1. Your link to the discussion thread doesn't work; it redirects to a broken page.
2. What are the requested funds for specifically, the thread you references sti?
3. Do you really need 2,500 DOT (~$10,500 USD) to "cover costs" associated with being a DV?
4. Even when fixing the link you provide, the thread you link to clearly shows a majority of people think 2,500 DOT is excessive and is the MAXIMUM amount any DV could request; if this is the case, why are you asking for the MAXIMUM with no support for such an amount provided?

Just to let you know that this referendum won't execute correctly if it passes, because the request of 2500 DOT is greater than the maximum allowed in the SmallTipper track