Erik Moeller wrote:
LittleDan-
I think most people wouldn't care enough to
get a wikismile. Since it can't
be used for anything outside of Wikipedia (well, *theoretically* it can) it
is already worthless.
So you think everything done within Wikipedia is worthless?
Of course you don't. If you earn WikiWishes, you can use them to motivate
others to take on tasks which you yourself do not want to or cannot
complete. This may sound silly, but it only works if people believe in it
-- if they don't, nobody will be motivated to earn WikiWishes, which means
that they won't have new wishes to spend, and so forth.
The motivations behind this initiative are commendable, but I have a
hard time seeing it as anything but extra work. Anybody who has been
around for over a month soon sees that there is more than enough work to
go around. Just imagine all these otherwise excellent contributors
running around accounting for W$. Don't we already spend enough time
with the mailing lists? :-)
Perhaps when the foundation is at last a reality, and there is real
money in the bank for promotional material we could send out "I'm a
Wikiholic" buttons and T-shirts paid for in W$. Members could earn W$
for simply editing, but at a higher rate if it's something that the
community has asked for. A person could lose W$ for bad behaviour.
Maybe Lir and DW could start off owing us T-shirts ;-)
Ec