# Discussions

Most governance discussions do and should take place on the official [Gitcoin forums](https://gov.gitcoin.co). This is to ensure the community has all the information it needs to make an informed decision about proposals and to provide transparency into what was decided, what was done, and why. 

Certain discussions, which are often cross stream governance discussions that have to do with the daily operations of the DAO, take place at CSDO.

Discussions on the forum are great for:

* Soliciting/providing feedback about different ideas
* Gauging sentiment about a potential proposal being drafted

Discussions must be live on the Governance Forum for 5 days and have (at minimum) 5 comments from [Stewards](/governance-roles/steward.md) before they can become official proposals.

Please always keep in mind the [Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement](/introduction-and-overview/code-of-conduct-and-rules-of-engagement.md) when discussing different ideas on the governance forum.

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