Hi all,
Though I agree in principle that the inclusion of money in any open-source
movement disrupts the eco-system of volunteers. However, the small
prize-model for encouraging contributions is benign, with
offers potentially greater benefits.
For example, Wikimedia Indonesia's project
Cipta<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Cipta>generated
thousands of articles and hundreds of thousands of contributions
in local languages of the Indonesia. The project ran throughout the year
and incentivized editing through a prize-model. I think it is okay to
distribute small prizes once in a while to get some publicity and to try
and get the attention of potential long-term contributors. Funds channeled
through volunteers and to support volunteer programs can be effectively
utilized through such programs. Volunteers are also cash-efficient and
directly responsible to the community.
Yours sincerely,
Anirudh Bhati
+855 975 529 803
Skype: anirudhsbh
On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
parakara.ghoda(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I agree with Mr. Mohandas [not Pai] above. Incentives
for Wiki takes
Cities is a big NO NO. And as for Flickr donation, I'm all for it.
During WP taketh Chennai, we had a ton of Flickr donations, which
Logic and Ganesh uploaded. Infact, we had a mini backlog which is why
I uploaded six. If we have Flickr or Picasa donations this time too, I
don't minding sitting and sorting before uploading, provided it
happens before Jan 17th.
--
Regards,
Srikanth Ramakrishnan.
Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on February 12th.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore
Aliens invaded Tamil Nadu, left their Spacship and now it is a Toll Plaza.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IVRCL-Vijayamangalam-Toll-Plaza.JPG
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