…after Mirror

Comes the return to ink and paper and pen

Again the rebirth of keys and screens



w3bscribing

web3 poems, prose and other crypto musings

Some people are really interested in contributing to the open source project for some reason. Taken from [We Are Open’s blog](https://blog.weareopen.coop/10-reasons-why-people-contribute-to-open-source-d13b86b1e9d3), there are at least ten reasons why people want to contribute to the open source project:


 1. **Altruism** *(e.g. doing pro bono work to make the world a better place)*
 2. **Gaining skills/experience** *(e.g. developing competencies that will help their career)*
 3. **Giving back to the community** *(e.g. adding a feature or performing a code review because they use the software every day and want to help out)*
 4. **Paid work** *(e.g. they’re employed to design the UI for an Open Source project)*
 5. **Participating in competitions** *(e.g. Hack days)*
 6. **Political/social motivations** *(e.g. feeling empowered by moving forward with a particular agenda)*
 7. **Reputation and recognition** *(e.g. building a rounded GitHub portfolio in preparation for applying for jobs)*
 8. **Scratching an itch** *(e.g. fixing a bug that’s been irritating them)*
 9. **Side projects** *(e.g. they have a boring day job and want to feel more fulfilled)*
10. **Working with others** *(e.g. collaborating with people outside of their geographic area or sector)*

Paragraph.xyz itself is not an open source project as the company does not release the source code of any of its services. However, the good news is that the documentation is open source, and we can contribute to it.

[Colin Armstrong](https://twitter.com/colinarms), the Founder of Paragraph.xyz, made an announcement on the Discord channel that the documentation of Paragraph.xyz is open source, and all Paragraph.xyz’s users are encouraged to contribute to it.

 ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4476b5270bc4baf132134358c2e2dab1)

## Who is using Paragraph.xyz?

When the first time I joined the Discord community, I thought I’ll see a lot of tech junkies (developers, geeks, hackers, you name it) in the community. My expectation was set knowing that Paragraph.xyz is a Web3-enabled publishing platform and the people who joined would not be far from Web3 technology.

I was so wrong.

While I do not have the exact *demographic* data for all of the users, when I read in the *#writing* channel on Discord, there are artists and other non-Web3 publications as well. Oh, and by artists, it does not only people who create graphical art but also poems, fiction stories, and other forms of art.

## Contributing to Paragraph.xyz’s Documentation

Contributing to Paragraph.xyz’s documentation requires extensive knowledge of Git, Markdown editing, and Node.js environment. I will not cover the whole process, but here is what to do if you want to contribute to this project:


1. Fork this repository <https://github.com/paragraph-xyz/docs> to your Github account.
2. Clone the documentation from your Github account.
3. Create a new local branch.
4. Write down your changes.
5. Push the changes to your forked repository.
6. Send a pull request to the main Paragraph.xyz repository (not your forked repository).
7. If your changes are approved, the Paragraph.xyz team will merge your pull request.

When sending your pull request, please bear in mind that the repository owner or other contributors may add review comments, contribute to the pull request discussion, add commits to the pull request, and even refuse/reject your pull request. Do not be discouraged if your changes are rejected. At this stage, you are already doing your best to contribute to this project. Listen to the feedback, and you can send another pull request.

## Join the Discord Community

If you want to, you can also join the Paragraph.xyz’s community on Discord. Click this link to join the community: <https://discord.gg/AeVZWtK5TT>.

If You Want to Contribute to Paragraph.xyz, Here’s Where You Can Start

## Chainverse

**NeoDash fork accelerates product development & customer outreach**

Diamond DAO data engineer Rohan Bansal shipped a fork of NeoDash, a an open-source Neo4J tool for building no-code dashboards.

The fork includes detailed deployment steps, empowering Diamond DAO contributors to quickly spin up interactive dashboards powered by Chainverse data.

 ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/6f9013e8009749664f6e9213f56af100)

Learn more about how NeoDash accelerates Chainverse product research and business development outreach [here](https://www.loom.com/share/959b351a2fe1445891aab8cf7f03b3e5). 

