Application for Registrar
Date: 12th July 2024
Proponent: Er58aNz1H8oXnDLvznADGido5jneBRuvDcULK3WK7ZKTpoR (Snowpine)
Contact: [email protected]
Kusama Discussion: https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/2640
Requested KSM: Nothing
Short description: We would like to be added as a Kusama registrar to offer the service. This referendum is to add `HurhThD66KBUf2zcE9Zhx46sCqNJXviKhWAct95rBCkPuix` as a registrar at Kusama People.
Reason for being at root track: https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/runtimes/issues/382
Never heard of Polkaidentity. Who are you? Why should you be trusted to be a registrar? If you verify an account is a particular person (not a bot) and it is an imposter then scams might be facilitated. Expect chaos!!!
On the other hand. Kusama does expect chaos, and a bunch of accounts with fraudulent verification could certainly be chaotic. Kusama is here for teams to experiment and build reputation before moving to Polkadot. In order to build reputation you must first be allowed to try. If the worst happens and Polkaidentity does turn out to be providing faulty identity attestations then it shouldn't be too difficult to revoke all Polkaidentity associated ID's.
Usually the negative consequence of a faulty attestation would be loss of reputation, but in this case you have no reputation to lose, but you can't build a reputation if you don't get the chance. Kusama is the place to start that reputation building as a probationary registrar.