.4] [Social] Service Provider Season 2 Vote Amendment Proposal

For5K votes

Snapshot vote - 9 months ago

[EP 6.3] [Social] Renew Service Provider Budget

RENEW and increase to $4.5M/y, RENEW and maintain at $3.6M/y, RENEW but reduce to $2.7M/y, DO NOT RENEW, sets budget at 0.5K votes

Snapshot vote - 11 months ago

2025 Public Goods Working Group Steward Election, Term 6

coltron.eth, vegayp.eth, simona.eth, Dan Hannum or Hannum.eth5.79K votes

Snapshot vote - 11 months ago

2025 Meta-Governance Working Group Steward Election, Term 6

Spence / 5pence.eth, netto.eth / alexnetto.eth, SpikeWatanabe.eth, estmcmxci.eth, Cam / daostrat.eth5.79K votes

Snapshot vote - 11 months ago

2025 Ecosystem Working Group Steward Election, Term 6

limes.eth, bama.eth, cap / thecap.eth, Donnie / daemon.eth5.79K votes

Snapshot vote - about 1 year ago

[EP5.20][Social] ENS Endowment Investment Policy Statement

Abstain6.64K votes

Snapshot vote - about 1 year ago

[EP 5.21] [Social] Governance Security Bounty

For6.64K votes

Snapshot vote - about 1 year ago

[EP 5.19] [Social] Governance Distribution Pilot Program

YES | 30K ENS, YES | 60K ENS, YES | 90K ENS, NO | 0 ENS6.64K votes

Snapshot vote - about 1 year ago

[EP 5.18] [Social] ENS DAO Steward Compensation Structure - Term 6

Yes - Approve for Term 66.64K votes

Snapshot vote - about 1 year ago

[5.17.2] [Social] Funding Request: ENS Ecosystem Working Group

Abstain6.71K votes

Snapshot vote - about 1 year ago

[5.17.1] [Social] Funding Request: ENS Meta-Governance Working Group Term 5 (Oct. Window)

For6.71K votes

Snapshot vote - about 1 year ago

[5.17.3] [Social] Funding Request: ENS Public Goods Working Group

For6.71K votes

Snapshot vote - about 1 year ago

[EP 5.15][Social] ENS Governor Improvement Proposal: ProposalBond

For6.73K votes

Snapshot vote - over 1 year ago

[EP5.10][Social] Confirming the ENS DAO Security Council Members

For6.92K votes

Snapshot vote - over 1 year ago

[5.8][Social] ENS Steward Vesting Proposal

For7.75K votes

Snapshot vote - over 1 year ago

[EP5.7][Social] Security Council

For7.75K votes

Voting Power	Delegated on	From	Txn Hash
10.223 ENS	10/25/2022	0x38...f234	View
100 ENS	08/11/2022	0x23...5e34	View
1.951 ENS	06/23/2022	0xc9...3ccf	View
150 ENS	05/27/2022	0x71...9724	View
126.137 ENS	04/20/2022	0xe5...81a7	View

Voting Power

Delegated on

From

Txn Hash

10.223 ENS

10/25/2022

0x38...f234

View

100 ENS

08/11/2022

0x23...5e34

View

1.951 ENS

06/23/2022

0xc9...3ccf

View

150 ENS

05/27/2022

0x71...9724

View

126.137 ENS

04/20/2022

0xe5...81a7

View

Snapshot vote - 4 months ago

[EP6.16] [Social] Enhancing ENS Governance with Tally’s Enterprise Support

Against4.56K votes

Snapshot vote - 7 months ago

[EP 6.10] [Social] Select providers for Service Provider Program Season II

Snapshot vote - 7 months ago

[6.6.1] [Social] April Funding Request - ENS Meta-Governance Working Group Term 6

For5K votes

Snapshot vote - 7 months ago

[EP 6.5] [Social] Service Provider Season 2 Vote Amendment Proposal II

Against5K votes

Snapshot vote - 7 months ago

[EP 6.4] [Social] Service Provider Season 2 Vote Amendment Proposal

For5K votes

Snapshot vote - 9 months ago

[EP 6.3] [Social] Renew Service Provider Budget

RENEW and increase to $4.5M/y, RENEW and maintain at $3.6M/y, RENEW but reduce to $2.7M/y, DO NOT RENEW, sets budget at 0.5K votes

