January 2023 GMC Call for Retrospective Award Applications - Deadline is January 15th

Retrospective Award Application

Retrospective Award

Who is the proposed retrospective award recipient?

Myself, Discord @hanniabu#7138

What specific project or work is the retrospective award in recognition of? Please detail what the project or work entailed and the duration over which it took place.

This proposal is for retroactive funding for my work on https://rocketpool.community. I’ve spent countless hours or work aggregating information from all across Discord and organizing it in the site. That included collecting all our POAPs, memes, projects, NFTs, raffles, resource links, theses, videos, graphical assets, pets, and links to special moments, along with the revenue comparison tool.

Are the subjects of this award entirely open source (MIT, GPL, Apache, CC BY license or similar)? If not, which parts will not be, why, and under what license will they be published?

Yes, it is published under MIT license here: GitHub - etheralpha/rocketpool-community: This is the source code for https://rocketpool.community, a site to highlight the Rocket Pool community.

Benefits - enter N/A where appropriate

How did the project or work for which the retrospective award would be given help people looking to stake ETH for rETH?

There is a “Buy RPL” guide on the site. There is also various tools linked in the resource directory.

How did the project or work for which the retrospective award would be given help rETH holders?

It does not directly, but it does indirectly through community. There is also various tools linked in the resource directory.

How did the project or work for which the retrospective award would be given help people looking to run a Rocket Pool node for the first time?

There is a tool to estimate the revenue of minipool node operators vs solo validators. There is also other tools linked in the resource directory.

How did the project or work for which the retrospective award would be given help people already running a Rocket Pool node?

It doesn’t directly, but there are various tools linked in the resource directory.

How did the project or work for which the retrospective award would be given how does this help the Rocket Pool community?

  • It’s a way to highlight the community aspect of Rocket Pool, especially with the POAP and meme pages.
  • It’s an archive that acts as a historical record of the community, which is often an overlooked, under appreciated, and underserved aspect.
  • The resource directory is helpful for finding links.

How did the project or work for which the retrospective award would be given how does this help RPL holders?

It doesn’t directly, but there are various tools linked in the resource directory. It’s also a resource to pull the community together and highlight contributions.

Payment

How much RPL is the applicant requesting be awarded to the recipient?

I’m requesting 100 RPL to hanniabu.eth. If approved and it benefits the GMC budgeting plans, this payment can be distributed over multiple periods.

Conflict of Interest

N/A

Does the person or persons requesting the retrospective award have any conflicts of interest to disclose? (Please disclose here if you are a member of the GMC or if you have nominated a member of the GMC for this retrospective award).

No

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