[SS] DOT #1825 - [Small Spender] Referendum #1825
[SS] DOT #1825 - [Small Spender] Referendum #1825
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https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1825

  • Squidsway is a project to improve Polkadot's governance.
  • It will make a tool that collects data about how people vote and act.
  • The tool will help find problems and make governance better.
  • It will also create reports every few months to share what is learned.
  • The tool will be free for anyone to use and will be open source.
  • This first part asks for $8,000 to build a simple version of the tool.
  • The goal is to help Polkadot lead in good governance.
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#1
1d ago

Vote #1 submitted.
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SMALL SPENDER

8 available members
🟢 0 • 🔴 1 • ⚪️ 2
✓ ≥37.5% required participation met
▶ Majority of all votes is abstain
⚪ ABSTAIN

No CoI reported. DV delegation exercised.
https://assethub-polkadot.subscan.io/extrinsic/10921757-3
https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1825#2
#2
21h ago

Vote #2 submitted.
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SMALL SPENDER

8 available members
🟢 0 • 🔴 2 • ⚪️ 2
✓ ≥37.5% required participation met
✘ Ayes ≤50.0% of non-abstain votes
▶ Aye/abstain conditions not met
🔴 NAY

No CoI reported. DV delegation exercised.
https://assethub-polkadot.subscan.io/extrinsic/10923332-2
https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1825#3
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Timestamp
Created
Dec 21 2025 19:33
Start date
Dec 21 2025 00:00
End date
Feb 19 2026 00:00

Votes·4

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Nay
Nay

I'm pretty sure we're not short of governance tooling at this moment. If the proposer is confident that this is a novel tool that would change the way the community does governance, or that would greatly benefit the decision making processes, they should first publish a working MVP/PoC and share it with the community. If it gets traction, then a grant may become a viable path. Nay for now.

14gM...deVb
14gM...deVb
14gMJV95zwxUsFEZDSC8mtBVifS6SypKJkfBKANkMsLZdeVb
Abstain
Abstain

Abstain due I'm from a team who develop governance tools. Considering current treasury status, it may not have a high priority.

12Hi...E9N3
12Hi...E9N3
12His7t3EJ38tjdBbivUzWQeaNCLKfMqtKp1Ed3xHMyCE9N3
Abstain
Abstain

I find any LLM based auto-gov tool to be at complete odds to the direction Polkadot is going with proof-of-persoonhood etc. I don't mind LLM chatbots to create summaries etc. but curating and presenting data with objectivity claims is a line I would rather not cross.

With that being said, I'll keep an eye on the questions from the community and interactions from the proposer before casting a final vote, abstain for now.

14Gn...YLEh
14Gn...YLEh
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Nay
Nay

As I have said repeatedly, I believe we should stop funding tools to improve Polkadot governance. Polkadot governance is not Polkadot's ultimate goal.

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Timestamp
Created
Dec 21 2025 19:33
Start date
Dec 21 2025 00:00
End date
Feb 19 2026 00:00
Results
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