Changes to “Priority rounds, empty blocks and the previous producer”
#137 (zoobc.how, 2026-10-26 21:37 UTC) → #851 (zoobc.how, 2026-10-26 22:31 UTC): Seed article updated
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## The previous producer is demoted
+ The producer of block N stays in the draw for block N+1, but its draws count as no earlier than round 10, the last round that may carry transactions. Its block weight is capped the same way: in the weight formula its draw count *k* is never less than 10, so if it does make block N+1 as the fallback, the block adds at most a tenth of the weight of a first-round block (see [[fork-choice]]). In practice another drawn node makes block N+1 whenever one is able to.
− The producer of block N stays in the draw for block N+1, but its draws count as no earlier than round 10, the last round that may carry transactions. Its block weight is floored the same way: if it does make block N+1 as the fallback, the block adds at most a tenth of the weight of a first-round block (see [[fork-choice]]). In practice another drawn node makes block N+1 whenever one is able to.
The demotion is not a penalty. A demoted draw is never counted as a missed turn, and the node keeps its seat and its score.
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