[bisq-network/roles] Mediator (#83)

[Chris Beams]

> 313 cases this cycle is a HUGE amount of cases

This is a misunderstanding; 313 is the total number of cases @leo816 has moderated since he has been a moderator. From his report for cycle 11 at https://github.com/bisq-network/compensation/issues/495#issue-564822991:

> I have mediated 313 finished cases so far.
> [...]
> 61 on February
> 22 on March so far

(@leo816, it would be better to do everything in terms of cycles, not months, but that's a nit)

> 50 BSQ [per case is too much ...]

Also as mentioned in @leo816's cycle report, he is requesting 4100 BSQ based on the 50 BSQ per case figure, because this was the agreed upon figure when we decided to split up his compensation request in cycle 10 over two cycles. Going forward, he will request compensation at the rate of 25 BSQ per case:

> As discussed with @cbeams this is the last cycle using 50 BSQ/ case [...] From the next cycle onwards, the price used for compensation per case will be cut in half to 25 BSQ.

And actually, I want to make a correction to that understanding Leo and I established. As discussed in @ifarnung's own proposal to become a mediator at bisq-network/proposals#184, we should not be denominating the value of work performed in BSQ. It should always be denominated in USD and then converted to BSQ at the published 90-day moving average for the current cycle. So, leo, if we do that rough calculation, you've been receiving 50 BSQ / case during a period where the 90-day average has been around 0.66 USD/BSQ. That equals 33 USD per case. Adjusting this down by half 50/2 = 25 BSQ per case, we get 33 USD/2 = 12.5 USD per case. @ifarnung is requesting 1000 USD/cycle in his proposal to become a moderator, and that would be the equivalent of 80 cases, which is higher than the current average number of cases per moderator (with 2 active moderators). From a budget perspective, I am fine with the agreed-upon 12.5 USD / case, and I would also be fine with a fixed amount per month as @ifarnung is suggesting. Assuming that @ifarnung's proposal gets approved and we go with 1,000 per month there, I'd let you choose, @leo816, whether you'd like to agree to the same. There is a lot of value in having competent moderators at the ready regardless of how many cases are coming in, and I believe that paying a steady rate for that is probably a better approach than paying per-case.

In any case, these changes were made in part because of your feedback, @ifarnung, so thank you for that. Note that the other mediator, @bisquser, is revoking their key, and so there won't be any contention about the 50 BSQ / case figure there. So we're basically dealing with a fresh start now.

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