I have supported this and will continue to support @valueplan. I don't disagree with many users calling for things to be transparent. I think a Town Hall style event or AMA event that is recorded and put on chain would be very nice. I can understand having to redact much of what could be posted publically cause people online can get a little weird and harass people. I mean, if it's on chain it's not like only Hivians can see it. Anyone can see it, even the people that want to see Hive fail. Those people can very easily reach out to badmouth event coordinators or whatever.
I've seen ValuePlan do a lot of great work and I will continue to support it, but I would like to see as much transparency as possible. I can also understand how responses from people like @lordbutterfly can rub people the wrong way, but I don't hold that against ValuePlan as a whole. Some people are just rude and aren't a good representation of the values of an organization or project, but that doesn't mean the project is bad. I'm sure plenty of people don't like @bookerman (WOO's CEO) but that doesn't mean WOO is inherently bad.
Again, it's understandable what people are asking for in regards to transparency, but I think we all need to understand the sensitive nature of this. Anytime WOO has helped promote Hive we have had to supply receipts for costs before any funds were ever issued. I think ValuePlan is a net positive for Hive and helps do a lot of good for the chain that would otherwise not get done.
The whole conspiracy about VP and 3Speak is just kinda wild tbh. It would be different if there was some evidence backing it up. Everyone can just go on chain and see where funds are being sent and track the money themselves. https://hivehub.dev/@valueplan for example with the filter of transfer shows all accounts that receive tokens with memos for what it's for. I also feel like @guiltyparties has a great reputation and has built a lot of trust over the years. Again, I understand some of the concerns and would love to see improvements.
Actually, maybe WOO could shed some light on how VP funds sent to us have been used to help bring eyes to Hive. We had a massive presence at WrestleCon 2024 where 10s of thousands of people saw the Hive branding and were introduced to Hive for the first time. Also, videos with Hive branding and QR codes and calls to actions to create Hive accounts have been seen 1,175,900 times and there are still move videos to go out, our wrestlers have openly promoted Hive on podcasts and interviews over the last couple of years, and our CEO @bookerman has done various interviews promoting Hive as well as help during various Hive events (Rare Evo, Breathe, and others).
If anyone has any questions for WOO and how any funds have been used please let us know.