BIP-98: Smaller Voting Pool

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Summary

BIP-98 proposes reducing the weekly voting pool from 1,000+ images to 512. A smaller pool concentrates community attention on a tighter set of works, encourages more focused curation discussion, and improves the quality of Botto's weekly training signal. If the DAO determines 512 is still too large after implementation, a further reduction can be proposed via a separate governance proposal.

Proposal Specification

The weekly voting pool will be reduced from its current size to 512 images.
The selection criteria for which images enter the weekly pool remain unchanged — the reduction applies to the total number of works presented to voters, not to the generation or pre-selection process.
Works that do not receive sufficient votes to qualify for the top 10 in a given round will be eligible to re-enter future pools according to existing re-entry rules.
The platform team will implement the pool size reduction, including any testing required to ensure sufficient diversity in the smaller pool.
Any further reduction to the pool size requires a separate governance proposal.
Requires platform changes and documentation updates.

Timeline

To be implemented at the beginning of the next period.

Budget

Minor platform configuration change. No additional budget required.

Criteria of Success

Weekly voting pool reduced to 512 images
Measurable increase in average VP per work, reflecting more concentrated attention
Increase in curation discussion activity in Discord and Studio

Disadvantages/Risks

Slower feedback loop: Botto generates works at the same rate but fewer are seen by voters each week, potentially slowing the overall training signal
Reduced discovery: some community members may feel the reduction limits exposure to Botto's full range of output
Combined effect with BIP-95: if the VP cap per work per wallet passes alongside this, the maximum VP that can be allocated in a round is approximately 5M VP — the DAO should monitor whether this meaningfully changes voting dynamics

Off-Chain Vote

For

2.44M BOTTO71.9%

Against

954.67K BOTTO28.1%

Abstain

0 BOTTO0%

Quorum:679%

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Discussion

BIP-98: Smaller Voting Pool

Timeline

May 28, 2026Proposal created

May 28, 2026Proposal vote started

May 31, 2026

Summary

Proposal Specification

The weekly voting pool will be reduced from its current size to 512 images.

The selection criteria for which images enter the weekly pool remain unchanged — the reduction applies to the total number of works presented to voters, not to the generation or pre-selection process.

Works that do not receive sufficient votes to qualify for the top 10 in a given round will be eligible to re-enter future pools according to existing re-entry rules.

The platform team will implement the pool size reduction, including any testing required to ensure sufficient diversity in the smaller pool.

Any further reduction to the pool size requires a separate governance proposal.

Requires platform changes and documentation updates.

Disadvantages/Risks

Slower feedback loop: Botto generates works at the same rate but fewer are seen by voters each week, potentially slowing the overall training signal

Reduced discovery: some community members may feel the reduction limits exposure to Botto's full range of output

Combined effect with BIP-95: if the VP cap per work per wallet passes alongside this, the maximum VP that can be allocated in a round is approximately 5M VP — the DAO should monitor whether this meaningfully changes voting dynamics