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The facts are interesting… but the “why” seems unanswered, and has me even more intrigued.
I guess the Wikidot Super-Guru community are a living example:
Yep, I'm definitely proud of that!
Yes, I was thinking the same thing.
This part (5:00) is probably an important point and summarises most of what he's talking about:
So money might be a motivator, especially for simple situations, but for more complex situations there has to be a balance. Pay enough so that it's not an issue, but not too much that people don't bother working efficiently "Because I get paid plenty of money regardless of how hard I work!"
But technically, the reason "why" isn't covered.
And open source communities are amazing, especially Wikidot. Things seem to have closed up a lot more since Pieter is no longer part of the development team (and infrequent blog posts now), but it's a lot better than it used to be, and still an amazing project (which is part of the reason why I spend my time here).
~ Leiger - Wikidot Community Admin - Volunteer
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