Yesterday Harmony released a State of The Network in regards to the recent RPC issues. They listed 4 items that are to be implemented which includes several RPC changes and increasing minimum gas from 1 gwei to 30 gwei
(See: State of The Network)
However, shouldn’t these items be voted on? Isn’t this in direct opposition to decentralization? Does the Validator DAO’s mandate give it a role to play in these decisions? Should there be a formal period for public discussion on these items?
I understand this is a relatively urgent matter, but is it so urgent that we should abandon the importance of DAOs and decentralization in the Harmony ecosystem?
Could the Harmony team and VDAO address why these preestablished steps were bypassed?
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I think it would be worthwhile to have a discussion or at least a statement as to why the change was made without a DAO vote. I understand that DAO votes can take a while and we do need a stable network with minimal RPC issues and a way to tackle the arbitrage bots contributing to the db0 disk size.
A change to the network like this, bypassing the VDAO will give the impression the core team can still implement any changes at will.
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Hey there, PiStake. You hit the nail right on the head. We identified there was a critical issue needing to be resolved and treated it with urgent priority last night with “all hands on deck”. There was no desire to bypass the improvement proposal process, only to restore service in the most efficient, least impactful, and fastest method possible.
That said we are certainly open to feedback on the changes and always happy to engage in conversation about our plans and next steps. But to reiterate, this was an urgent issue needing immediate resolution, and was performed to resolve an issue impacting our ecosystem.
I hope this helps!
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I understand the need for the fast fix, the network issues and disk space issues are getting out of hand however, per ‘Network Governance’ on docs.harmony.one:
I believe that a change to the core network does warrant a vote, as noted in the above section.
With the change that happened, the Validator DAO would need a vote as this is a coding change requiring a majority agreement per ’ 3. Validator DAO Business processes’ (vdao.one).
With the change that went into effect on the network, it cannot be taken back as it already happened - I think it is best that changes like this, going forward would need a vote. Critical changes/fixes would still require a vote, possibly an expedited process to meet the need as quickly as possible.
To be constructive, the Harmony network should have changes made by the community, as stated. This is what makes the network attractive to community members of all sorts and we should keep it that way.
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The community understands there have been ongoing RPC and shard0 issues, and we all obviously want to see them fixed. My primary concern is the centralized nature of how these solutions came to be, but I personally also dislike the 30 gwei gas fee “solution”
What was the critical issue that arose the other night, for clarity’s sake?
