DAO Grant Engine (DGE) - Negative D-Points (Behavioral Risk)

While the D-Points System primarily tracks technical progress, the Negative D-Points mechanism is crucial for enforcing professional conduct, transparency, and the DAO's ethos of creating a "civil, tight niche community." Penalties are applied only after a formal DAO Complaint & Review process.

1. D-Points Loss - Behavioral Risk Categories

These penalties are designed to discourage malpractice and ensure all builders remain cooperative and respectful within the ecosystem.

Category	Triggering Action	Penalty (D-Points)	Consequences & Review Process
Technical Integrity	Detected malicious code injection, backdoors, or evidence of fraud.	-75 (Immediate Floor Check)	Governance vote on immediate bond liquidation and permanent ban. Zero Tolerance.
	Major undisclosed security flaw found after code submission.	-40	DAO Security Committee review and required 7-day fix window.
	Repeatedly submitting non-functional code or failing basic QA tests.	-20	Technical Review Board arbitration. Penalty can be reversed upon successful resubmission.
Community Conduct	Proven malicious intent or sustained disruptive/toxic behavior towards other builders or DAO members.	-30	DAO Mediation and Ethics Committee vote. Required public apology and corrective action.
	Public communication that significantly damages the reputation of the DGE ecosystem.	-15	DAO Marketing & Comms Committee review and mandatory public statement retraction.
Transparency & Audit	Failure to provide requested access or data during a scheduled DAO audit.	-25	Immediate tranche freeze until full compliance is met.
	Misrepresentation of progress or documented falsification of milestone reports.	-50	Governance vote on bond liquidation and 12-month exclusion from the DGE.

2. Enforcement Principle: The Mediation Period

For all non-malicious conduct penalties (e.g., poor QA, community disruption, audit delay), the builder is given a formal Warning and a 7-day window to enter mediation or provide a corrective plan before the D-Points are permanently deducted. The goal is correction and education, not immediate punishment.

3. The Builder Bond as Behavioral Collateral

The Builder Bond ($\$300$) acts as a strong incentive for positive behavior. Any single instance of Technical Integrity failure (malicious code/fraud) is sufficient grounds for an immediate bond liquidation, independent of the D-Metric score, reflecting the high cost of trust failure in a decentralized system.