Yeah added complexity is always a cost. I'll concede that point. But I think it depends on the perspective. Let's put it like this:
- The proposal fee can be seen as a fee paid to the community to review and control the quality and delivery of a proposal.
- The larger a proposal is, both I'm size and duration, the more demanding and time consuming it will be to monitor and control it to ensure it delivers.
- Thus it makes sense for the community to demand a higher burn from a request that demands more of their time and effort.
If presented this way, and if the UI displays it elegantly as one enters the numbers in the proposal. Then I don't think it will turn people off that much.
Also, how many do we want to make 6-12 month proposals asking for 300-1000per day who don't already know the system well?
Frankly, I'd support strongly the fee for submitting a proposal to the community for approval or denial should be simply a percentage of the funds sought. Perhaps a very small anti-spam fee would be appropriate to prevent trolling.