FAQs on the Sandbox:
#1 How Can I Add An Opportunity To The Sandbox As a Guild or Project In the Ecosystem?
#2 How do I Post the Tasks I have Completed at the end of the Month as a Contributor (PioNEAR)?
#3 How Are Rewards Distributed Out At The End Of The Month? What Happens If I am Late?
#4 What is the Spotlight Tab For?
#1 How Can I Add An Opportunity To The Sandbox As a Guild or Project In the Ecosystem?
At the beginning of each month a forum topic will be created titled:
[Rolling Rewards and Opportunities in the Sandbox -Month- -Year-]
The Sandbox council will be posting rolling rewards that will roll over from the previous month from around the NEAR Ecosystem and for different projects involved.
To get whitelisted for a monthly NEAR Allocation as either a project or guild, reach out to the Sandbox Council with your:
- Discord ID
- Governance Forum Username
- Project You Represent
Any such project, user, or ecosystem initiative that would like to post a reward from their monthly allocation can comment below. Listings should mirror the original postings and post it either in the discord or on the governance forum (Sandbox Mods will take care of the rest):
- Name of Activity
- Act Name
- Act Reward ($NEAR)
- Series Name
- Series Reward ($NEAR)
- Rolling or One Time?
- How to Start the Task: Contact a Guild Person For Go Ahead / Open For Anyone
- Current Status: If being done already / Still Needed
Note: Under How to Start the Task, you can specify if someone is allowed to just get started, or alternatively if they should reach out to the guild for more details or vetting.
You are free to post rewards for the month at any point of the month. These will be updated from the governance forum into discord every week under the ‘Rolling Opportunities Section’.
#2 How do I Post the Tasks I have Completed at the end of the Month as a Contributor / PioNEAR?
So you have decided to make the jump into the Sandbox and start building, collaborating and networking in NEAR. Sounds like a plan. This short overview is for you to understand how to post a list of the activities that you have done at the end of each month and to be eligible for some kind of reward from the Sandbox Council!
Before we get into the actual process though, there are a couple of things to note:
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First, the list of rolling rewards posted are largely inspirational. The list of opportunities is non exhaustive. This means that we want you to be creative and to feel free to create your own independent contributions or initiatives! We have only one rule for it: It needs to bring value to the NEAR ecosystem. At the end of the month post the contribution and it will be evaluated by the Council with Feedback (in the event it is a custom activity).
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Second, as discussed in detail on the NEAR Governance Forum, certain values like inclusivity, win-win collaboration, and long term engagement with the Sandbox ground the way that the council will be looking at rewarding contributions.
Posting End of Month Contributions:
The following form has been developed for posting your end of month contributions for the Sandbox. Under the Monthly Governance Forum Rewards Topic, Created by a Sandbox Council Member, a user looking to claim their rewards must complete the form for all of the acitivities they would like to claim:
This form can be used for compiling activities, Your_Discord_ID - Google Sheets for compiling your tasks and this one for submitting them at the end of the month: https://forms.gle/t1K6z16hjpk8Mk5Z9 https://forms.gle/bRvsDqSKQPKbhcgBA
At the end of the month the Sandbox Council will go through and evaluate the contributions. Within one week of the end of the month, a final reply will be posted by a member of the Sandbox Council with the reward payouts for the different activities.
Basic Information Submitted in the Form For The Sandbox End of Month Reward Posting:
| Act or Series? | |
|---|---|
| Link to End Result(s): | |
| Relevant Collaborators Involved In The Activity (List) | |
| Name of Guild or Project if Any | |
| NEAR Address: |
Example of Reward:
| Act or Series? | Series |
|---|---|
| Link to End Result(s): | Link to Article / Link to Tweet / Link to Translation / Link to YouTube Video |
| Relevant Collaborators Involved In The Activity (List) | @TeeHee @JoanofArk @KelpandRice |
| Name of Guild or Project if Any | Promoted by The Cypherpunk Guild |
| NEAR Address: | Empty.near |
Note:
“Users and Contributors Should Expect Less, Especially Early On. Contributors and users looking to make the most of the Sandbox should embrace the notion of inclusivity, and work for long-term results and rewards as opposed to immediate rewards. The expectation from these actors is that they will be rewarded their fair due for the value they contribute to the Ecosystem - even though it might not happen all at once.” - Governance of the Sandbox
The goal of the Sandbox is to create an open and transparent space for contributions, projects, and Ecosystem initiatives to interface and collaborate with one another. This is a long-term process, where quality should not be compromised.
This means that postings will need to be modified by the user if they are not correct. They will not be accepted if they are not in accordance with the pre-selected format. In the event that a posting is incorrect, a sandbox council member will notify the user and provide a week of time to respond.
#3 How Are Rewards Distributed Out At The End Of The Month? What Happens If I am Late?
At the end of each Month the Sandbox Council will go through the different tasks and series activities completed by PioNEARs. They will start this process for the previous month, during the first week of the new month. At the end of the first week of the new month, all rewards will be paid out to the relevant PioNEARs.
If a posting has been done incorrectly, a Sandbox Moderator will contact the respective person. For any postings that are late or not submitted before the end of the month, they will simply be rolled over and considered the following month.
#4 What is the Spotlight Tab For?
The spotlight tab refers to focus activities or areas of the NEAR Ecosystem that have extra-bonuses attached to them either because of events that are upcoming, or larger trends in the ecosystem that deserve more attention. To post a specific spotlight for your project, follow the pre-set format in the relevant discord channel or contact a moderator with the relevant details.
