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.

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