[DIP v1.6] Delegate Incentive Program Results (February 2025)

[SEEDGov]

@newze

The number of delegates has been reduced by half this month.The expenses have also decreased significantly.The new rules are full of hostility, especially regarding how scores are evaluated and which discussions are randomly included—it’s a mystery. Participating in conference calls is not recorded and does not earn any points. I am concerned about these people’s competence. Can the fixed monthly expense of 23,250 USD be reduced?

Hey @newze !

We’ll address point by point:

“How scores are evaluated” → There is a rubric used to assess contributions each month. The details of this methodology can be found in the Bible V1.6. Additionally, each delegate receives an individual monthly report, where we provide insights (if applicable) on their contributions.

It would be helpful to know which of your contributions you believe should have received a score.

“Which discussions are randomly included” → We would like to clarify that the discussions included in the Presence in Discussions Multiplier do not affect the eligibility of comments. Any comment in any forum discussion is eligible for scoring if it meets the parameters outlined in our evaluation methodology.

Additionally, the discussions included in this parameter are those that had activity during the month, based on the following factor:

@SEEDGov

Introducing v1.51a

January 20th, 2025

Changes

• Proposal Feedback

• Proposals Threads with less than 5 comments during the evaluated month will not be considered for the ‘Delegates Feedback’ multiplier.

Rationale:

We noticed that there were proposals included month by month, with little activity, which was detrimental to the majority of delegates who did not participate IN THAT MONTH (because the denominator of proposals contemplated increased, and this decreased the participation score of the delegates).

We decided to implement a change in which we will consider the comments of the delegates in the discussions with little interaction (less than 5 comments) but we will not consider these discussions in the total discussions of the month. In this way, we record the comments of the delegates, and at the same time, we do not harm the others whose scores would be drastically lowered.

The changes mentioned above become effective retroactively as of January 1, 2025.

And this one:

@SEEDGov

It is important to note that we considered @JamesKBH feedback, so for the multiplier calculation, if the delegate made a valid comment on that topic/thread in the previous month, it was considered in the current month. In this case, the only thread that started in January was [Non-constitutional][RFC] ARB Incentives: User Acquisition for dApps.

“Participating in conference calls is not recorded and does not earn any points” → On the contrary, participation is tracked using an app, and the data is publicly available in the February Framework DIP v1.6 published in this thread.

You can also find the records here:

Open Discussion of Proposals Governance Call: [Link]

Governance Report Call (GRC) - 7/2: [Link]

Governance Report Call (GRC) - 5/2: [Link]

We couldn’t find your name as “newze” or “Ze New” in the records. Please let us know if you used a different nickname.

About the following statement:

@newze

I am concerned about these people’s competence

We understand that the changes introduced in version 1.6 result in a framework that makes it more challenging to qualify for compensation. Which might end in some delegates being angry about the results of February. It’s important to clarify that SEEDGov takes very seriously the responsibility of evaluating the more than 60 delegates participating in the program, dedicating specific time to analyze each delegate’s performance.

The evaluations are based on individual contributions within the broader context of the DAO, as well as the relevance and impact of each contribution in specific discussions.

Finally, don’t forget that there’s a dispute window, so please feel free to complete the template:

@SEEDGov

[CALL TO ACTION!] Dispute Period

As stated in the proposal, delegates have a timeframe to express their disagreement with the results presented by the Incentive Program Administrator.

To raise a dispute, delegates should do so by posting a message in the forum using the following template:

Title: Dispute

User name

Reason for dispute (please detail)