Recognized Delegate Compensation for December 2025

Thanks @Raphael_Anode for facilitating this and providing the update. Also, a warm welcome to @CodeKnight it’s great to see new delegates joining the Rootstock collective!

As the Rootstock Collective grows, we’ve been thinking about how to improve the tracking and evaluation of delegate contributions beyond general forum metrics. To help with this, we’ve been experimenting with a Peer Recognition Score (PRS) to add a layer of “quality assessment” by weighting forum interactions.

How it works:

The goal isn’t to replace current metrics, but to provide a deeper look at high-signal engagement:

  • Weighted Authority: Likes from other delegates and proposal authors carry more weight than those from unverified accounts.

  • Thread Normalization: The system identifies the most impactful comments within a specific discussion to reward quality over volume.

  • Contribution Focus: The formula focuses on a delegate’s top contributions within each thread to prevent “quantity over quality” bias.

We’ve put together a demo and a breakdown of the logic for the community to explore:

We’d love to hear if you think this type of peer-based quality scoring could be a helpful complement benchmark to the current Gold/Silver tier system.

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