My view is this initiative was altruistically created exactly for the cause of supporting an artist that has been doing DRK/Dash work for a long while now, as token of our communal appreciation.
The arts are tough, really really tough to live by. I know as I myself am an artist in the field of music, and these past 10 years have been a nightmare just to make ends meet, working my ass off to live my dream. That is exactly why I got so sensitised when Zoran threw the towel in announcing he was forced to move on onto other projects, and re-use (paint over) the materials used for these pieces, which I know for a fact are quite expensive.
If anything, either someone steps up and "buys" the remaining tickets for this piece, or the sales directly revert to the cause.
I suggest a grace period for the rest of the ticket buyers to speak their mind, and if no one wants to keep the art, then just release the funds to Zoran.
As escrow, I must not make a decision, just arbitration. It's a contract between 2 parties, in this case between Zoran and the community. So I must honor both party's wishes, and if there is no consensus, then arbitration sets in.
This was an experiment that unfortunately wasn't 100% successful. The rules were made up to the best of our efforts, and obviously new angles surfaced that were unforeseen. For example, giving back the tickets. It was not explicit, but IMHO I really think it was written "between the lines" that tickets sold would not be given back in case of no winner. I've never seen a lottery where ticket sales were refunded. Worse case scenario, they pile up for the jackpot in the next round of tickets.
This is what I propose;
- Not continue the lottery for the other pieces as we had no clear traction.
- A one week grace period to get word back from every single ticket buyer. Real life is much slower than crypto's.
- If no one pays the remaining 230.5 Dash, the actual funds revert to Zoran
- I propose a deadline of next Sunday the 10th October, 8pm UTC.
I've updated the spreadsheet to reflect the decision of ticket buyers.
Any objections?
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