[Foundation-l] Membership fees proposal

[Andrew Lih]

It seems that the price should be set near the price of a decent
magazine subscription, which in the US would be around USD $30 a year.
That's how many public broadcasters in the US rationalize their
membership drives.

Since Wikipedia is global community, another funky idea is to have
market pricing, using the Economist Big Mac index.  Have folks donate
the equivalent of ten Big Macs.  Not only does this make it a more
"fun" calculation, it can showcase the global nature of the project
that as a "marketplace of knowledge", it is sensitive to global market
pricing.  This way, American, Polish, or Chinese users can take the
same "impact" on their wallets.

For the latest Big Mac index, see that chart at the bottom of:
http://www.economist.com/markets/bigmac/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2708584

-Andrew (User:Fuzheado)


On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 03:58:32 +0100, Angela_ <beesley at gmail.com> wrote:
> Mark wrote:
> > I haven't followed most of the discussions, so this is just a first
> > impression, but a fee of $60 seemed a little bit steep...
> 
> There is the option of paying less if you are an active user. The
> minimum is $6 for those who have edited for a certain length of time.
> We encourage people to pay $60 if they can afford it, but if they feel
> they can't, they can contribute anything between $6 and $60 according
> to their personal financial means.
> 
> Angela.
> 
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