Tipping Protocol for Increased Community Enrichment

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Hey Team Cosmos,

We’ve developed a tipping protocol that helps boost community engagement by rewarding valuable contributors.

We want to gauge interest by first seeing where it would be most useful for DAOs.

I have two questions:

  1. Would you be interested in enabling users to tip each other here on discourse? (The idea being to increase engagement of native members)
  2. Would you be interested in increasing engagement for your tweets? (By rewarding users who like/ retweet or comment on your tweets)

This will help us know what’s most interesting to you. The protocol is ready and I’m happy to share links if there is interest in taking a look. :slight_smile:

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I’d say yes to Forum engagement, no to Tweets.

How would tipping work? What does Discourse integration look like? and how is it different to the “street cred” from Likes on posts?

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Incentivizing governance is undoubtedly a fascinating topic to explore. However, our research in this area highlights the critical need for careful consideration to avoid creating disruptive financial incentives that could ultimately achieve the opposite of their intended purpose. When governance is gamified through financial mechanisms, there is a significant risk that, if not properly managed, it may undermine the principles of reputation and long-term commitment that are foundational to effective decentralized governance systems.

Building such reputation in governance requires substantial time, effort, and—most importantly—consistency in delivering value. Financially incentivized engagement, on the other hand, operates on different principles. If left unchecked, it can sideline reputation-based representatives by introducing hierarchical structures driven by financial power rather than merit. In such scenarios, influence can be “bought” rather than earned through sustained contributions and commitment.

From our perspective, losing hard-earned trust and reputation is far more damaging than losing money spent to gain temporary influence. Reputation is built on invaluable principles and long-term accountability, whereas financial incentives represent a calculated risk-reward trade-off that may prioritize short-term gains over enduring community trust.

This is why we advocate for a cautious and thoughtful approach to incentivizing governance, ensuring it aligns with the values and long-term goals of the ecosystem rather than undermining them.

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I believe it is a good idea to encourage governance and motivate people to participate in the forum through a points-based system rather than a financial one. As Govmos mentions, a financial system could have a double-edged and harmful effect. On the other hand, a points-based system seems more appropriate, as it would highlight individuals and participants who engage in the forum, governance, and sound decisions for the hub’s future through a dedicated interface.
For a while now, I’ve really liked the idea of being able to log in to the Cosmos Hub forum through my wallet and have an on-chain record of my activity on the forum.

Guinch

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If this incentive is limited just to the forum, only existing Cosmos insiders would benefit.

Changing title from “Community engagement” to “Community enrichment” should be considered in that case and keep the doors open for “Community Building” in the future (and allocating 1/3 of total Community budget to each).

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Thanks for giving us that feedback.

Definitely on being careful with financial rewards is key, but also considering points as an alternative. Also noted on a cautious approach.

I created a short video here to let you know what we are about. I hope it can answer the questions above.

For caution, you can think of a tip as a reputation point (on chain). I also included a risk free way of trying it.

TLDR:

  1. Users can tip good content
  2. Our protocol gives additional rewards to to authors and finders of good content
  3. This works on Twitter and also here
  4. There is a risk free way of trying it : - )
  5. Rewards can be a currency, or points (proxy for reputation)

Would love your feedback!

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May be wrong here, but im sure all of this prooves ATOM should not be viewed as “money,” and the need for a separate “fee token.” Therefore, let us talk about nullifying Prop848 first before we talk about implementing even more features.