[Vote Nay] Polkadot Staking Dashboard & Developer Console 2024-25 Funding

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Let's remind everyone about the discussion that happened on the polkadot forum where Ross pretends to do a "self-report", actually not addressing the questions. Here's some context, facts, with proof:

  • Ross was working on the Staking dashboard, while being paid by Parity in 2023.
  • Parity decentralized many employees in December 2023, asking them to go get funding from the treasury
  • Ross asked for funding in January, for the Staking Dashboard, hinting at the fact that it's been decentralized too. Treasury proposal
  • The Staking dashboard, and Ross, were still under the Parity umbrella for at the very least 4 months in 2024, maybe more, see his own post mid-march stating the Dashboard was under Parity.
  • Ross did not deliver on the planed features, see the report from og tracker which is an independently run team. See also this post on X
  • Ross worked on other projects, now requesting funds them (developer console, this very proposal).
  • Ross in the mean time is also claiming fellowship salary. Proof on Subscan
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If this ref fails, please resubmit a new ref for ~$215,000 USDT which the treasury has lots of, rather than $DOT which has a volatile price.

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Hey,
Thank you for the proposal! First thing I would propose is that you split up the proposal. Staking dashboard and the developer console are two different products. I assume that the staking dashboard is more likely to get funded, given the importance for the ecosystem. Around the developer console there are already multiple different implementations coming up and it is still too early to bet on one. Things like this comparison table that is taking features that you have implemented for your dashboard and doesn't exist in the other ones is a little bit unfair. For me this is not really trying to be a comparison on neutral aspects.

Back to the staking dashboard, I would propose that you come up with more improvements. Basically you are just saying that you do maintenance plus whatever the community wants. Could be narrowed to a little bit more. IMO it would be really nice if the staking dashboard would be changed to show by default an "easy mode". Currently you are seeing tons of metrics, which for most people is not that relevant. People should open the page and be able to nominate someone in 3 clicks, similar to what Nova for example is offering. Or validators could send like "nominate me" links that will then be handled by the staking dashboard etc. Just some ideas by me.

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Dear @Ross and Joel | Polkadot Cloud,

Thank you for your proposal. Our vote on this proposal is NAY. Below is a summary of our members' comments:

This proposal raised concerns among voters regarding the funding request in DOT rather than stable coins, unresolved OG tracker reports, and the high rates relative to the perceived benefits. While the staking dashboard was recognized as valuable and widely used across Polkadot, some questioned the immediate need for the continued work on the developer console. Overall, the proposal was not approved in its current form.

The full discussion can be found in our internal voting.

Kind regards,
Permanence DAO

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