This article gives an explanation of what Seasons are, and how they function in the context of FWB. It also gives a summaries of FWB's last four Seasons, highlighting key points and decisions made for each Season.
FWB moved to a quarterly season model in 2021. This decision was largely inspired by Simon de la Rouviere's writings on tokenomics in social communities.
In this model, the calendar year is divided up into four "Seasons". A Season is a period of time in which new governance processes, reward mechanics, and the entry price to join FWB can be remain fixed.
Dividing the year into Seasons provides clear on-ramps and off-ramps for experimentation. The Seasons model allows the community to experiment with various governance mechanisms to reward members' participation. Each season various governance processes and reward mechanics are tried, with some being continued into the next Season, and some discarded in favor of new processes and mechanics.
Another benefit of using the Seasons model is that it allows FWB to rapidly experiment with community mechanics and processes, while mitigating the risk incurring years of legacy technical debt from structural decisions made in the past.
The hope is that Seasons will better engage community members and reward top contributors with additional benefits—the first step towards rewarding active participation and creating a more engaged community. Typically each season features an increased token threshold, requiring members to earn (or buy) more $FWB to stay up to date with new discussions and features.
October 1st — December 31st 2021
Tokens required to enter: 75 $FWB
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Announcement Post: FWB Season Four: Locally Grown (Mirror)
For Season 4, FWB introduced implementation of FWB Local: a new token threshold that will allow community members holding 5 $FWB or more to participate in FWB Cities and FWB Events. The primary token threshold remained at 75 $FWB.
Season 1 ⚡️ Season 2 ⚡️ Season 3
July 9th — September 30th 2021
Tokens required to enter: 75 $FWB
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Announcement Post: FWB Season Three: Creative Cooperation (Mirror)