diff --git a/docs/assets/fellowship-add-member-preimage.png b/docs/assets/fellowship-add-member-preimage.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c7aa8346348d Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/assets/fellowship-add-member-preimage.png differ diff --git a/docs/assets/fellowship-add-member-proposal.png b/docs/assets/fellowship-add-member-proposal.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..39ecba51f002 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/assets/fellowship-add-member-proposal.png differ diff --git a/docs/learn/learn-polkadot-opengov.md b/docs/learn/learn-polkadot-opengov.md index 0880d1f650e9..eec98c09211b 100644 --- a/docs/learn/learn-polkadot-opengov.md +++ b/docs/learn/learn-polkadot-opengov.md @@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ For a step-by-step outline of how to delegate voting power in Polkadot OpenGov, [Delegating Voting Power](../maintain/maintain-guides-polkadot-opengov.md#delegating-voting-power) section on the [Polkadot OpenGov Maintenance](../maintain/maintain-guides-polkadot-opengov.md) page. -## The Technical Fellowship +## The Polkadot Technical Fellowship :::info From Technical Committee to the Technical Fellowship @@ -575,6 +575,15 @@ stakeholder voting for a proposed referendum. Members of the Fellowship can vote Fellowship proposal and the aggregated opinion of the members (weighted by their rank) constitutes the Fellowship's considered opinion. +The Polkadot Technical Fellowship resides on the +[Collectives](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot-collectives-rpc.polkadot.io#/fellowship/referenda) +parachain and maintains the [Polkadot Fellows](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows) repository. The +fellowship also has its own governance model with multiple tracks with approval and support +parameters, where the votes are weighted by the rank of the member. +The fellowship governance is primarily used for its membership management, +[approving RFCs](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs) and whitelisting Polkadot OpenGov +proposals. + {{ kusama: :kusama }} ### Ranking System @@ -634,12 +643,28 @@ For more information about how to submit a whitelisted proposal see the ::: -### Becoming a Fellowship Member +### Becoming a Polkadot Technical Fellowship Member + +Currently, the only way to become a fellowship member is through a referenda. An existing member can +submit a referendum with the preimage of a batch call that has `fellowshipCollective.addMember` and +`fellowshipCollective.promoteMember` on "2/Proficients" track. On Polkadot-JS UI for Polkadot +Collectives, navigate to Governance > Fellowship > Referenda and click on "Add Preimage". + +![fellowship-add-promote-member-preimage](../assets/fellowship-add-member-preimage.png) + +After the preimage is successfully noted, navigate to Governance > Fellowship > Referenda and click +on "Submit Proposal" (This button is active on the UI only if you have an account that belongs to +the Fellowship). Choose the appropriate track and the origin, and enter the preimage hash of the +batch call that adds and promotes the member. + +![fellowship-add-promote-member-proposal](../assets/fellowship-add-member-proposal.png) -Currently, the only way to become a fellowship member is through an existing member who submits a -`fellowshipCollective.addMember` extrinsic. See more information on -[this Kusama SubSquare discussion](https://kusama.subsquare.io/post/6), which points to -[these guidelines](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nHa-7Na4u52CTZzq87HaKNptGjyQDWm9H7s7GRjJpMU/edit). +After the referendum is successfully executed, the member is added to the fellowship with "rank 1". +For example, check the [Referenda 23](https://collectives.subsquare.io/fellowship/referenda/23) on +the Collectives parachain. If a member has to be added and promoted to “rank 5”, the proposal has to +be submitted through track “6/Senior Experts” (Always a track with a rank higher). For example, +check the [Referenda 25](https://collectives.subsquare.io/fellowship/referenda/25) on the +Collectives parachain. Future plans include that public members can apply to become a Fellowship candidate by placing a small deposit (which will be returned once they become members). Their candidacy will go through a