Pnyx#
The cooperative gathering space of the Liana Banyan Platform.
Named for the ancient Athenian hill where citizens gathered to debate and decide, the Pnyx is where Liana Banyan Members come together to shape the platform they own.
This is not a comment section. This is not a suggestion box. This is governance.
Mission#
Pnyx creates a structured, cooperative-class deliberation space where every Member has standing, every voice is logged to the substrate, and every decision creates a permanent record. Democracy without theater. Governance without gatekeepers.
The Three Pillars#
- Deliberate: Structured discussion with canonical receipts
- Decide: Cooperative voting with transparent tallies
- Document: Every decision becomes a Liana Banyan canon artifact
Who Belongs Here#
Any Member of the Liana Banyan Platform has standing in the Pnyx. You don’t need credentials. You need a Membership ($5/year) and something to say.
Pnyx is part of the Liana Banyan Sweet Sixteen, the cooperative infrastructure that makes “Help each other help ourselves” more than a motto.
About Pnyx Why “Pnyx”? The Pnyx (PNIKS) was a hill in ancient Athens, the world’s first purpose-built democratic assembly space. Citizens gathered there not to watch leaders perform, but to speak, debate, and vote. The hill was the platform; the people were the power.
We chose this name deliberately. The Liana Banyan Platform is not a marketplace with a suggestion box. It is a cooperative where Members hold real governance authority. The Pnyx is where that authority is exercised.
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How Pnyx Works The Deliberation Pipeline Pnyx uses a structured five-stage pipeline from idea to canon decision:
Stage 1: Proposal Any Member submits a Proposal. A Proposal includes:
Title (plain language, ≤80 characters) Problem statement (what needs changing and why) Proposed resolution (specific, actionable) Affected initiatives (which Sweet Sixteen programs are touched) Stage 2: Deliberation Window A Proposal enters a deliberation window (default: 7 days). During this period:
Members may post responses (canonical, logged) The proposing Member may revise once based on feedback The substrate timestamps every interaction Stage 3: Refinement If the proposal receives significant response, it enters refinement:
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Join Pnyx Who Can Participate Any current Liana Banyan Member may participate in the Pnyx. Membership is $5/year, the most affordable governance stake in any cooperative on earth.
Your First Deliberation When you join the Pnyx, you receive:
Standing: your voice is recognized in all deliberations Vote credential: one vote per active Membership year Proposal right: you may submit one Proposal per 30-day period Receipt access: you may request canonical receipts for any decision How to Engage Read First Browse open Proposals and active deliberations. Read the canonical record of past decisions. Understand the platform’s governance history before you vote.
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Pnyx Governance Charter Adopted: BP057 · W5b Channel 1 Extension · 2026-05-25
Article I: Name and Purpose Section 1.1: This body is named the Pnyx, the cooperative deliberation and governance space of the Liana Banyan Platform.
Section 1.2: The Pnyx exists to give Members formal standing in platform governance, to create canonical records of cooperative decisions, and to operationalize the principle that the Liana Banyan Platform is owned and directed by its Members.
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