1) Your link to the discussion thread doesn't work; it redirects to a broken page.
2) What are the requested funds for specifically, the thread you references sti?
3) Do you really need 2,500 DOT (~$10,500 USD) to "cover costs" associated with being a DV?
4) Even when fixing the link you provide, the thread you link to clearly shows a majority of people think 2,500 DOT is excessive and is the MAXIMUM amount any DV could request; if this is the case, why are you asking for the MAXIMUM with no support for such an amount provided?

Just to let you know that this referendum won't execute correctly if it passes, because the request of 2500 DOT is greater than the maximum allowed in the `SmallTipper` track

<p>This proposal is submitted on the wrong track</p>

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beneficiary

Deciding

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DecisionDepositPlaced

small_tipper

vote No: Wrong track 

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staking_admin

treasurer

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fellowship_admin

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Origin able to dispatch a whitelisted call.

Origin for signaling that the network wishes for some change

Origin able to cancel slashes and manage minimum commission.

Origin for spending up to 10,000,000 DOT from the treasury as well as generally administering it.

Origin for managing the composition of the fellowship.

Origin able to spend around 250 DOT from the treasury at once.

Origin able to spend around 1,000 DOT from the treasury at once.

Origin able to spend around 10,000 DOT from the treasury at once.

Origin able to spend around 100,000 DOT from the treasury at once.

Origin able to spend up to 1,000,000 DOT from the treasury at once.