**Artists and engineers collaborate on NFT for Chainverse Portal subscribers**

Diamond DAO artist Jung Bourbon collaborated with the Diamond DAO product team to create an NFT for Chainverse Portal subscribers. 

 ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c652c282e78885c54038cc310db986c5)

Portal NFT holders will enjoy special priveleges within Chainverse Portal, including exclusive research & analysis, access to tools for exploring Chainverse data, and the ability to submit research requests to the Diamond DAO talent network.

**Full of excitement for our full-stack engineer**

The Diamond DAO engineering team welcomed Jose Zena as a senior, full-time, full-stack engineer. Jose will initially focus on improving Chainverse search.


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## Partnerships

* Finalized terms on JournoDAO partnership. Meeting Tuesday June 28th to begin work on first investigation for Chainverse Portal.
* Preparing to onboard first cohort of users from Protein Community to landscape communities relevant to their exploration of Good Growth.
* Preparing to expand Arweave partnership based on feedback from pilot.


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## Community Gems

* Diamond DAO investor and contributor Sky joined [DAO Talks](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-dao-it-a-podcast-for-people-starting-daos/id1630815761), a podcast designed to help people who are starting DAOs. 


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## Data Feed

* **DAOn the Rabbithole** podcast [dived into delegation](https://twitter.com/samanthajmarin/status/1540084825524015110?s=20&t=pN9Gk5y2pI6sIZIgg5ACvg). One finding: 75% of Compound delegates have never voted!  
* **Uniswap** [acquired](https://twitter.com/scott_eth/status/1539308321919754241?s=21&t=lKlg9OpVUnvfg_bUKKMo2g) NFT marketplace aggregator **Genie XYZ.**


* **Lit Protocol** [published a guide](https://blog.litprotocol.com/?p=lit-x-bundlr-x-arweave-guide) to storing and retrieving access-controlled data with **Lit Protocol**, **Bundlr Protocol**, and **Arweave**. 
* **Chainalysis** published an analysis of DAO governance trends -- [apparently many DAOs aren’t actually that decentralized](https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/web3-daos-2022/)? 
* Vietnam-based **Vinacapital Ventures** [acquired a stake](https://technode.global/2022/06/27/vietnams-vinacapital-ventures-takes-stake-in-web3-data-analytics-firm-m3ta/) in Web3 data and analytics firm M3ta, which aims to help token networks understand their communities.

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Diamond DAO Data Feed - June 28

*After multiple tries to rectify the non-publishing bug that will not leave my Mirror.xyz dashboard, I finally kicked myself out of inertia to delay sweet sleep and write again. Writing never stopped - but perhaps the Mirror hitch to my consistency was also a blessing in disguise; to rest my head and fingers from repetitive themes, unending streams and ever-running waters of letters and words, before starting again this new chapter of phrases and paragraphs.*

## …after Mirror

Comes the return to ink and paper and pen

Again the rebirth of keys and screens

Night lights for blue lights

From screens at

Midnight.


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##  ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/20dd893b23af1009d905d3be2c0cb582)came Envy…

Watching and waiting

Patiently procrastinating

As anxiously ambitious Ants

Work work work away in chains

Strutting swankily to mounds and hills

Never waiting never stopping never resting

Work work working in lines of organised chaos

Still watching and waiting was envious Envy

With admiration and quiet astonishment

Jealous with silent still amazement

At the giant greatness of Ants

Work work working away

Only ever stopping

To briefly wave

back at Envy.


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##  ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/31c79d8d6e702e615c4e77b23aa4c2db)…and then JOY

Sat heavy on top of Envy’s gaze

Until her eyes collapsed

And his smile widened

Their hearts skipped

Our lungs inflated

Your spirit lift-off

My soul jumped

And Envy melt

As Joy lept

Then I watched

As You sun-shined

Our feets tap-danced

Their hands reached out

For his artistry achievements

From her bosom of creative giveaways.