Maybe you should update the wallet and explain the stake more! there is no unlock feature, just for staking only! its unsafe to leave your wallet just open and unlocked for all transactions. there are several tippings apps in the social media world, why dont the the ripple team contact them and get xpl added. lots of things can be done here instead of just behind the scenes. if coin is not worth mining, not worth trading, then its a waste of time and eventually dies out.
So you still have not got your wallet to stake...
See if this can help you-
https://hashtalk.org/topic/24998/guide-to-wallet-stakingwalletpassphrase mypassword 9999999
XPL will not die but indeed we do need to get into the mainstream. I will need to look into the tipping apps and see. If it is determined that there are systemic issues with the staking then there will be no choice but to hard fork it. Thats the last thing this team wants.