# Governance

Guild are managed according to their governance models. There are 4 different governance models.

# Modals

# Dictatorship

• Each guild starts with a dictatorship model.
• In this model, there are two ranks: Guild Leader and Members.
• Guild leader is the true ruler and can act as they please.
• All decisions are executed instanly without a governance proposal.
  • Thus if you are creating a new guild, make sure to set all the details before changing its governance model.
• The guild leader can switch to another governance model.

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The below three models have the following common properties:

• There are three ranks: Guild Leader, Officers and Members.
• All decisions require a governance proposal to be voted on. Based on the result of the proposal required action triggers.
• Anyone can start a governance proposal.
• Proposals have timers depending on their topics. (6-24 Hours)

# Snailocracy

• A member has a vote weight of 1.
• A proposal can pass earlier than its settling time if majority of the guild votes on the same option.

# Proof of Snail(PoS)

• A member has a vote weight equal to the amount of snails they have.
• A proposal can pass earlier than its settling time if all of the guild members cast their votes.

# Proof of Boost(PoB)

• A member has a vote weight equal to total the amount of slime boost their snails' have.
  • Snails with 1.0 slime boost are not counted for this calculation. It should be boosted at least once.
• A proposal can pass earlier than its settling time if all of the guild members cast their votes.

# Proposals

• The ollowing actions can be proposal topics:
  • Change guild name
  • Change guild flag
  • Change guild description
  • Change guild governance model
  • Accept guild application
  • Kick player
  • Promote player
  • Demote player
  • Disband guild
  • Research