Denni wrote:
Timwi wrote:
(1) The reasons Rick already mentioned. (2) WikiMoney didn't work either. (3) People will start doing certain things (e.g. make loads of trivial edits to the article namespace) *just* to get (one of) these awards, and then genuinely think they are entitled to (one of) these awards. (4) Community recognition works best when it is not measurable. I can say with certainty that Anthere is more popular on Wikipedia than a vandal, but I can't rank her with other people. If she were awarded a "Wikipedia peace prize" and, say, Angela wasn't, then this would create an artificial (and deceptive) ranking between them.
My thoughts: (1) The competitive will always be with us. They will always vie for all the prizes. That does not mean we should stop giving them. It will be very difficult to compete for the "Least Competitive Wikipedian" award. And the more prizes the merrier. It is very nearly as easy to fool adults as it is to fool children, and even when knowingly fooled, both adults and children still value the recognition, except for the occasional curmudgeon who is offended by any recognition of any sort.
I agree with this. I also think wikipedia is badly missing opportunities to show others we appreciate their work, and making our pleasure visible publicly.
(4) Always. This month's number is "3". We deem three people worthy for nicest Wikipedia:Faces faces. The fuzzy bunny award goes back to its perpetual holder, Anthere.
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-- •"The difference between extra-marital sex and extra marital sex is not to be sneezed at." --George Will, on hyphen use
I am not sure I understood this one....