[PIP-26] Enabling vlPOP Delegation through Karma

Summary:

This proposal seeks to define the vlPOP delegation experience and secure funding for continued use of Karma as a key tool for enabling it. We have been on a free trial with Karma that will be ending shortly and have two options for moving forward, each with different experience and cost implications.

Motivation:

Vote delegation will provide new ways for community members to participate in governance, either more actively by becoming a PopcornDAO Delegate, or more passively by choosing an engaged Delegate whose proposal voting record and contributions to community align with their vision and values.

Option 1: Enhanced Karma Dashboard

• Delegates Profiles will be shared on a Popcorn-branded Karma page.
• Delegates can self-signup on the dashboard, verify their social links and create their Delegate profile.
• Karma displays Delegate profiles along with advanced analytics about Delegate voting behavior. vlPOP holders can filter Delegates by various advanced criteria to help them choose the Delegate who resonates with them the most.
• To delegate their voting power, vlPOP holders will click the “delegate” button on their desired Delegate’s profile.

Cost for Option 1: $500 / month for development and maintenance of the enhanced Karma platform

Option 2: Current Karma Dashboard

• Information to populate Delegates Profiles will be collected via replies to a Forum post or a Google Forms link.
• Delegates Profiles will be created and shared on a public Notion page or Google sheet by Popcorn core contributors (this will require extra work for the team and may result in lag time between a Delegate’s profile submission and their profile going live).
• vlPOP holders interested in delegating their voting power can read Delegates’ profiles on Notion, and then visit Karma and search by wallet address or ENS to view Delegates’ voting records and Karma scores.
• To delegate their voting power, vlPOP holders will click the “delegate” button on their desired Delegate’s profile.

Cost for Option 2: $250 / month for maintaining our current Karma platform

Please read the full proposal on the forum: https://forum.pop.network/t/rfc-26-enabling-vlpop-delegation-through-karma/1017