# Social Karma (SK) Award Structure # Non-transferable reputation currency # Updated: 2025-01-15 # SK Award Categories karma_awards: # Code & Technical Quality code_review: 5 # Reviewing PRs and providing feedback bug_find: 10 # Finding and reporting bugs documentation: 15 # Writing guides and technical docs # Community Building mentoring_session: 10 # One-on-one help with newcomers mentoring_weekly: 5 # Ongoing mentorship (awarded weekly) conflict_resolution: 25 # Successfully mediating disputes onboarding_help: 8 # Helping new members navigate # Governance & Leadership governance_participation: 20 # Leading discussions in General Forum proposal_accepted: 20 # Successful proposals that pass votes meeting_facilitation: 15 # Running team meetings effectively cross_team_coordination: 12 # Bridging different teams # Mission Completion objective_completion: 15 # Completing mission objectives deadline_hit: 10 # Meeting critical deadlines quality_delivery: 12 # Exceptional work quality recognition # SK Privilege Thresholds privilege_thresholds: propose_in_forum: 50 # Can create binding vote proposals apply_team_captain: 100 # Eligible for team leadership roles lead_missions: 200 # Can be assigned as Mission Leader join_leadership_team: 500 # Eligible for Leadership Team # Voting Weight (SK enhances but doesn't replace democracy) voting_weight: base_vote: 1.0 # Everyone gets 1 vote regardless sk_bonus_max: 1.5 # Maximum vote weight with high SK sk_bonus_threshold: 500 # SK needed for max voting bonus calculation: "min(1.5, 1 + (sk_points / 1000))" # SK Decay Mechanism (prevents founder entrenchment) decay_rules: monthly_decay_rate: 0.10 # 10% monthly decay minimum_floor: 0 # Can decay to zero (stay active!) grace_period_days: 30 # No decay for first month after earning activity_bonus: 5 # Monthly bonus for active participation # Anti-Gaming Measures validation_rules: cannot_buy: true # No amount of money gets you SK cannot_transfer: true # Your reputation is yours alone cannot_hoard: true # Use influence or lose it to decay peer_review_required: true # SK awards need defender confirmation # SK Sources (who can award SK) award_sources: peer_recognition: true # Team members award each other captain_awards: true # Team Captains can award their team leadership_awards: true # Leadership Team for exceptional cases community_votes: true # General Forum for major contributions automated_systems: false # No bot-awarded SK (human judgment only) # Monthly SK Budget (prevents inflation) team_budgets: per_team_monthly: 200 # Each team can award 200 SK/month leadership_monthly: 500 # Leadership Team additional budget community_monthly: 300 # General Forum discretionary awards rollover_limit: 0.5 # Unused budget 50% carries to next month