[Governance Poll] Restrict governance poll proposal and Donut initiative submission to users with a governance score of 20,000 or higher (approved users)

The governance structure of r/ethtrader plays a crucial role in maintaining the quality and integrity of the subreddit. Currently, users with a governance score of 20,000 or higher have the ability to remove spam/malicious posts or comments using the AutoModRemove command.

However, to further incentivize users to hold Donuts and responsibly use their earned CONTRIB, and at the same time implement a soft filtering mechanism, I propose that only approved users be allowed to submit governance poll proposals and Donut initiatives.

The premise of this proposal is to enhance the relevance of being an approved user, while simultaneously filtering out users who may not have the best intentions towards the governance of r/ethtrader.

By restricting poll proposal submission to these users, we ensure that those participating in governance are genuinely interested and invested in the community's development.

Advantages:

More governance score relevance

Soft filtering mechanism

Promotion of responsibility

Incentive to hold the Donuts

Disadvantages:

Potential barrier to participate in governance matter (Only to post threads. In any case, anyone who has less than 20K CONTRIB will not have much impact on voting processes)

Perception of Elitism

While these cons may look scary, please consider the overall benefits and the effectiveness of this proposal in achieving its intended purpose. The advantages of this restriction outshines its limitations, particularly when looked in the context of maintaining the integrity and effectiveness of the governance system within the r/ethtrader.

The concerns regarding inclusivity and barriers to entry must be acknowledged. But a governance score of 20K is pretty attainable for users who actively engage with the community and contribute meaningfully over time. This threshold serves as a reasonable filter to mitigate the risk of manipulation by alt accounts or malicious contributors with fake accounts, thereby safeguarding the integrity of all things governance related.

It is important to note that despite there isn't a very large submission of proposals, AKA spamming, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It's better to take precautions and prevent problems from happening in the first place, rather than dealing with the consequences later on.

By restricting proposal submission to approved users, the proposal promotes responsible governance and makes sure that decisions are made with the best interests of the community in mind.

The choices are:

[YES]

[ABSTAIN]

[NO]