# kaal:claim:3782217-012

**Claim.** The protocols governing how a particular oracle question is answered should be set by the subject matter experts themselves rather than by a static centralized hierarchy, because the experts know best how their own system can be gamed and how to prevent that gaming to protect their hard earned reputation.

**Type.** design  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- domain specific oracle questions

**Source quote.**

> Giving the experts, them- selves, control of their own organization is better than relying on a static centralized hierarchy. The experts know best how to game their own system, and how to prevent gaming to protect their hard-earned reputation.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *The Importance of History In Decentralization* (2021), SchellingCoin protocol, page 5

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, The Importance of History In Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782217

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `358779557d8e7dcd101720ca0fad90b9146d24f1c7c03909eb431fcf1fb7e103` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Calcaterra%20and%20Kaal%20-%202021%20-%20The%20Importance%20of%20History%20In%20Decentralization.pdf

**Topics.** governance-design, smart-contracts, regulatory-failure, reputation

**Keywords.** expert-governance, oracles, gaming, protocol-design, reputation

**Related claims.**

- extends: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782198-004
- extends: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3125827-001

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