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> Authors can eventually be paid using a "Free
Software Bazaar" like model,
> where people can describe specific projects and individuals supply
> (pooled) funding. Basically WikiMoney without the Wiki.
Huh, I never found that within Wikipedia, could you
explain
this in terms of money/time spend and what it gives in return?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiMoney
> Oh, but I am a professional writer, and I do write
for free in my spare
> time.
Why?
Because I enjoy providing useful information to others. It's also good not
to have to explain the same issues over and over again, and instead be
able to just point to certain links.
What is RC?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Recent_changes
So you're for accepting any cash whatever it comes
from?
Try
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticon
> The money would likely go to some arms
manufacturer, or some
> poorly conceived EU initiative otherwise.
Huh, so you see the ammount of money that whatever
government
has is a given fact and it's good to syphon as much as possible
of because otherwise it's used for issues that you don't understand
yet?
Which part of "would likely go to" do you not understand?
>> Advertising when applied properly is also
additional information.
>
> Sure, but it's also propaganda.
So what?
Propaganda and encyclopedias don't mix well. Look up
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia
Of course gift economies can work as long as people
have enough left over
from the real economie to give away.
The gift economies are just as real, and the more pervasive they become,
the more self-reliant they can be.
Erik