Snapshot vote - 11 months ago

2025 Public Goods Working Group Steward Election, Term 6

coltron.eth, vegayp.eth, simona.eth, Dan Hannum or Hannum.eth5.79K votes

Snapshot vote - 11 months ago

2025 Meta-Governance Working Group Steward Election, Term 6

Spence / 5pence.eth, netto.eth / alexnetto.eth, SpikeWatanabe.eth, estmcmxci.eth, Cam / daostrat.eth5.79K votes

Snapshot vote - 11 months ago

2025 Ecosystem Working Group Steward Election, Term 6

limes.eth, bama.eth, cap / thecap.eth, Donnie / daemon.eth5.79K votes

Snapshot vote - about 1 year ago

[EP5.20][Social] ENS Endowment Investment Policy Statement

Abstain6.64K votes

Snapshot vote - about 1 year ago

[EP 5.21] [Social] Governance Security Bounty

For6.64K votes

Snapshot vote - about 1 year ago

[EP 5.19] [Social] Governance Distribution Pilot Program

YES | 30K ENS, YES | 60K ENS, YES | 90K ENS, NO | 0 ENS6.64K votes

Snapshot vote - about 1 year ago

[EP 5.18] [Social] ENS DAO Steward Compensation Structure - Term 6

Yes - Approve for Term 66.64K votes

Snapshot vote - about 1 year ago

[5.17.2] [Social] Funding Request: ENS Ecosystem Working Group

Abstain6.71K votes

Snapshot vote - about 1 year ago

[5.17.1] [Social] Funding Request: ENS Meta-Governance Working Group Term 5 (Oct. Window)

For6.71K votes

Snapshot vote - about 1 year ago

[5.17.3] [Social] Funding Request: ENS Public Goods Working Group

For6.71K votes

Snapshot vote - about 1 year ago

[EP 5.15][Social] ENS Governor Improvement Proposal: ProposalBond

For6.73K votes

Snapshot vote - over 1 year ago

[EP5.10][Social] Confirming the ENS DAO Security Council Members

For6.92K votes

Snapshot vote - over 1 year ago

[5.8][Social] ENS Steward Vesting Proposal

For7.75K votes

Snapshot vote - over 1 year ago

[EP5.7][Social] Security Council

For7.75K votes

Delegate Statement

Past Votes

[EP6.16] [Social] Enhancing ENS Governance with Tally’s Enterprise Support

[EP 6.10] [Social] Select providers for Service Provider Program Season II

[6.6.1] [Social] April Funding Request - ENS Meta-Governance Working Group Term 6

[EP 6.5] [Social] Service Provider Season 2 Vote Amendment Proposal II

[EP 6.4] [Social] Service Provider Season 2 Vote Amendment Proposal

[EP 6.3] [Social] Renew Service Provider Budget

2025 Public Goods Working Group Steward Election, Term 6

2025 Meta-Governance Working Group Steward Election, Term 6

2025 Ecosystem Working Group Steward Election, Term 6

[EP5.20][Social] ENS Endowment Investment Policy Statement

[EP 5.21] [Social] Governance Security Bounty

[EP 5.19] [Social] Governance Distribution Pilot Program

[EP 5.18] [Social] ENS DAO Steward Compensation Structure - Term 6

[5.17.2] [Social] Funding Request: ENS Ecosystem Working Group

[5.17.1] [Social] Funding Request: ENS Meta-Governance Working Group Term 5 (Oct. Window)

