*Edit (29th April 2024)* 

**Proposal Outdated - Do Not Vote: LAOS already won Auction 68 with SF Bid**

Since LAOS Network won parachain Auction #68 with a self-funded bid, this petition is no longer required, and will not be pursued. More info can be found at [https://laosnetwork.io/crowdloan](url). 

The original text is left below for transparency.


# Description

LAOS Network started a Crowdloan for **paraid = 3370** on 2024-04-20 [[1](https://polkadot.subscan.io/extrinsic/20427493-2)], aiming at starting to compete for Auction #68 (which started later, on 2024-04-22), and potentially lasting for the remaining auctions of the current batch. The parameters set for the Crowdloan were designed to ensure that contributions would count for the ongoing lease period at the time of creation (period **16**), covering periods **16** to **23**.

The Crowdloan already had almost 100 participants even before Auction #68 started, and at the time of writing, it had received 92,477 DOT from 321 participants.

Unfortunately, Auction #68 is not recognizing the Crowdloan contributions as bids for the Auction [[2](https://polkadot.subscan.io/auction/68)].

After testing on the LAOS Rococo testing network, the issue is fixed if the **first_period** is edited from **16** to **17**, i.e. one period larger than the period at the time the Crowdloan started. 

If this issue is not fixed, all contributions will fail to be included in all the remaining auctions of this batch (#68 to #73). Crowdloan funds will be held for all this period, and eventually returned.

If fixed within approximately 1 month from now, the contributions will make it on time for the last 3 auctions.

We sincerely apologize for the oversight, as we did not find any documentation indicating that setting the first_period equal to the current period would have this impact.
We hope that this petition fits in the spirit of being considered **safe** and **neutral**, as stated in the Whitelisted Caller track guide [[3](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-guides-polkadot-opengov#submitting-a-referendum-on-the-whitelisted-caller-track)]. 

# Concrete Proposal

We suggest executing the call to the **edit** method of the Crowdloan, to increment the **first_period** parameter by 1, from **16** to **17**.

The rest of parameters would remain intact, in particular the **last_period**, guaranteeing that the intention of all contributors is respected, and funds are not locked, in case of winning an auction, beyond the block they initially committed to. 

The values set initially can be checked in this transaction [[1](https://polkadot.subscan.io/extrinsic/20427493-2)]:

```
paraid: 3370
cap: 5000000000000000
first_period: 16
last_period: 23
end: 21413000
```

The new values just change **first_period: 16 --> 17**. The details of the call can be found here:

https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frpc.dotters.network%2Fpolkadot#/extrinsics/decode/0x4905a9340f0080e03779c311445c22f21a0500


# Testing

This call has been tested locally with zombienet as well as the LAOS Rococo testing network.





See [`Pallet::dispatch_whitelisted_call_with_preimage`].

- **Problem Statement:** LAOS Network's Crowdloan contributions are not being recognized for Auction #68 due to an issue with the first_period parameter.
- **Significance:** Without fixing the issue, contributions will not be included in Auctions #68 to #73, potentially resulting in locked funds.
- **Proposed Solution:** Edit the first_period parameter from 16 to 17 in the Crowdloan to ensure contributions are recognized for the remaining auctions.
- **Expected Outcomes:** By making this adjustment, contributors' intentions will be respected, and funds will not be locked beyond the intended period, allowing participation in the last 3 auctions.

#716 Proposal Outdated - Do Not Vote: LAOS already won Auction 68 with SF Bid