Vote yes to return lost land to the rightful owner and protect your land from the unexpected

[jwcobley]

By the sound of what I read it would help but, is this in place yet? Could it help me if its not in place. I have been active with my land is discord, medium articles etc if proof or ownership helps but is this just a consideration at the moment or has this be put into effect?

[itsalllk]

i need to recover my land, i vote YES for the operator to return LAND parcels to verified owners locked out of wallets

[itsalllk]

Really hope this passes Im hyped to get access to my land again

[itsalllk]

Is there an update? Looking to recover my land badddd

[BET]

I’ve had a range of different support for this proposal…
You should ask the DAO!

[Ethen]

@Ethen

Summary:

Decentraland Community,

Have you ever hit “forgot password” on a website before?

According to Chainalysis, 17-23% of Bitcoin, the equivalent of roughly 44 billion dollars, is currently sitting in locked wallets.

Luckily, Decentraland parcels have an “activity” timer built into them.

Without leveraging this timer, the possibility that land can become “lost” and abandoned, lowers the value of the land because the “marketability” of that land is lower than it would be if it couldn’t possibly be lost or abandoned. This is why in almost all countries, they have a “probate” system that makes abandoned or land owned without a will when someone dies possible to get back into the economy.

By voting YES on my proposal, the Decentraland Community will create a method by which those who have a situation of “lost” land can prove their case to the community. If the community or community judiciary approves the claimant’s case, the land would be returned to the claimant in a wallet for which they control the keys.

Abstract:

What I ask of the community are three things:

1. Let’s set the precedent for this scenario of lost land for the future.
2. Take the time to hear my case (see link(s) below)
3. Vote YES to return my land and simultaneously create a precedent for these situations moving forward.

In my presentation below, I will prove to the community the following things:

1. The land is verifiably mine based on evidence from individuals and the blockchain.
2. That this is something we CAN fix moving forward.

Motivation:

I made a mistake. A devastating, embarrassing, crypto 101 type of mistake.

I lost my seed phrase and my Ledger Nano S reset on me. This resulted in a locked wallet with a significant number of parcels inside of it.

I have felt the pain, loss, embarrassment and shame associated with losing a seed phrase to a valuable crypto wallet.

I present to you my case for my lost land through a claim supported by evidence and testimony:
Video of my claim for lost land:

Presentation link for my lost land:

docs.google.com

DCL presentation

Why it is okay to return “lost land” to the rightful owner

Specification:
I need help from an Ethereum coder at Decentraland or in the community who could upgrade the smart contract to add a clause that re-assigns land to another Ethereum address for which I control the keys. This clause would also allow for claims to be made on parcels with at least 1 year of inactivity.
I am flexible on the structure of the contract and can have it all voted upon by the community, but at least allows the ability for this particular set of parcels in my wallet to be reassigned.

For:
Vote YES to:

• Upgrade the Decentraland smart contract to allow for claims on “lost” land.
• Allow users who make “lost land” claims to put their case in front of the community for a vote on ownership based on evidence.
• Transfer the land in my locked wallet back to me as the first successful lost land claim.

Against:
Vote NO:

• To keep land in lost wallets abandoned without the possibility of legitimate claims to be made on such land forever.

@yemel @esteban @BET @Agus
I would love to post a vote to the new DAO about this situation, but it appears that again the land contract with a proposal will not be updated and therefore we will be in the same position we are in right now. Please advise on the best way to proceed with a vote on the new DAO about this situation as it has been a really long and frustrating process going back and forth without much direction.

[BET]

It would be a massive project to change these contracts so don’t expect anything soon… If we’re gonna change the contracts, it should be done from the ground up. There have been a lot of suggestions over the last years that would be good to include in the contracts…

I estimate it will take at least a year to brainstorm and build this.
Its not really a priority but I strongly feel it will happen, so please rest assured…

[Atoz]

I think this absolutely needs to happen. Not a top priority, but I think medium priority. Here’s why: over time we can expect more and more people to get locked out of their land for various reasons. This will lead to unmaintained land and buildings, or permanently empty parcels that may become an eyesore in the long term.

But naturally, we need to figure out the best process to approach it, without infringing on owners’ rights. My question is, is it possible to alter the smart contracts to accommodate this issue, or no? I shudder at the thought that certain parcels are permanently lost forever, without recourse.

And if the whole smart contract upgrade requires a long time, say a year, then I think we should push it forward now rather than wait because its a lower priority.

[BET]

Don’t forget that the longer we wait…
The more we will want to change…

[YungContent]

Hi everyone, my name is YungContent an OG collector in the space and I was robbed for my land. I left my special book, where I keep all my seeds inside of my rental car in LA. Someone broke into the car and sole my laptop bag which had that precious book of seeds in it. Im sure it was a homeless person and they dont even know what their looking at. This happened in 2018 and I been embarrassed ever since. I tried talking to the devs back in 2018 about getting it back but they couldnt help they said. Seeing this thread is really encouraging and hopefully we make some progress. Keep your head up guys. We are in this thing together now #Holdthereigns.

[Archonomous]

Kindly bumping this to hopefully see some progress for the community.

[itsalllk]

Pleasssseeee I am desperate to recover my LAND

[yemel]

Hi all, a new proposal just went live about this topic

Allow the DAO to recover lost assets