RE: A Superblock for Pool Polls?
As discussed in the slack economics channel, so long as we implement means to prevent abuse and/or means to independently validate submitted pool data I'm all for it.
I think the first option being the easiest to implement.
Given that having pool users being able to vote does outweight the risks of relying on trusting pool owners to calculate mag and provide the data without falsifying it, It can be justified implementing some form of pool superblock.
I personally would prefer keeping pool users from voting with mag simply as that is one of the downsides to being a pool users, But that it only a justifiable way of thinking if being a solo miner was not so difficult.
Given that it would be some months before proposed fixes to staking would be implemented and we still need to have votes on said things it's sorta a catch 22 as to what you fix first and how.
Absolutely. I think the main draw to a pool poll superblock is the proof of concept of multiple super-blocks. I think we should explore this with something that doesn't affect GRC distribution, like polling, well before we might begin exploring additional data-hosting platforms.
I agree that the ultimate fix is to make it so you do not need to join a pool, but you can choose to join a pool. Under that system I would agree that pool users do not need to be given their magnitude-vote-weight as they are harming the network by removing their node. They would be sacrificing utility for convenience, which I think would be fine.
As it stands, however, all new users must join the pool in order to receive their Earned Research Rewards, so i think we should not limit their participation for doing something they must do in order to contribute and commit to Gridcon and without paying cash for GRC.
I do not think a pool poll superblock should be a focus of core development, but if there were a bounty made to help bring more people into development with a focus on the neural net and superblocks... I think overall this would be beneficial to the advancement of Gridcoin.