The original post was published in the Seeds Library and can be read here:
https://seedslibrary.com/showing-gratitude-at-the-click-of-a-button-seeds-gratz-bot/
Feeling gratitude is the art of being appreciative of what you have, of these little gestures that both the universe and others send your way, always being thankful of the half full part of the glass and even the empty as it also seems to come your way for a reason.
Gratitude goes a long way as we find out when it comes to establishing solid relationships within a community and in the ecosystem of Seeds we have a special way of showing gratitude to one another.
Gratz Bot was the name given to this gratitude feature by @Julio Holon who created it. It resides at the #Gratitude channel of the main Seeds server on Discord and now also available on several of the other servers used by the community. it consists of a channel, dedicated to gratitude sharing in a public space, visible to all.
every active Seeds member who is a Resident or a Citizen has access to the use of the bot (please see pinned massage in the #Gratitude channel)
Gratitude that is sent is registered until the next new moon, when all gratitude is distributed to those who earned it in the form of Seeds. (an algorithm is in charge of calculating the exact amounts distributed).
The gratitude pot:
(real time statistics can be seen in any channel using the command !grstats)
This is where Seeds intended for gratitude distribution are kept. the pot only gives out 50% in order to never run dry. only the “usable pot” Seeds are distributed.
the pot is being kept full mainly through donations of community members.
in order to donate to the pot, use the command !donate followed by the number of Seeds you want to send. (donation is available through any Discord channel)
there is an initiative to find ways to fund the bot automatically recognizing it as an important component of the ecosystem. this initiative is led by @marcwinn with the help of @Julio Holon and the support of other members in the #Currency working group. a protocol is currently in the making which includes this goal.
In the month of August 2022 we ran a pilot matching the amount of Seeds in every donation that was made to the pot and hence doubled the amount reaching the pot that month. the Seeds used in that pilot were donated for that purpose by @marcwinn.
The catch 22 initiative is a way I found to encourage donations through out 2022 on the 22nd. of every month. this has not only brought many generous donation to the pot, but also has brought a lot of attention to the Gratz Bot and the need to permanently fund it.
Using the Gratz bot is easy (this also, can be done on any of the Discord channels):
the command is !ack (which stands for acknowledgement).
the format of the command is as follows:
!ack @gratzbot being absolutely awesome
@ any Discord user name (user must have an active Seeds account)
no need for the word “for” (this is filled in by the bot)
any message goes
the bot would then send you a message to confirm your acknowledgment using either your phone app (scanning a QR code) or an Anchor wallet if you are on a computer.
I encourage everyone to use the gratitude feature as a way of showing appreciation within our community and also, until another solution is in place, to donate to the pot so we can all continue to enjoy this human gesture even in this cyber environment.
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