Videos
You can watch the following video to see a discussion about referral systems at
OF 18: Cultivating Connections
How will we grow Optimism around the world? We recognize public goods creators in dynamic social games, then explore referral awards for inviting new participants into Optimism Fractal’s thriving community 🙌🏽🍎
58:06 - Rosmari proposes the idea of creating a referral program to reward people who invite new members with respect tokens. 59:28 - Hodlon likes the idea, suggests setting parameters around the referral program, such as awarding respect only if the invited member reaches a certain threshold of participation, to avoid incentivizing mere invitations without active engagement. 1:00:18 - Tadas expresses caution about introducing additional ways to award respect outside the respect game, as it might create confusion. He is open to the idea of a separate referral system that acknowledges inviting members who become active contributors. 1:01:44 - Hodlon adds a follow up to Tadas. 1:02:34 - Dan weighs the pros and cons of adding different ways to earn respect, advocating for simplicity and careful design. Dan reminds everyone about the current system's ability to earn respect by inviting friends to the respect game and gets rewarded on a weekly basis. He mentions the white paper's idea for earning respect through various channels. 1:06:10 - Jason explains how the current system can subjectively account for long-term contributions through the respect earned by education, recruiting members who become active contributors. 1:07:45 - Dan agrees, there’s is a big need to get people onchain. But it must be designed carefully. 1:08:24 - Jason responds to Dan. Elaborates on public education. 1:09:53 - Tadas expresses concerns about whether the current system effectively rewards long-term contributions from invited members. Mentions OPF 3 idea, project poll at end of season could be created for long-term value contribution. 1:12:38 - Dan responds that current system is working in some ways and gives examples. 1:14:06 - Tadas responds to Dan, unsure if we should promote too flexible. 1:15:02 - Rosmari likes the idea about making a poll, suggests setting parameters, such as a respect threshold for the invited member, after which the inviter can receive a multiplier of respect through community voting. 1:16:40 - Jason highlights the difficulty in determining the "how-to" of incentivizing the behavior of familiarizing new people with the project while maintaining the integrity of the respect game. 1:17:30 - Dan thanks everyone for ideas and explains the practical steps for implementing proposals using the consensus process.