[PIP-22] POPstar Program Evolution

Summary: This proposal aims to evolve the POPstar program to better serve the Popcorn community, create a more engaging experience for POPstars, and increase participation.

This will be accomplished by opening up the program to a wider audience and shifting the contribution & compensation system from retrospective and ambiguous (here’s what I did, what will my POP reward be?) to proactive and specific (here’s what I’d like to do, and this is what I’d like to get paid for doing it). To support this shift, Dework will be utilized instead of Coordinape as a tool to propose contribution ideas, receive feedback and approval or denial, and submit completed work for payment.

Approach: A Dework space will be created for POPstar contributions. This space will be open to all verified members of our Discord server. Using Dework’s Community Suggestions feature, members can submit “mini-proposals” for what they want to contribute each month that answer 4 simple questions:

1. What work would you like to do this month?
2. How will this work benefit Popcorn?
3. What KPIs (key performance indicators) will you meet by the end of the month?
4. What is the POP bounty you propose for this work?

Mini-proposals will be reviewed by members of Popcorn leadership whose work is most closely aligned, which may include core team members and Working Group Leads. Mini-proposals will approved or rejected in two batches per month — once at the beginning of the month, and once mid-month.

This proposal seeks a budget of 2000 POP per month for mini-proposals (replacing the current POPstar budget that varies based on the number of monthly contributors). Once this cap is reached each month, no additional mini-proposals will be approved until the following month.

For full details, please refer to the Forum discussion linked below.