Hey @skyfoxx, thanks for expressing interest in helping improve engagement in the community. This is certainly an issue that many DAOs face, and Hop DAO is no different. I will mostly be answering your first question with this post.
Are you familiar with the current solution for delegate incentivization? Having attended a few community calls, it seems like the community is satisfied with this mode of incentivising participation and contribution in the DAO.
I think introducing a gratuity for posting on Discourse could benefit if it enables $HOP holders who do not often voice their feedback to post more. Users of Hop Protocol and $HOP holders should have a voice here as well, and should be encouraged to voice their opinions and feedback on what is discussed here.
However, I have some concerns about using a form of gratuity to solve this issue. For example, should the services offered by “voicing opinions” here be tipped, and why? Should tipping signal value in one’s opinion (and thus, should we evaluate opinion on a forum like this, would this be discriminatory)? Should “tippers” be given a choice of max/min amount to tip? Should contributors expect tips, and by extension, should the delegate incentivization program be amended in light of this?
There are many more concerns and questions I have about this, maybe showing an example where this has worked before would help. Also, maybe try discussing this more in the discord, and even on the bi-weekly community calls! You will surely get more frequent feedback on those forums.
