I will be voting “For” this proposal.
I appreciate Mystermen and their team for taking the criticisms from the initial proposal and re-working it for this second one. The reduction in requested amount is appreciated, and this ARB payout + the USD portion received seems to be fair compensation for the work provided. The detail provided paints a good picture of what was done, and while we value is subjective… a lot of work seems to have been done that warrants some form of compensation as stated.
Broadly speaking, I am for retroactive grants where they make sense. Based on the information provided / discussion that has came from this I think this is a case does so. I’ll echo other’s that I don’t want us to set a precedent that causes a flood of proposals, but I will also say that I don’t think these types of discussions need to be shyd away from when a fair case comes up. Early community work is often an altruistic and thankless job for a project that you may not even know will succeed. So I lean towards rewarding those who took on these types of roles were possible.
Edit 4/4/2024: My opinion is unchanged from when I first posted this for the Snapshot “For” vote above to the now Tally Vote. In order to not take up space with another forum post, I have edited this post to confirm that due to no changes from Snapshot to Tally I will be voting “For” on Tally for this proposal.