likwid/docs/user/delegation.md

# Liquid Delegation

Delegation allows you to entrust your vote to someone you trust, while retaining the ability to vote directly when you choose.

## How Delegation Works

1. You choose a delegate for a specific scope
2. When a proposal matches that scope, your delegate votes for you
3. You can always override by voting directly
4. You can revoke delegation at any time

## Delegation Scopes

### Community-Wide
Your delegate votes on all proposals in a community.

### Topic-Based
Your delegate only votes on proposals tagged with specific topics:
- Architecture
- Budget
- Policy
- Security
- etc.

## Creating a Delegation

1. Go to **Settings** → **Delegations**
2. Click **Add Delegation**
3. Select:
   - The delegate (user you trust)
   - The community
   - The scope (all topics or specific topics)
4. Confirm

## Finding Delegates

Look for users who:
- Have a delegate profile with stated positions
- Are active and informed in the community
- Share your values on relevant topics

Delegate profiles show:
- Their voting policy
- Number of current delegators
- Topic expertise

## Delegation Chains

Delegations can be transitive:
- You delegate to Alice
- Alice delegates to Bob
- Bob's vote counts for all three

Likwid detects and prevents cycles.

## Transparency

All delegations are visible:
- See who delegates to whom
- Understand how votes flow
- Accountability is built-in

## Revoking Delegation

1. Go to **Settings** → **Delegations**
2. Find the delegation to revoke
3. Click **Revoke**
4. The delegation ends immediately

## Best Practices

- **Delegate to active members** who participate regularly
- **Use topic-based delegation** for specialized decisions
- **Review your delegations** periodically
- **Vote directly** on issues you care deeply about