On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Keegan Paul kgnpaul@gmail.com wrote:
Now, the interesting part of the voluntary nature of Wikipedia is that there does illogically persist an ideology of status, and "moving up the ladder" just like in a professional world. In a paid environment, the motivation is usually power, money, skillsets, and networking. On Wikipedia, you can take out two of those motivating factors, but it's up to you which two you choose.
Could change, of course:
http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Editor_awards_and_rewards