CCIP-090 - Grant of 20k Moons to u/rickribera93 for contributions to Moons and Community Points ecosystem

This is the the final draft of the proposal, with the amount of Moons informed by the pre-proposal here, where most people voted for 20,000 Moons.

Proposal:

Grant 20,000 Moons as recognition for significant past contributions to both Moons and the wider community point ecosystem, and to assist in covering his development expenses for future development endeavors and maintenance.

These Moons would be allocated from the community fund held by , which presently contains 1,006,344 Moons.

Background:

u/rickribera93 became a moderator of the subreddit following Reddit's decision to discontinue RCPs (Reddit Community Points). Before joining the moderation team, he developed the CommunityCurrencyBot, facilitating distributions and tipping of various community cryptocurrencies across subreddits like , , , and more. Upon learning of Reddit's discontinuation of community points, generously offered to aid in the development of the Moon ecosystem and will play a crucial role in reimplementing Moon functionalities and distributions. In the short time since joining as a moderator, Rick has:

1. Established a beta community currency program in , rewarding post karma with moons and introducing tipping and faucet capabilities. Similar functionalities are expected to launch in at a later date.

2. Revived special memberships in the subreddit, allowing users to exchange Moons for an NFT granting exclusive subreddit privileges for a set duration. These memberships are available for purchase with Moons at ccmoons.com/subscribe.

Reason for Grant:

currently covers the expenses for all development efforts, including:

• ~$50/month for Amazon Web Services.

• ~$50/month for Postgres database.

• ~$100/month for the ThirdWeb toolkit.

Granting Moons to would help ensure the sustainability of these development and maintenance efforts from a personal cost standpoint.