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# Phase 1: AIP Idea

* An AIP Idea is submitted as a post in Discourse and must receive confirmation from a moderator that it complies with DAO-approved guidelines before it appears to the community.
* The person or people submitting the AIP Idea will be referred to as the author or authors.
* Multiple members can work together on an AIP idea, but it should be submitted only once.
* The AIP idea informally gathers comments via Discourse.
* Seven days after being posted in the Discourse, the community feedback process for the AIP Idea will close.