I came across this single delegate thread by @DAOplomats.eth, along with @Coltron.eth reply that ādelegate platformā posts are not the norm in ENS.
Why is that the case?
Delegate threads can be quite informative for the wider community, helping to hold delegates to account, and highlight potential areas of conflict. Most other DAOs follow a similar standard.
How would this standard be implemented in ENS? Could it be? Why/why not?
Disclaimer: delegate threads are also helpful for what Iām building around delegate profiles, so I have a bias towards having them 
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Daveytea,
That post and comment might be the only time itās ever been discussed explicitly here in the forum.
While not mutually exclusive, we do very much encourage delegates to share their opinions and feelings in real time in the forum thread associated with each proposal or temp check. Thereās higher signal when a delegateās position can be seen in context in the fabric of the specific proposalās discussion.
If a delegateās time and attention are limited and valuable, having them post in the active discussion would be more valuable than a delegate thread. Some of our delegates often attach a link to their forum comment as their āvoting reasonā as well.
If you, or anyone else, is ever looking for a composite of a specific delegate, the forum does a great job of collating posts, replies, likes, etc. on the userās profile page.
For instance, hereās yours. And hereās your list of posts and hereās your topics created.
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Thanks for initiating this conversation @daveytea We kickstarted a discussion a while ago about [Discussion] What an 'effective delegate' means to the ENS DAO in order to gather consensus on effective delegate engagement with the DAO.
I do think leading by example is the best way to start and encourage others to get the snowball rolling. However a more DAOwide adoption requires consensus on the topic we started discussing earlier on the role of an effective delegate. I also think having this as a āto-doā item on the @Meta-Gov_Stewards Kanban can be a nice way to dedicate resources on this topic. So far i do not see any public methodology to suggest āto-dosā to the WGs task list tho.
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Can you cite some examples?
I think itās a nice sentiment, but identifying āeffective delegatesā is subjective at this point, and individuals may have differing opinions on the definition. Additionally, it feels counterproductive to impose a definition through top-down processes.
Sure, here are some random ones via a search for ādelegate threadā and ādelegate platformā. You can do so yourself here (disclaimer: iām the founder of x23)
Thereās more I could pull up but iāll stop there 
I think for most of these DAOs it started off as āsocial consensusā to implement it, then was later codified due to the value it brought to voters/delegates. I understand that you wouldnāt want to add more onus on delegates, since they are already busy enough, but with the new crop of potentially āincentivisedā delegates maybe this could become a requirement/standard?
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Canāt we encourage delegates to leave their comments on Snapshot for offchain proposals and on Tally for onchain proposals? Another idea would be to build a separate UI to view their positions, although delegates may choose not to share their rationale regardless.
There are already platforms offering enhanced insights into delegate positions (see an example here), albeit without comments.
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I am guessing what youād likely aim to develop for x23ai is a UI that allows one to better understand delegate rationale.
I can envision a near future where one could review a delegateās voting history over time, extrapolate an understanding of their voter sentiment, and perhaps even analyze psychographicsāvery interesting indeed.
Yes I think anything is better than nothing, and if this is already happening then that is great! I will check and see how we can make use of thatā¦
Yes, correct - both from an objective and subjective view. More news to come!
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