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Lil Nouns is the #1 holder of Nouns of any sub-DAO. And this week, we added another Noun to our treasury, bringing the total to 13. Plus, we had the most Proposals on-chain in a single week, there were 52 Lils Minted (up 63% from last week), and 12 new subscribers joined us here at the Weekly Newsletter (putting us at 242 total subscribers).
Here’s what we cover in this week’s post:
→ Should we buy more Nouns?
→ What does it mean to be Nounish?
→ Most proposals in a single week
→ Prop House, Round 11
→ Around the Lil Community
→ Lil Noun Stats
Alright, let’s dive in.
→ Should we buy more Nouns?
Lil Nouns is the #1 holder of Nouns out of any sub-DAO.
And this week, we bought another—sacred number 13!
Congratulations @lilnounsdao and all Lil Nouners on the acquisition of @nounsdao 13, #546
One of the topics of debate for quite some time now, and finally coming to a head this week, is the question: “Should we keep buying Nouns?”
A few weeks ago, Lil Al put a Prop on chain to acquire 5 more Nouns. It passed 793-23. Then this week, Will Price put a Prop on chain to acquire another 5 Nouns. It was been defeated—it did not hit quorum. For: 437, Against: 346. Unique voters For it: 7 and Unique voters Against it: 13 (source: Dune dashboard from Data Pod).
So what happened this time around?
Voter apathy? Maybe.
But I think there’s something else here too. It’s becoming clear that one of the main goals of Lil Nouns is to graduate builders from Lil Nouns to Nouns, and Lils will support them with feedback and voting for their Prop, using our Nouns. You can read more from Lil Nouns Weekly Newsletter #25, where I wrote about “Graduating up Lil Builders”.
But, we haven’t done this yet. So, it seems the DAO is starting to recognize this and wants to pause our Noun acquisitions until we prove this model is effective. Here was my personal reason for voting against acquiring 5 more Nouns:
→ What does it mean to be Nounish?
For those who are new and wondering what it means to be “Nounish,” here are two simple answers:
Now you can just send this link in Urban Dictionary (h/t
@GoodBeats) –
→ Most Proposals in a single week!
This week had the most Proposals in the DAO’s history! Pretty awesome to see this, especially as we’re deep in a bear market.
We had seven Proposals come to completion this week (two passed, five defeated) and another two go live! Check out the summaries below (and read all the details here).
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Proposal 86 [Pending – voting starts tomorrow]
The Most LilNounish Game Ever: 12 Oz. Mouse Absurdist Humor Meets LilNouns!
Edward J. Gumsterfeld Saves the World (EJGSTW) is an interactive political cartoon [read: puzzle game] that will eventually grow into its own degen metaverse and serve as a perpetual onboarding mechanism for Nouns, reaching beyond web3 into web2.
Proposal 85 [Pending – voting starts tomorrow]
Get-By X Lil Nouns – Second Chances Are Nounish!
1. Create co-branded merchandise to proliferate the Lil Nouns and Nounish DAOs while also raising awareness around Get-By and fair-chance hiring.
2. Support Get-By by funding launch expenses and initial marketing efforts to include Job Fairs.
Proposal 84 [Defeated – did not hit quorum]
Extend Nouns Acquisition Committee Mandate
Summary: Extend Nouns Acquisition Committee Mandate Send an additional 175 ETH to NAC Multisig Purchase more nouns using autobidder
Proposal 83 [Defeated – did not hit quorum]
Lil Nouns Weekly Newsletter | Winter Proposal (Dec-Feb)
I have been writing the Lil Nouns Weekly Newsletter as a public good for the community for 25 weeks. I am requesting to continue writing the Weekly Newsletter at a 20% lower rate, for the next 3 months (Dec, Jan, Feb) — for a total of 10.4 ETH.
Previous Prop (Proposal 66) passed with 1030 For, 0 Against, 9 Abstained.
