... well, I guess I should have submitted my old emote from before the DCL emote contest was announced ... or just commissioned a collab, or whatever. I guess me trying to do an emote on my own with the thought that that was the goal here: "Especially you, first-time creators! Use the opportunity of All About Emotes to make your first ever Emote with the help of the workshops, Q&A’s, and other helpful resources brought together for this event. Everyone is rooting for you, so give it your best shot!" It is pretty dishearten knowing I tried so hard to make an emote on my own (with help, I asked some people some questions, etc) ... and I could have collab'd or just paid someone, lol ... or submitted an emote I had already done to get a discount now? (where was this info?)

Vote for the All About Emotes Contest '23 Community Choice Award This proposal has been PASSED by a DAO Committee Member (0xbef99f5f55cf7cdb3a70998c57061b7e1386a9b0)

Vote for the All About Emotes Contest '23 Community Choice Award This proposal is now in status: FINISHED. Voting Results: * Str dan ep dance02 by rhoo 1% 1,124 VP (10 votes) * Kj strong by canessa 14% 1,635,418 VP (15 votes) * Legendarios by vvcryptos 1% 1,862 VP (6 votes) * Chip exploit by zestymint 1% 5,275 VP (5 votes) * Sway this way by awedjob x tang 1% 1 VP (1 votes) * Sway that way by awedjob x tang 0% 0 VP (0 votes) * Trax x salsa fuego by cjtrax 7% 859,605 VP (12 votes) * On the edge by doctordripp 1% 6 VP (3 votes) * Hodling hands in decentraland by doctordripp 5% 585,693 VP (2 votes) * Huddle up by emm 4% 509,549 VP (7 votes) * Wake up by aler3ds 1% 218 VP (1 votes) * Pole spinner by awedjob 9% 1,025,994 VP (14 votes) * Chatty chat by awedjob 1% 14,483 VP (2 votes) * Sweep the floor by awedjob 0% 0 VP (0 votes) * Joint emote by stevesaiko 16% 1,798,804 VP (20 votes) * Flamenco dance by kjwalker 12% 1,335,727 VP (11 votes) * Fusion dance by tianxx 0% 0 VP (1 votes) * Head holder dance by eibriel 1% 4,468 VP (5 votes) * Giant community by temple game 0% 0 VP (0 votes) * Macarena by cocobay 13% 1,884,703 VP (17 votes) * Pixels to passion - part i by srjh 7% 798,610 VP (11 votes) * Pixels to passion - part ii by hayabusa 1% 1,626 VP (5 votes) * Invalid question/options 4% 504,096 VP (4 votes)

Thank you so much Serena !! ♥️

i love steves creativity. The emote is funny, i dont smoke but you made me want to, so I get to now in dcl! and also Overall, love your light hearted nature/presence and music too ! Good luck @SteveSaiko

I wish you had the confidence to be a man, but that takes ballz. :muscle:

You wish you had the confidence to kiss a man. I can write all kinds of factually accurate things.

At least you said something correct birdie :hatched_chick:

Thank you for your kind words, @3Point1Four. I'm the CEO of COCOBAY. Offering the Macarena emote for free, with a supply of 100,000, was definitely intentional. This is our first emote in Decentraland, and we are deeply aligned with the contest’s mission: to make communities accessible. “La Macarena” holds a special significance for us, as this song has united Spanish-speaking communities. We aim to have everyone in Decentraland dancing to the rhythm of the Latino community, as we have these roots

So many creators make emotes and never make money after giveaways and fees. It would have been nice to see the POT a little higher and split amongst a few. The majority of the creators listed are regular contributors and this is the type of small "wearable creator" that I would agree to keep grant funding open to in addition to platform improvement.

The marcarena is perhaps one of the most iconic dances of all times so it has my vote. I believe this round of emote contest was heavily subsidized by the foundation ($120 out of the $150 fee paid for by foundation) and to have the creator put it up for free for anyone to get is an icy on top of the cake.

Thank u all for your support <3

I appreciate your clarification. Thank you. Perhaps setting up a "Proof of Humanity" or Decentralized ID (DID) might mitigate such exploits.

He just meant that one dishonest person can easily rig this vote since there are very few checks, if any, in place to account for botting. He wasn't intending any disrespect to the actual act of creating the content. At least, that's how I read it.

There is the part about actually creating, submitting, and gaining approval for an emote. Will you contend that collectible creators have an "easy" time at making money there as well?

I imagine whoever Jason and his admitted 100+ alt wallets like best will win.

What an easy way to make 1500 MANA, so simple to game this kind of vote.