# 📚Guides

**URL:** https://gov.pareto.credit/c/start-here/guides/19.md

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## [Idle Governance Forum Guidelines](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/idle-governance-forum-guidelines/23)

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**Author:** [@Davide](https://gov.pareto.credit/u/Davide)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/idle-governance-forum-guidelines/23 "2020-11-24T18:23:19Z")

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This Forum is focused on discussions about the Idle Governance, new developments, and improvements of Idle protocol. Please keep the conversations as civilized and polite as possible. The Forum is the place to share kno…

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## [Community Resources](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/community-resources/562)

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**Author:** [@RTP2016](https://gov.pareto.credit/u/RTP2016)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/community-resources/562 "2021-07-16T22:01:28Z")

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Community Resources Summary: This is a living post that can also be found in the Idle docs. We wanted to create a one-stop-shop for anyone new to the Idle community to easily find out more about Idle from previous articl…

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## [Idle Token Utility](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/idle-token-utility/569)

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**Author:** [@RTP2016](https://gov.pareto.credit/u/RTP2016)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/idle-token-utility/569 "2021-07-29T12:29:44Z")

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IDLE Token Utility Summary: This is a living post about the $IDLE token utility that can also be found in the Idle docs space. The IDLE token was originally launched as a governance token to manage the DAO structure of …

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## [About the 📚Guides category](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/about-the-guides-category/716)

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**Author:** [@Teo](https://gov.pareto.credit/u/Teo)\
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Official and community-contributed guides that explain $IDLE products and governance, and help you fix common problems. Contribution guidelines Format your posts nicely, make sure they are easy to follow. Recipes and h…

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## [\[Guide\] – Community Governance Process](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/guide-community-governance-process/39)

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**Author:** [@Davide](https://gov.pareto.credit/u/Davide)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 9:05am UTC](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/guide-community-governance-process/39 "2021-08-16T09:05:02Z")

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The Community Governance Process is distributed across many steps and it takes place in different online platforms. There are 3 main portals that are used by the Idle community to drive an idea from early stage to execu…

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## [\[Guide\] — How to Receive IDLE Tokens](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/guide-how-to-receive-idle-tokens/41)

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**Author:** [@Davide](https://gov.pareto.credit/u/Davide)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 10:14am UTC](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/guide-how-to-receive-idle-tokens/41 "2021-01-19T10:14:31Z")

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This document describes how IDLE tokens are allocated to liquidity providers and how to use them to join the Idle Governance. Requirements needed to be eligible to receive IDLE: Have a Ethereum Wallet (e.g. MetaMask) …

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## [\[Guide\] – How to Structure Grants](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/guide-how-to-structure-grants/108)

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**Author:** [@Teo](https://gov.pareto.credit/u/Teo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/guide-how-to-structure-grants/108 "2020-12-11T18:29:45Z")

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In our recent post “Improving the Proposals’ Process”, we noticed how the process changed a bit in comparison to the initial Community Governance Process and we suggested some guidelines. Today we would like to add anot…

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## [\[Guide\] — How To Propose an IIP](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/guide-how-to-propose-an-iip/45)

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**Author:** [@Davide](https://gov.pareto.credit/u/Davide)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/guide-how-to-propose-an-iip/45 "2020-11-26T14:37:02Z")

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This document describes how to propose an IIP (Idle Improvement Proposal) and what is its implementation path, from idea to execution. IIPs are the tool to let the Idle Governance implement new ideas in Idle protocol th…

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## [\[Guide\] — How To Vote](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/guide-how-to-vote/44)

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**Author:** [@Davide](https://gov.pareto.credit/u/Davide)\
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**Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/guide-how-to-vote/44 "2020-11-26T14:33:54Z")

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This document describes how to vote on proposals listed on Idle Governance using IDLE tokens. Proposals, called also IIP (Idle Improvement Proposals), are usually discussed in the Governance Forum and then formalized th…

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## [\[Guide\] — How To Delegate](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/guide-how-to-delegate/43)

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**Author:** [@Davide](https://gov.pareto.credit/u/Davide)\
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**Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/guide-how-to-delegate/43 "2020-11-26T14:29:35Z")

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This document describes how to use your IDLE tokens to delegate the voting rights to yourself or other people, in order to participate in the Governance process and get your opinions heard. In the Idle Governance system…

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## [\[Guide\] — How Early LPs Can Redeem IDLE](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/guide-how-early-lps-can-redeem-idle/42)

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**Author:** [@Davide](https://gov.pareto.credit/u/Davide)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://gov.pareto.credit/t/guide-how-early-lps-can-redeem-idle/42 "2020-11-26T14:26:13Z")

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This document describes how early liquidity providers can redeem IDLE tokens allocated to them for their past contributions. You need a Ethereum Wallet (e.g. MetaMask) and some Ether to redeem the tokens. Step-by-step …
