# Decentralized Voices: Cohort 2 - PolkaWorld is applying to continue serving as a DV **URL:** \ **Category:** Governance\ **Created:** [May 8, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/decentralized-voices-cohort-2-polkaworld-is-applying-to-continue-serving-as-a-dv/7743 "2024-05-08T09:35:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![mister\_cole](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.polkadot.network/mister_cole/32/537_2.png) [@mister\_cole](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/mister_cole)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/decentralized-voices-cohort-2-polkaworld-is-applying-to-continue-serving-as-a-dv/7743/2 "2024-05-08T10:05:13Z")
> [@xiaojie\_PolkaWorld](#): > > it’s important to note that the data reflects all activity since the start of OpenGov, **not just during our tenure as DV**. This means the data does not fully represent PolkaWorld’s active and responsible contribution to governance during our time as DV. I believe the team behind the Dune Dashboard conclusively stated that this is not the case: > [@Decentralized Voices - The Story So Far](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/decentralized-voices-the-story-so-far/7076/7): > > I am Stanley from the Colorful Notion team, responsible for the [Decentralized Voice Dashboard](https://dune.com/substrate/polkadot-and-kusama-decentralized-voices). Currently, the dashboard for Polkadot and Kusama Decentralized Voices only includes votes that have been effective after becoming a DV, meaning only the votes with DV’s 6M voting power are counted. I will add analysis from before becoming a DV in a short period of time. If there are any other effective indicators or information, please let me know, if possible I will try to incorporate them into the d… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/decentralized-voices-cohort-2-polkaworld-is-applying-to-continue-serving-as-a-dv/7743)._