About
Purpose
VINE Reputation was created to transparently track, recognize, and reward meaningful participation within the Grape DAO and its ecosystem.
Rather than acting as a traditional token, VINE functions as an on-chain reputation system that reflects community contribution over time.
Objective
VINE Reputation is designed to establish a fair, auditable, and season-based recognition framework for DAO participation.
By separating reputation from financial value and anchoring it directly on-chain, VINE ensures that:
Contributions are verifiable
Recognition is equitable
Governance participation remains transparent
The system empowers contributors while preserving flexibility for the DAO to evolve how participation is measured and rewarded.
Solution
Why VINE Reputation Exists
DAOs need a way to:
Measure participation beyond token balance
Reward ongoing involvement without long-term inflation
Preserve historical contribution data
Adapt contribution criteria over time
VINE addresses this by introducing season-based reputation, where each season represents a clean participation ledger.
How It Works
Each DAO has its own Reputation Space, derived from its governance ID
Reputation is tracked per user, per season
New seasons reset participation cleanly
Past seasons remain immutable and auditable
Reputation can be added, corrected, or transferred by authorized administrators
This design prevents reputation inflation while preserving historical context.
How & When Reputation Is Allocated
Reputation is typically allocated on a recurring basis (e.g. weekly or bi-weekly), based on predefined participation criteria such as:
DAO calls
Community contributions
Governance activity
Allocation logic is flexible and can evolve each season without affecting past records.
Metadata & Transparency
Each reputation space supports metadata (name, description, icon, links) stored off-chain and cryptographically referenced on-chain, ensuring both flexibility and integrity.
All reputation actions are fully on-chain and publicly verifiable.
Points of Attention
VINE Reputation is non-financial and separate from governance tokens
Administrative actions are permissioned but auditable
The system supports automation and bulk imports (e.g. CSV-based backfills)
Designed for scalability across multiple DAOs or working groups
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