Layer 1 · Membership

Exit & Separation Protocol

Voluntary Exit

Voluntary exit must be possible at all times. Procedures must be explicit, documented, and non-punitive.

Any Full Member or Trial Member may exit at any time by submitting a request through ecohubsOS (reason optional)
No notice period required; if the member holds a role, they are asked to consider a handover where appropriate
Access is revoked within 24 hours of admin confirmation
Contribution history and XP are retained permanently
Membership state transitions to Exited Member
Exit is recorded in ecohubsOS with a timestamp

Must follow due process via Layer 4 mechanisms. Must not result in loss of rights beyond those explicitly tied to membership.

Forced exit may only result from a concluded Layer 4 accountability process with a documented decision
The affected member must be notified in writing with the reason and decision record reference before access is revoked
Access is revoked within 24 hours of the decision being finalised
Accounts on platforms related to ecohubsOS (Discord, Snapshot, Notion, Puckstack, etc.) may be deleted or blocked depending on the severity of the decision and platform capabilities
Contribution history and XP are retained
Membership state transitions to Exited Member
The member may not reapply for a period defined in the accountability decision (minimum 6 months)
The decision record is retained permanently; access to it is governed by the privacy rules in the Conflict Resolution Ladder

Conditions must be explicit, time-bounded, and reviewable. Must not be used as an indefinite or punitive substitute for exit.

Formal membership suspension is not yet technically implemented. See Future Proposals for the deferred Suspended Member state design.

Must be defined prior to exit. Covers: access revocation, role handover, resource return, obligation settlement.

The following separation steps apply to both voluntary and forced exits:

Any roles held must be vacated and documented in the Role Registry
Ongoing tasks claimed in Puckstack must be released or handed over
Safe wallet co-signer or Proposer status must be removed
All administrative access to platforms (ecohubsOS, Discord, social media, Snapshot, Notion, Puckstack, etc.) must be revoked
Outstanding obligations (incomplete tasks, financial commitments) must be resolved or transferred before exit is finalised where possible