Erik Moeller wrote:
LittleDan-
I think most people wouldn't care enough to get a wikismile. Since it can't be used for anything outside of Wikipedia (well, *theoretically* it can) it is already worthless.
So you think everything done within Wikipedia is worthless?
Of course you don't. If you earn WikiWishes, you can use them to motivate others to take on tasks which you yourself do not want to or cannot complete. This may sound silly, but it only works if people believe in it -- if they don't, nobody will be motivated to earn WikiWishes, which means that they won't have new wishes to spend, and so forth.
The motivations behind this initiative are commendable, but I have a hard time seeing it as anything but extra work. Anybody who has been around for over a month soon sees that there is more than enough work to go around. Just imagine all these otherwise excellent contributors running around accounting for W$. Don't we already spend enough time with the mailing lists? :-)
Perhaps when the foundation is at last a reality, and there is real money in the bank for promotional material we could send out "I'm a Wikiholic" buttons and T-shirts paid for in W$. Members could earn W$ for simply editing, but at a higher rate if it's something that the community has asked for. A person could lose W$ for bad behaviour. Maybe Lir and DW could start off owing us T-shirts ;-)
Ec