Summary
This Info Action asks the Cardano community to formally recognize the preprod faucet as critical governance infrastructure. Every governance action, every DRep registration and every late night vote on a testnet started with someone asking the faucet for test ada. It never complained. It is time we said thank you, on-chain.
Action type
Info action. Nothing is withdrawn, nothing changes in the protocol. This is a sentiment signal only.
Requested amount
None. The faucet already gives enough. Arguably too much.
Motivation
The faucet has been quietly carrying Cardano governance for years:
- It funded the deposits of hundreds of test governance actions, most of which were titled "test", "test 2" and "test final real".
- It never asked for a rationale, not even a CIP-100 one.
- It has a better uptime record than most of us before our first coffee.
- Without it, half the test threads on DRepTalk would never have existed, and the other half would have been about why the faucet was down.
Despite this, the faucet has no DRep, no delegators and no badge. It cannot vote on its own recognition, which we consider deeply unfair but also the whole point of this action.
Recognizing the faucet costs nothing, harms no one, and gives every DRep a rare chance to vote Yes on something without writing a 3,000 word rationale.
What a Yes vote means
- You agree that testnet infrastructure deserves appreciation, even when it only hands out ada that is worth exactly nothing.
- You commit to saying "thanks, faucet" at least once the next time it tops up your wallet.
What a No vote means
- You believe the faucet should earn recognition like everyone else, by registering as a DRep and campaigning.
- You are prepared to explain this position to the faucet directly.
Planned submission
As an Info Action on preprod, once this thread has collected feedback. The link to this thread will go into the action's references, so the discussion here connects to the on-chain vote.
Feedback wanted
- Is "critical governance infrastructure" too strong, or not strong enough?
- Should the recognition include a commemorative identicon?
- Any objections from DReps who were once rate limited by the faucet and still hold a grudge?
Reply below, or read how proposal drafts work on DRepTalk if this is your first draft. The faucet is reading along.