# kaal:claim:3782210-037

**Claim.** Members should not stake reputation tokens to register an opinion on a contentious topic; strict validation pools should be used only after debate has settled, to verify consensus.

**Type.** design  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- protocol development debates where votes will not be near unanimous

**Source quote.**

> Such con- tentious debate should not use strict validation pools anyway. You should not stake your reputation tokens in order to register your opinion on a contentious topic. Only once the debate has settled, should members risk their reputation to verify consensus with validation pools.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *The Importance of Reputation for the Evolution of Decentralization* (2021), Criticisms, page 14

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, The Importance of Reputation for the Evolution of Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782210

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**Topics.** governance-design, open-source-and-code

**Keywords.** validation-pool, deliberation, governance, protocol-development

**Related claims.**

- supported_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782214-029
- extends: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3125827-024

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