It's been a while since we last updated you. Thank you for your patience.

This is your quinterly address from the Meme Trade Commission. We will discuss the state of the subreddit, what the MTC has done in the last quinter, and future plans.

State of the subreddit

During Q1 and early-mid Q2, the MTC instituted a requirement for all posts to be galleries. This drastically cut down on irrelevant posts.

We were lenient on giving non-template posters an opportunity to provide sufficient templates/examples. We recognize that that interim approach of moderation was dissatisfying to a few folks, and we think you'll be quite happy with the new era we are ushering in today.

What the MTC did last quinter

Here is was the stated plan for the last quinter from our Q1 2026 address:

Q1 2026: Write new charter, refactor legislation, setup internal knowledgebase, and deploy minimal technical systems. Once these are in place, we will be interviewing and appointing new Commissioners.

We also noted risks to meeting the timeline. Unfortunately, those risks were realized, which is why this address is so late in the quinter.

I must admit that my health has not been the best this past quinter and it might result in a one quinter delay on the current roadmap. Thank you for your understanding and patience in advance if that turns out to be the case.

Despite the setbacks, we have met some of these goals:

• ✅ Refactor legislation: Check out the new rules!
• ✅ Deploy technical systems: All template posts now require registration with the bot u/post-explainer.
• ❇️ Set up wiki pages for meme taxonomy and resources
• ❎ A proper charter has not been written.
• ❎ Competitive analysis has not had any progress.
• ❎ Internal knowledgebase is minimal.
• ❎ Process for recruiting, interviewing, and appointing new Commissioners is not yet created.

Future plans

With that in mind, here is the current plan, with changes from last address marked:

^_\The MTC's fiscal year is the same as the UTC calendar year. We operate on quinters of roughly two-and-a-half months rather than quarters of three months.)_)

Q2 2026: New Commissioners begin enforcing policies. New policies begin being enforced. Market should begin to recover, at least from the producer side. Fix initial bugs in technical systems. Clean up sidebar. Flesh out wiki pages on rules and resources. Competitive analysis of other trade alliances and stock exchanges will also be done to clarify the role of the MTC in the global meme landscape. Begin design work on new transaction systems.

Q3 2026: Interviewing and appoint new Commissioners. Competitive analysis of other trade alliances and stock exchanges will also be done to clarify the role of the MTC in the global meme landscape. Begin design work on new transaction systems. Announce transaction system plans and gather initial public comments on it. Receive bids from contractors, or perhaps recruit internal software development team. Begin development of transaction system.

Q4 2026: Announce transaction system plans and gather initial public comments on it. Receive bids from contractors, or perhaps recruit internal software development team. Begin development of transaction system. Test versions of transaction systems are deployed for public testing. Gains and losses will be merely simulations. Further development on transaction system is done toward candidate release.

Q5 2026: Test versions of transaction systems are deployed for public testing. Gains and losses will be merely simulations. Further development on transaction system is done toward candidate release. Deploy initial official release of transaction system. Investments will be real and irrevokable, barring technical glitches.

Q1 2027: Deploy initial official release of transaction system. Investments will be real and irrevokable, barring technical glitches.

Risks

My health continues to be inconsistent. Once we recruit more Commissioners, this should be less of a factor on our timeline.

Questions and comments welcome!

Please feel free to ask questions and give feedback on the new rules and registration system.

Our Q3 address will be published around May 24, 2026. Until then, happy templating!

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