What's the topic that requires a poll?

I have created a pre-cursor to a foundation proposal for funding the Gridcoin Community Hangouts in the future. It will be up to the Gridcoin community how much GRC will be requested.

The Gridcoin community has produced 12 hangouts thus far (very much so worth listening to) for free (initial hangout earnings were spent on hangout post promotion).

GRC will help cover costs (soundcloud sub), editing work payment (@Peppernrino puts several hours into each episode! Perhaps 25% of the total voted upon funding would be sufficient?), potentially covering microphone costs for community members and distributing GRC to attendees and speakers (to encourage community participation/attendance).

The specific method in which attendees will be rewarded is still to be fully ironed out:

• If we were to follow beyondbitcoin's payment model then only those who suggest topics & take charge of leading the discussion on the topic would get paid (which for 80% of the GRC hangouts would be me - not fair unless others step up their game ;D).
• If we were to distribute GRC equally to all attendees then we may see this mechanism cheated (fake/spoofed clients).
• We could potentially reward users who speak at some point throughout the hangouts, but that would be incredibly difficult to keep track of.

Resources for decision:

https://cryptocointalk.com/topic/50342-foundation-proposal-servicesgiveaway-raining-grc-onto-active-community-members-for-work-donesocial-media-presence/#entry226373
https://cryptocointalk.com/topic/48658-beyond-bitcoin-regular-gridcoin-mumble-conference-calls/page-3
https://soundcloud.com/gridcoin-community-hangouts/

What is the poll question?

How much GRC should the foundation distribute within the GRC community hangouts per week? (Perhaps this could have been phrased more articulately..lol).

What are the poll options?

• $50
• $100
• $150
• $200
• $300
• $500

How can I vote?

Windows users:

Launch the voting menu

• Launch Gridcoin client & fully sync the blockchain.
• If your wallet is encrypted, fully unlock the wallet (not just for 'staking only').
• Click "Advanced" , then click "Voting" to launch the voting menu.

Within the voting menu:

• Right click on the poll with the title "vote on grc mumble hangout reward distribution and payment"
• Click the "Vote" button in the context menu that appears. A voting window should appear.
• Check one (or more) of the check boxes.
• Click the "Place Vote" button. If you get a warning/error, fully unlock your wallet and repeat the above steps.

Linux users:

QT Wallet:

Navigate to the debug console

• Launch the Gridcoin wallet (QT) & fully sync the blockchain.
• Fully unlock your wallet.
• Navigate to the Debug Console (Help - Debug Window - Console (tab) )

Copy the following command & replace XXX with a valid $ quantity:

execute vote vote_on_grc_mumble_hangout_reward_distribution_and_payment XXX

Terminal client:

• Launch the Gridcoin wallet & fully sync the blockchain.
• Fully unlock your wallet (not just for staking)

Copy the following command & replace XXX with a valid $ quantity:

gridcoinresearchd execute vote vote_on_grc_mumble_hangout_reward_distribution_and_payment XXX

Have questions?

Do not hesitate to ask question in this thread!

Best regards,
CM.