Proposal 82 [Passed]
Brook is seeking 13.75 ETH — 4 ETH of funding for a period of 3 months to cover the costs of conducting brainstorming/office hour sessions, producing podcast episodes, and Content Pod’s operations, and an additional 1.75 ETH as retroactive funding for podcast episodes 5-10.
Proposal 80 [Defeated]
Green Pill Show, Editorial Interview, and Advertisement.
Proposal 79 [Passed]
6 month engagement with lil dot to continue engineering efforts in lil nouns.
Proposal 78 [Defeated]
Lower Reserve Price to 0.10 ETH
We are seeing really low volume on direct auctions, this proposal is to lower reserve price and increase DAO in-flows so that we can buy more Nouns!
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Get out and vote for Props 85 and 86 in the next couple of days!
If you don’t plan on voting, consider delegating your votes—you can always un-delegate. How to delegate your votes.
→ Prop House, Round 11
Round 11
Funding: 0.35 ETH + 1 LIL × 7
An open round where builders are encouraged to propose any idea they believe will benefit the Lil Nouns ecosystem. Anyone with an ETH address is welcome to propose. Once the proposing period is complete, Lil Nouns holders will vote on their favorite proposals. The proposals with the most votes will get funded.
Get submissions in by December 21st!
→ Around the Lil Community
1/ TLNS Banner Bounty
The first-place winner will receive .25 ETH and the second-place winner will receive .1 ETH. The winners will be announced on tomorrow’s show! So be sure to join!
Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry to the competition!
We will be announcing the winners live on the show tomorrow, and in the #tlns channel in the @lilnounsdao discord. https://t.co/MJTWnr3R8q
⌐◨-◨ TLNS NEEDS YOU ⌐◨-◨
Are you an artist/designer/creative?
Create a nounish Twitter banner for TLNS for a chance to win!
T&Cs:
To enter = QT here w/ your entry & follow @thelilnounsshow
Deadline = 10pm EST 18th Dec
Dimensions = 1500 x 500px
🥇= 0.25 Ξ
🥈= 0.1 Ξ https://t.co/65KwzrZLWT
And who are the guests this week? None other than Gami (founder of GnarsDAO—an extreme Nouns DAO) and SekureD (artist and founder of RoboGhosts—launching in 2023).
– @0xigami; and
– @SekureD
We will also have a POAP as well as our weekly giveaway of .0420 ETH.
Set your reminders 👇 and Like/RT this post to be in with a chance of winning. https://t.co/moydpAruSc
2/ Comme des Anons
Pretty rad to see a Lil Grant come to life!
Check out pxl’s ecomm shop that went live this month, with Lil Nouns as a featured DAO (belated holiday present, anyone?)!
3/ Lil Nouns Coffee 003
Don’t forget to grab a lil bag of beans, fresh off the roaster!
4/ Lil Memo
Want to improve your memory skills, while staying a Lil Nounish? We’ve got the perfect thing for you!
#EduNouns #lilnouns #nouns #educational #kids #Children #ParentsInWeb3 #nounish #game #memory #fun #NFTCommunity #DAO
5/ Lil Sisters Proposal Winners
The winners for Lil Sisters was announced last week, check them out here!
2. LilNouns Space+Vikings STEAM Initiatives for School-Aged Girls and Young Women
3.Activity Kit Box for Myles & Luna Go Nounish
4.Nounifying Rescued Cats in Brazil
5.NFT physical space
ANDDDD … ⌐◧-◧
If you are a woman or non-binary creator, dev, or artist, we’d love to have you come build within Lil Nouns, at Lil Sisters! Join their Discord channel now (it’s not token-gated!).
→ Lil Nouns Sales
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Lils Minted: 52 (up 63% from last week)
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Lils Burnt: 16 (down 13% from last week)
(Source: Dune | Lil Nouns Data Pod)
Weekly Call is Friday December 23rd at 1pm EST!
See you next Sunday,
Lil Saturn