From 8edc7da7cae43075f6d8b5ceb4c653bd6f61cde2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Likhita Polavarapu <78951027+likhita-809@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 20:30:03 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] docs: Clarify gov docs (#16917)

(cherry picked from commit 06edd92b4fea65f7c3467eaafa62730e4504c24e)
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@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ on proposals on a 1 token 1 vote basis. Next is a list of features the module
 currently supports:
 
 * **Proposal submission:** Users can submit proposals with a deposit. Once the
-minimum deposit is reached, the proposal enters voting period.
-* **Vote:** Participants can vote on proposals that reached MinDeposit
+minimum deposit is reached, the proposal enters voting period. The minimum deposit can be reached by collecting deposits from different users (including proposer) within deposit period.
+* **Vote:** Participants can vote on proposals that reached MinDeposit and entered voting period.
 * **Inheritance and penalties:** Delegators inherit their validator's vote if
 they don't vote themselves.
 * **Claiming deposit:** Users that deposited on proposals can recover their
-deposits if the proposal was accepted or rejected. If the proposal was vetoed, or never entered voting period, the deposit is burned.
+deposits if the proposal was accepted or rejected. If the proposal was vetoed, or never entered voting period (minimum deposit not reached within deposit period), the deposit is burned.
 
 This module is in use on the Cosmos Hub (a.k.a [gaia](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia)).
 Features that may be added in the future are described in [Future Improvements](#future-improvements).