I’m hesitant to embrace this idea. I’m concerned it would risk jeopardizing the integrity of the quorum if too many Bakers did this.
I’m much, much more open to the idea of rewarding/penalizing participation (Voting nudge) provided the reward/penalty does not cause “undue influence.” While rewarding (or penalizing) participation can also compromise voting data integrity it can be implemented incrementally on a spectrum so that this “undue influence” is minimal while maximizing voting participation. In contrast, allowing Bakers to permanently “pass” a vote is a binary implementation that undermines the quorum and cannot really be implemented in an incremental fashion to maximize its benefit/risk ratio.