[5.17.3] [Social] Funding Request: ENS Public Goods Working Group

[EP 5.15][Social] ENS Governor Improvement Proposal: ProposalBond

[EP5.10][Social] Confirming the ENS DAO Security Council Members

[5.8][Social] ENS Steward Vesting Proposal

[EP5.7][Social] Security Council

[EP 6.23] [Executable] Endowment permissions to karpatkey - Update #6

[EP 6.22] [Executable] ENS Contract Naming Season

[Executable] Set Primary Names for Core DAO Addresses

[Executable] Transfer .locker TLD to Orange Domains LLC

[Executable] Enable L2 Reverse Registrars and new .eth registrar controller

[Executable] Enable L2 Reverse Registrars and new .eth registrar controller

Untitled

[EP 6.13] [Corrected] [Executable] - SPP Season 2 Implementation

[EP 6.11] [Executable] Collective Working Group Funding Request (April 2025)

[EP6.12] [Executable] Set resolver for .ceo TLD

[EP6.7] [Executable] Revoke root controller role from legacy ENS multisig

[EP 6.8] [Executable] Endowment permissions to karpatkey - Update #5

[6.7] [Executable] Transfer .ceo TLD to the DNSSEC registrar

[EP6.2] Endowment expansion (3rd tranche)

[EP6.1] [Executable] Convert 6,000 ETH to USDC for DAO Operating Expenses

[EP 5.29] Funding request for Unruggable to build and operate a network of gateways supporting the rollout of ENSIP-19: EVM-chain Reverse Resolution

[EP 5.28] [Executable] Reimbursement of eth.limo’s ongoing legal fees

[EP 5.27][Executable] Revoke the DAO's ability to upgrade the name wrapper

[EP 5.25] [Executable] Collective Working Group Funding Request (Oct 2024) - Resubmission

[EP 5.26] [Executable] Implementation of [EP 5.19]’s ENS Governance Distribution Pilot Program

Discussions

Discussions

Past Votes

[EP6.16] [Social] Enhancing ENS Governance with Tally’s Enterprise Support

[EP 6.10] [Social] Select providers for Service Provider Program Season II

[6.6.1] [Social] April Funding Request - ENS Meta-Governance Working Group Term 6

[EP 6.5] [Social] Service Provider Season 2 Vote Amendment Proposal II

[EP 6.4] [Social] Service Provider Season 2 Vote Amendment Proposal

[EP 6.3] [Social] Renew Service Provider Budget

2025 Public Goods Working Group Steward Election, Term 6

2025 Meta-Governance Working Group Steward Election, Term 6

2025 Ecosystem Working Group Steward Election, Term 6

[EP5.20][Social] ENS Endowment Investment Policy Statement

[EP 5.21] [Social] Governance Security Bounty

[EP 5.19] [Social] Governance Distribution Pilot Program

[EP 5.18] [Social] ENS DAO Steward Compensation Structure - Term 6

[5.17.2] [Social] Funding Request: ENS Ecosystem Working Group

[5.17.1] [Social] Funding Request: ENS Meta-Governance Working Group Term 5 (Oct. Window)

[5.17.3] [Social] Funding Request: ENS Public Goods Working Group

[EP 5.15][Social] ENS Governor Improvement Proposal: ProposalBond

[EP5.10][Social] Confirming the ENS DAO Security Council Members

[5.8][Social] ENS Steward Vesting Proposal

[EP5.7][Social] Security Council

[EP 6.23] [Executable] Endowment permissions to karpatkey - Update #6

[EP 6.22] [Executable] ENS Contract Naming Season

[Executable] Set Primary Names for Core DAO Addresses

[Executable] Transfer .locker TLD to Orange Domains LLC

[Executable] Enable L2 Reverse Registrars and new .eth registrar controller

[Executable] Enable L2 Reverse Registrars and new .eth registrar controller

Untitled

[EP 6.13] [Corrected] [Executable] - SPP Season 2 Implementation

[EP 6.11] [Executable] Collective Working Group Funding Request (April 2025)

[EP6.12] [Executable] Set resolver for .ceo TLD

[EP6.7] [Executable] Revoke root controller role from legacy ENS multisig

[EP 6.8] [Executable] Endowment permissions to karpatkey - Update #5

[6.7] [Executable] Transfer .ceo TLD to the DNSSEC registrar

[EP6.2] Endowment expansion (3rd tranche)

[EP6.1] [Executable] Convert 6,000 ETH to USDC for DAO Operating Expenses