# Participation vs Apathy

## Encouraging Participation 

* Implementing two tiers of votes
  * Proposals with low impact only require 1000 VP to vote. 
  * Proposals with high impact affecting protocols/governance/treasury will require 10,000 VP to vote. 
* Using Elections 
  * Electing community members to show commitment towards more decentralization. 
* Incentivize voting 
  * “I Voted Poaps” 
  * Possible Guardian NFT

### Avoiding Voter Apathy 

* Creating template and time requirements for proposals
  * Templates make it easy for users to progress through research and get to voting efficiently
  * Time requirements allow good proposals to filter to the top after peer review. 
* Direct proposal flows through forum admins. 
  * This filters useless and junk proposals which can dilute and bore users. 
* Present tools for ease of use voting, data tracking, and provide governance education.