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Meeting Minutes 6/12/2025 Jailstool Advisory Council

Jun 12, 2025 | News, Other, Updates

Date: May 12, 2025

Meeting Overview

  • The Jailstool Advisory Council met on May 12, 2025 to discuss the direction of the community, clarify core values, and organize priorities around engagement, branding, and merchandise strategy.
  • This post outlines the key takeaways and proposals from that meeting, including decisions made and upcoming initiatives.

Strategic Focus

  • Prioritize content and community over distractions.
  • Leverage memes, videos, and engagement to grow visibility.
  • Position Official Barstool Store merch as community-backed with profits reinvested into the project.

Ground Rules

  • No outside partnerships for now.
  • No promotion of other projects or coins in chats that Jailstool is not involved in.
  • No promotion of non-Barstool merch.
  • Only Official Barstool Store merch affiliated with Jailstool can be pinned in the Community.
  • All pinning in the Community must be done by Code Bender or at the direction of the Council as needed.

Community Engagement

  • Engage with (like, share, tag) the @GetJailstool account daily.
  • Like, repost, and reply to Jailstool content to drive algorithmic reach.
  • Support content created by fellow Stoolies and the Jailstool Army.

Structure & Operations

  • A Council Liaison will be appointed to manage weekly updates and communication.
  • The council remains aligned and actively building behind the scenes.

Merch Strategy

  • Official Jailstool merch from Barstool supports the project directly, with 100% of profits so far going back into the coin.
  • Only official Barstool Store merch will be promoted and advertised in core community spaces.
  • Independent merch is welcome for fun, but will not be featured in official posts or pinned in the community.

New Initiative

  • The Council is advocating for a new merch line from Barstool featuring Miss Peaches with Hawaiian Jailstool shirt styling.
  • A Jailstool logo is being considered, with content designed to build support and visibility.

Conclusion

  • Jailstool is a community-led movement.
  • Dave Portnoy laid the foundation, and the community is building the future.
  • It remains the peoples coin and the momentum is just beginning.