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3 years, 3 months ago

UPDATE: Mahalo is adding a M¢25 tip to all questions that don't offer a tip as an experiment.

We hope this encourages high quality helpful answers. Let us know what you think. Thanks!
Tip for best answer: M$0.25
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valz | 3 years, 3 months ago
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I like it.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/30845561@N00/52270356

Look at how quickly change starts to add up!
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THIS IS WHAT $250 IN QUARTERS LOOKS LIKE!
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easyeboy | 3 years, 3 months ago
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I totally love this idea, even though I'm not here just for the tips! Although, I can't complain when someone gives me a quarter for something I did in the past for free. I think it might appeal to some users more than others, though. It reminds me of collecting cans on the street for the 5 cent rewards, but you actually have to think about this, because you know that every question you answer can reward you with a nice shiny quarter!

Why is Mahalo not giving us a quarter for all of our previous best answers that were not tipped? Can Mahalo do this, or this is something they are just going to let slide?

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eatthatpopcorn | 3 years, 3 months ago Report

Now don't be greedy...gosh

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bardseyes | 3 years, 3 months ago
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This is a good idea. It's a little bit like the "revenue sharing" that other sites like Associated Content, where the contributors (who are the ones actually creating the value) earn something for everything they actually contribute.

I was actually away from Mahalo for a few weeks, I was a little disenchanted when the site was partially or totally unavailable for hours at a time. I was engaged with the community and enjoying the experience, and it was very souring to try to access the service and not be able to do so. While I'm not in this entirely for the money, I want to be here in a long-term context. That may mean, at $0.25 a question, that I'll see my balance grow even if I'm only answering questions that engage my attention and interest, instead of also gauging tip vs time as closely. Good thinking!

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happypantz22 | 3 years, 2 months ago
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Thats an ok idea, but it could use imporovement

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bugsy | 3 years, 3 months ago
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The idea is good, but It's buggy, it's annoying, it's poorly implemented.

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bugsy | 3 years, 3 months ago Report

Much better now.

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sjackson | 3 years, 3 months ago Report

Hi bugsy,

Can you elaborate on what you believe is poorly implemented? Are you referring to the information balloon that pops up being annoying? Always looking for suggestions on how to improve, so let us know!

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waulok | 3 years, 3 months ago
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Seems like a good idea and might stop people only answering the questions with a tip. Now we might get answers for everything else as well.

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thinsurface | 3 years, 2 months ago
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I don't think I agree.

Although I would gladly take the extra earnings - I would not say I agree that adding the tip to every question would really encourage "quality" answers.

In actuality, if people are interested in simply providing a large quantity of answers in hopes of answering at least a few of them well, the $0.25 tip could inspire them to answer even more questions in less time, providing less useful information.

However, without having the results user/usage data before and after this experiment took place, I could not say for sure!
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