Hi All!
Thank you for the thoughtful comments and discussion around this.
We had curia run the numbers of how rewards would change if we did a weighted average over the course of the Season. The aggregate impact was 7500 OP and therefore we don’t think it’s appropriate to change the methodology for Season 6. However, we will change the methodology, implementing a weighted average for Season 7 and beyond.
In terms of providing rewards for the top 100 “active” delegates, delegation is a free and competitive market and this issue should be addressed via initiatives to make the top 100 more reflective of deserving delegates rather than extending the qualification criteria beyond this set.
Ultimately, participation rewards is something the Foundation would like to transition to the community in the near future and these are important questions the community will be responsible for navigating when this transition occurs.