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Members were generally in support of this top-up proposal, but some members would like to see bounty top-ups done in stables when that's possible.
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Members of ChaosDAO who stand to benefit from this proposal recused from voting to avoid conflicts of interest.
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Kus DAO have voted AYE (first voting).
✅ Supports 24/7 community moderation, ensuring a vibrant and safe ecosystem. Strong collaboration with Community Managers.
❌ Concerns over funding allocation and potential overlaps with other initiatives.
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Dear @Moderation Team Bounty Curator,
Thank you for your proposal. Our vote on this proposal is AYE.
The Medium Spender track requires 50% quorum and simple majority according to our voting policy. This proposal has received six aye and one nay votes from ten members, with three members abstaining. Below is a summary of our members' comments:
> The referendum received broad support, with members highlighting the importance of maintaining well-moderated ecosystem channels and finding the pay for moderators reasonable. While some raised concerns about the number of moderators and suggested replacing inactive members, supporters emphasised the need for a prepared team to handle increased content traffic. Critics questioned the quality of some moderators and the bounty’s overall transparency, while abstainers expressed uncertainty about the specifics of the deliverables. Overall, the proposal was largely seen as necessary, with room for improvement in supervision and clarity.
The full discussion, along with individual members' votes and comments, can be found in our internal voting.
Kind regards,
Permanence DAO
The Polkadot community has so much potential, but let’s address the elephant in the room.
The 'Polkadot Watercooler' channel on Element is largely inactive, with even basic questions often going unanswered. The same applies to the 'Polkadot (Official)' channel on Discord — there’s virtually no activity across the board. Even the screenshots provided show only a handful of messages being sent.
I’d genuinely love to see more concrete examples of what this team has accomplished over the past year.
There’s an incredible opportunity to enhance engagement and support within the community, but I’m struggling to see how this referendum or group is driving progress in that direction.
Thank you for your thoughtful feedback and for highlighting areas where improvement is needed. Your concern about the activity levels is very valid. It’s important to note that the primary responsibility of moderators is to maintain a safe, inclusive, and well-organized environment for discussions—not to drive engagement and in my opinion, this job has been done well. We ensure that scammers are banned, the community is helped when needed, and that discussions remain on topic. However, the creation of the Community Manager role (which I recently stepped into) is specifically aimed at tackling these very challenges. The role is focused on fostering engagement, improving support, and ensuring that community spaces like Discord and Element are vibrant and welcoming for all members. It is being funded by the marketing bounty if you have any questions regarding that.
As part of the initiative, here are some things I am working on:
- Engagement strategy: I have developed a comprehensive plan to encourage more meaningful engagement across Discord, Telegram, and other platforms.
- Supporting ecosystem: We want to get the entire Polkadot ecosystem involved, and are planning on doing this through events in the discord.
- Incentives: Although this is still being discussed, I want to incentivize the community to participate more and will have more information soon around this.
I appreciate your passion for our community and just like you, I desire to see it reach its full potential as well. If you would like to talk about specific ideas or suggestions, you can always reach out to me on the Discord server, my username is: Grizzly
The Polkadot community has so much potential, but let’s address the elephant in the room.
The 'Polkadot Watercooler' channel on Element is largely inactive, with even basic questions often going unanswered. The same applies to the 'Polkadot (Official)' channel on Discord — there’s virtually no activity across the board. Even the screenshots provided show only a handful of messages being sent.
I’d genuinely love to see more concrete examples of what this team has accomplished over the past year.
There’s an incredible opportunity to enhance engagement and support within the community, but I’m struggling to see how this referendum or group is driving progress in that direction.
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