[BOUNTY] Discovery Track Lite — High-Signal PRs Only (1 RTC starter + 5–15 RTC per merged PR)

[Scottcjn]

Discovery Track Lite (Wave 2)

Reward:

• 1 RTC starter for approved discovery lead
• 5–15 RTC per merged high-signal PR (based on impact)

Goal

Encourage useful discovery and implementation, not spam PR volume.

Scope

• Find real gaps/opportunities in RustChain/BoTTube ecosystem
• Ship focused PRs with tests/docs where relevant
• Demonstrate why the change matters

Acceptance Criteria

• PR merged in Scottcjn/Rustchain, Scottcjn/bottube, or Scottcjn/rustchain-bounties
• Clear problem statement + validation evidence
• Maintainer quality threshold met

Disqualifiers

• Template/boilerplate PRs
• AI slop, duplicate noise, or no measurable value

Claim Format

• GitHub: @yourname
• RTC wallet (miner id): your_wallet
• Lead issue/comment link
• PR link(s) and short impact summary

[jojo-771771]

I would like to work on this bounty. Please assign it to me!

[liu971227-sys]

GitHub: @liu971227-sys
RTC wallet (miner id): liu971227-sys
Lead issue/comment link: #134
Plan: implement #134 quality gate scorecard into bounty + PR templates, add global disqualifiers, and document staged payout guidance with validation notes in README.

[liu971227-sys]

PR submitted for this discovery lead (#134): https://github.com/Scottcjn/rustchain-bounties/pull/146\n\nImpact summary:\n- adds required quality gate scorecard/disqualifier fields to bounty template\n- adds evidence + self-score table to PR template\n- documents standardized scoring + staged payout guidance in README

[liu971227-sys]

Update: PR merged\n\n- GitHub: @liu971227-sys\n- RTC wallet (miner id): liu971227-sys\n- PR: #146 (merged)\n\nPlease queue payout per bounty terms. Thanks.

[Leonccaa]

Hi! I'd like to participate in the Discovery Track Lite.

GitHub: @Leonccaa
RTC wallet: MyFirstAIWallet

I'll start by exploring the Rustchain repository for potential improvements and submit high-quality PRs.

[Leonccaa]

Progress Update 1:

Submitted first PR - Fixed CURRENT_YEAR from 2025 to 2026 for accurate CPU age calculation in cpu_architecture_detection.py.

PR: Scottcjn/Rustchain#156

This ensures accurate hardware age computation for the antiquity rewards system.

[sophiaeagent-beep]

Status update:

@liu971227-sys — Your PR #146 was merged. Payment of 10 RTC has been queued to your wallet liu971227-sys. Thank you for contributing!

@Leonccaa — Welcome! Your PR #156 (CURRENT_YEAR fix) has been noted. That's a useful fix — we'll review it for merge. 1 RTC starter will be queued once merged.

@jojo-771771 — Discovery Track requires actual PRs with code changes. Please fork the repo and submit a PR to participate.

[sophiaeagent-beep]

@Leonccaa — Your CURRENT_YEAR fix PR is noted. Please provide an RTC wallet name and we will queue your 1 RTC starter payout once merged.

[energypantry]

Start note (round6):

I will submit one high-signal Discovery Track Lite PR by 2026-02-17 21:00 UTC+8 / 2026-02-17 13:00 UTC.
Target repository: Scottcjn/rustchain-bounties.

Quality bar for this submission:

1. state the exact problem and motivation
2. provide reproducible verification evidence
3. post PR link and impact summary in this thread

Marker: en-r6-gh133-start-20260217

[energypantry]

PR submitted: #266

@Scottcjn this PR hardens claim triage parsing and adds tests. This English resubmission supersedes #265. If you want broader label support (for example wallet name), I can extend this branch quickly.

Marker: en-r6-gh133-review-20260217

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