It is good to keep in mind some key things when launching Praise into a community.

  1. Activating Praise. One of the most important things to do is to have everyone in the community activate Praise. That means connecting an Ethereum address to their discord handles. If someone does not activate their Praise account, they will not be able to dish praise or receive tokens for the praise they receive.
  2. Building momentum. Praise may take a while to get going. It is important for leaders in the community to set an example by praising early and frequently to demonstrate how to use Praise and inspire others in the community to use Praise too.
  3. Writing good Praise. It takes practice to learn how to write praise effectively. The main point to remember here is that the person quantifying the praise should be able to easily gauge the impact of the contribution in order to give a fair score.
  4. Prioritizing cultural analysis. The reports generated by the Praise dashboard provide insight into the behaviors of the community. Who praises the most? What types of contributions are most praised? What types of praise are rated the most valuable to the community? Holding Praise analysis sessions with the community builds acceptance and avoids groups and individuals from feeling left out. It also provides a feedback loop that can help the community maintain alignment with its goals.

During this step, the Reward Team will become familiar with their responsibilities and will do the first quantification, first distribution, produce an analysis report, and host a community review session.

Step 4 checklist:

The Praise Lead responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the Praise Lead are:

Leading Praise

What do we mean by leading Praise? It just means to set a model that others can follow. You should be the one writing well-written praise and dishing it often. Replying quickly to any questions about Praise and motivating the community to start trying it out for themselves.

Kicking off an activation campaign

It is important to urge community members to activate their accounts. If they do not activate, there is no way for them to receive their reward tokens.