Following the success of our community-driven experiment in Round 4, we’re happy to bring Pairwise back for Retro Funding Round 5 - this time as official tooling to rank your ballot in Retro Funding Round 5.

In Round 4, we engaged the wider community by categorizing 230 projects and allowing various stakeholders to participate. The insights gathered were invaluable in shaping Pairwise to better serve badgeholders in RF5, refining our approach for a more focused and impactful experience.

Retro Funding 5: Voting

Voting is now live for Retro Funding 5: OP Stack

https://round5.optimism.io

Why Pairwise?

Pairwise is an open-source voting dapp designed to simplify the Retro Funding 5 voting process by allowing badgeholders to compare projects in pairs, transforming these micro-decisions into a comprehensive ranking. This method is intuitive and minimizes decision fatigue, ensuring a more enjoyable voting experience.

What’s New: Star Ratings

For Round 5, we’ve introduced the Star Ratings system—a new feature designed to help you categorize projects by impact. With five levels of ratings, you can quickly identify and prioritize the most influential projects:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ → Very high impact
⭐⭐⭐⭐ → High impact
⭐⭐⭐ → Medium impact
⭐⭐ → Low impact
⭐ → No impact

This star system serves as a quick filter to segment projects, while pairwise comparisons sort projects within each category, refining their rankings further. This method speeds up the process without sacrificing precision.

How to Use Pairwise in Retro Funding 5

Navigate to Pairwise: After allocating your budget in the Main UI, access Pairwise to start rating and ranking projects.

Rate and Rank Projects: Use star ratings to categorize projects and the pairwise system to establish fine-tuned preferences. Customize your view to focus on specific details and flag any projects with conflicts of interest.

Unlock Your Ballot: Once satisfied with your rankings, confirm to unlock your ballot and head back to the Main UI to finalize your vote.

Final Thoughts

With the support of Optimism, Pairwise is evolving to become a key tool in community-driven funding. By focusing on badgeholders in RF5, we aim to capture high-quality insights that help prioritize the best projects for Optimism’s Superchain.

Let’s make Retro Funding 5 the most impactful round yet! 💪

Pairwise in Retro Funding Round 5: Your Voting Tool