How It Works
Endorsements, Voting Capacity, And Incentives
PopRuler uses one purchased token: Endorsement Tokens. Communities can attach them directly to bubbles and prompts, convert them into voting capacity at $0.02 per vote, and allocate them into incentive-backed prize pools when an organizer wants responder rewards funded up front.
Token Flow
How Value Trickle-Down Works
Step 1
User Endorsement Tokens
Members buy Endorsement Tokens into their own wallet first. From there they can keep them, transfer them to a bubble, or send them directly to a prompt as a normal endorsement.
Step 2
Bubble-Owned Endorsement Tokens
Once tokens live on the bubble, bubble admins control what happens next. These are separate from a member's personal wallet balance.
Convert bubble tokens into voting capacity
Bubble admins can convert bubble-owned tokens into voting capacity at $0.02 per vote.
Assign bubble tokens to prompt incentives
Bubble-owned endorsement tokens can also be allocated into a prompt's incentive pool when the community wants a prize-backed contest.
Step 3A
Bubble Voting Capacity Flows Into Prompts
Bubble admins can assign bubble voting capacity down into specific prompts so votes and evaluations can be cast there.
Step 3B
Prompt Incentives Flow To Winners
Incentive tokens sit on the prompt until the contest ends, then distribute to winners based on the payout structure.
The Key Distinction
Voting capacity funds participation. Incentive pools fund rewards. Both can start from bubble-owned endorsement tokens, but they serve different purposes once they trickle down into a prompt.
How Voting Capacity Works
Every prompt runs on prompt-owned voting capacity, and each vote or evaluation withdraws from that capacity.
Voting capacity is created from Endorsement Tokens at $0.02 per vote, and uneven fractional remainders round down to the nearest $0.02.
If a voter takes a vote or evaluation back, that same voting capacity is restored to the prompt.
How Endorsement Economics Work
PopRuler's 20% fee is collected once, at checkout, as a surcharge on Endorsement Token purchase.
Members can endorse bubbles and prompts directly, and those balances can later be withdrawn or converted into voting capacity by the owners of bubbles and prompts, or converted into cash by prize winning responders, prompt admins, or bubble admins.
Endorsements are separate from the actual voting tally. Responses with the most votes or best evaluations win the endorsements. Voting works normally. It's free (funded by admins as voting capacity).
Responder Incentives
Prompts can advertise a responder incentive before anyone submits a response, so contributors know there is a real token reward at stake.
Some prompts are winner-take-all, others are split-prize amongst top responses.
Why Communities Use It
Clearer Signals
People reveal stronger conviction when they attach Endorsement Tokens directly to what they support.
Better Responses
Creators have an incentive to contribute thoughtful, competitive responses.
Transparent Economics
Everyone can understand where the tokens go before participating.
Flexible Formats
Use vote totals, evaluation scores, shared payouts, or winner-take-all competitions.