# Guidelines
**URL:** https://forum.ssv.network/c/governance/guidelines/48.md
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## [About the Guidelines category](https://forum.ssv.network/t/about-the-guidelines-category/855)
**Author:** [@nick](https://forum.ssv.network/u/nick)\
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**Last updated:** [November 30, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.ssv.network/t/about-the-guidelines-category/855 "2022-11-30T12:47:51Z")
About the Guidelines Category This category contains the official governance policies and procedures for the SSV Network DAO. These guidelines establish the framework for how proposals are created, discussed, voted on, a…
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## [How to Participate in Governance (Everyone can do it)](https://forum.ssv.network/t/how-to-participate-in-governance-everyone-can-do-it/605)
**Author:** [@SuperPat](https://forum.ssv.network/u/SuperPat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.ssv.network/t/how-to-participate-in-governance-everyone-can-do-it/605 "2022-05-20T16:48:08Z")
What’s the Governance Forum for? The forum is for all community members to propose to the DAO suggestions and ideas across multiple categories How to create a proposal discussions? DIP: Guideline for writing proposal…
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## [SSV Network DAO Governance Guidelines \[Evergreen\]](https://forum.ssv.network/t/ssv-network-dao-governance-guidelines-evergreen/2052)
**Author:** [@BenAffleck](https://forum.ssv.network/u/BenAffleck)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.ssv.network/t/ssv-network-dao-governance-guidelines-evergreen/2052 "2025-11-19T08:08:53Z")
General Voting, Governance, Delegation, Life Cycle Guidelines, and Policies. Proposals Policies Voting is done on Snapshot. The SSV token is used for voting on all SSV Network decisions. A minimum of 100 SSV Tokens is …
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## [\[DEPRECATED\] SSV Network DAO Guidelines \[Rev. 1\]](https://forum.ssv.network/t/deprecated-ssv-network-dao-guidelines-rev-1/1214)
**Author:** [@BenAffleck](https://forum.ssv.network/u/BenAffleck)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.ssv.network/t/deprecated-ssv-network-dao-guidelines-rev-1/1214 "2023-10-20T08:37:44Z")
Revision History These Guidelines are superseding \[DEPRECATED\] SSV Network DAO Guidelines The rules below can be changed by a DAO decision Voting Policy The SSV token is used for voting on all SSV Network decisions…
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## [SSV Labs Core Team Voting Policy and Community Empowerment Program](https://forum.ssv.network/t/ssv-labs-core-team-voting-policy-and-community-empowerment-program/1202)
**Author:** [@RobertD](https://forum.ssv.network/u/RobertD)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.ssv.network/t/ssv-labs-core-team-voting-policy-and-community-empowerment-program/1202 "2023-10-20T12:49:51Z")
Hello SSV Community! The following is an updated voting policy for the Core team. This policy aims to place more decision-making power into the hands of the protocol’s stewards, its community, and DAO. Core Team Voting …
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## [\[DEPRECATED\] SSV Network DAO Guidelines](https://forum.ssv.network/t/deprecated-ssv-network-dao-guidelines/33)
**Author:** [@Adamef](https://forum.ssv.network/u/Adamef)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.ssv.network/t/deprecated-ssv-network-dao-guidelines/33 "2023-10-20T08:58:03Z")
DAO Rules This guide is an initial set of rules, the below rules can be changed by a DAO decision. The SSV token is used for voting on all SSV.Network decisions, exclusively unless the DAO decided otherwise. A minimal q…
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## [Creating a naming convention for proposals: \[DIP-0\]](https://forum.ssv.network/t/creating-a-naming-convention-for-proposals-dip-0/1104)
**Author:** [@BenAffleck](https://forum.ssv.network/u/BenAffleck)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.ssv.network/t/creating-a-naming-convention-for-proposals-dip-0/1104 "2023-07-18T06:42:16Z")
Summary of Proposal To create a standardized naming system for proposals that pass their temperature check. Proposal Details After a proposal passes the ‘temperature check’, that is, the non-token vote done here on Di…