# Mission and Ideals ## Mission * We protect and preserve the historical Curio Cards project * We serve the the artists, the cardholders, and the community * We follow the [dual mandate](/dao-and-contribution/curio-dao.md) to support and develop Curio Cards * We support opportunities for education and safety in the NFT community * We foster collaboration and harmony between Curio and the NFT community * We offer opportunities for DAO member growth within the Curio Cards project ## Ideals #### Art * We believe in the power of art to create personally meaningful connections for people with crypto * We work to keep the spirit of art experimentation and exploration alive * We believe that artists deserve to be paid fairly * We respect artistic choice #### Crypto * We believe in the power of crypto to enable and support digital artists * We believe in the power of [Open Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source) to create beneficial public goods * We are advocates for crypto and Web3 * We believe more education about crypto is always a positive thing * We honor all questions as learning opportunities #### Community Respect * Our goal is to prioritize excellence, kindness, and creativity over all else * We nurture an accepting community open to all Curious Raccoons * We believe that everyone deserves respect, and we have zero tolerance for harassment * We value long-term integrity over short-term reward * We don’t support [FUD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty,_and_doubt) or misinformation, even if it benefits Curio Cards * We are a family-friendly project * We respect the right to anonymity #### Community Collaboration * We believe in coordination, not speculation * The Curio DAO is a coordination tool, not a token. We vote with the cards * The DAO is organized into [Guilds](/dao-and-contribution/curio-guilds.md), which are supportive spaces that act as the “first stop” for anyone looking to help out or share an idea * No secret sponsorship — any paid collaborations are fully transparent * We value collaboration over the "speed of one." Consensus is a feature, not a bug * Instead of oversight and control, we start from trust and communication. We work to empower groups and favor decentralized decision-making * We believe community contributions deserve compensation from the DAO * We believe that community contributions deserve compensation, the level of which can grow with the DAO over time. See the [Coordinape page](/dao-and-contribution/coordinape.md) for more info * We favor breaking large projects into smaller ones and getting them across the finish line * We believe in iterative change. The best things are built over time, not perfect the first try * We encourage bold and original ideas --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.curio.cards/dao-and-contribution/mission-and-ideals.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.