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How does Mahalo decide which questions to fund with the 25-cent tip? It appears to be decided immediately upon submission.

Tip for best answer: M$0.25
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jeffhoard | 2 years, 11 months ago
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All questions have a .25c Tip minimum, unless a user adds a larger tip, they are funded by Mahalo however can be removed by a moderator if they see fit, however that is rare. There may have been a few time periods over the past week where questions did not get the automated tip, but that's only because MA has been buggy with the transition.

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drmatt | 2 years, 11 months ago
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If you don't enter in your own tip amount for the question, then MA will give it a tip of M$0.25.

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jeffhoard | 2 years, 11 months ago Report

You're correct Matt, some questions however some didnt get a tip this week. just a post-transition bug.

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drmatt | 2 years, 11 months ago Report

That looks like an error. All questions should have a MINIMUM of M$0.25. Feel free to report that to feedback@mahalo.com.

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mynext45years | 2 years, 11 months ago Report

That's what I thought at first, but there are a lot of questions where there is no 25-cent tip. For example:

http://www.mahalo.com/answers/technology-and-internet/how-is-it-that-people-are-still-not-ready-for-the-switch-to-digital-tv

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excellence24 | 2 years, 11 months ago
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Questions that aren't given a tip by the user

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mysterygirl89 | 2 years, 11 months ago
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At Random!

You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.

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mynext45years | 2 years, 11 months ago Report

So if it's random, is it REALLY random? Or are their certain categories or keywords that will help trigger it? For example, if nobody posts a hockey question for three weeks, does that make it more likely that the next hockey question will have a 0.25 tip if the asker doesn't contribute a $1 tip?

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drmatt | 2 years, 11 months ago Report

It is not random.

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mysterygirl89 | 2 years, 11 months ago Report

I honestly dont know.

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mysterygirl89 | 2 years, 11 months ago Report

Oh my gosh I am not stupid, I thought the question mean why do only some get picked when you decide to not provide a tip. THANK!

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mysterygirl89 | 2 years, 11 months ago Report

I felt that your comment was rude because i did answer the question and not all questions that people say they do not want to put a tip get the 25 cents. SO IT IS AT RANDOM

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