Will the Non-Tip Questions stay at $1 (by Mahalo)?
Do you want the Non-Tipped questions to be reduced to $0.25, stay at $1 or increase?
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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Questions could be mahalo-tipped based on how difficult/interesting they are on a scale:
$0 low interest/question asked before
$0.25 Some interest
$0.50 Moderate interest
$1.00 Very interesting.
These tips could be applied either through the use of the interesting question button and number of answers, by Mahalo employees or by brown and black belt users.
You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
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You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
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I'd like to see them stay, since more M$ is more fun!
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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I have seen an increase in the amount of answers for the Mahalo Tip Questions - I think that the more money there is, the better answer that is provided.
Take, for example, the $101 tip question. (http://www.mahalo.com/answers/ebusiness/whats-the-best-way-to-market-my-online-bitofwhimsyprimsetsycom-store-for-1000-or-less-besides-google-adwords)
Look at the detail in some of the answers provided - as everyone was desperate for that money! I have to admit that robbrown's answer was incredibly detailed and long. Shows the effort put from the community when there is more money involved...
Also, I kind of want this site to stick around, and there is no way I am generating enough click through revenue to justify the tips involved. They have to come down from $1.
Check out my factually correct answer (to a copyright question) that Darcy actually refuted (with a big red mark). That was not fun.
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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That said, I don't see how Mahalo can afford to keep doing this long term. I've also noticed that the quantity of answers for tipped questions (in the $1-3M range) has gone down because there are some many tipped questions now. Frankly I found it fun to answer untipped questions. Sure I love the money with this, but I'd rather answer for free then for 18 cents.
You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
M$
In my short time here, I've noticed that very few people rate questions for interest. I also feel that the rating is mostly a matter of opinion. But I do like the idea to tip questions based on difficulty. I've noticed some of the trickiest, most time-consuming questions are only tipped $0.25.
On a side note in aid of the quality question quest, it would be great if question-askers could be tipped for phrasing their question in a grammatically correct manner.
I think this could lead to confusion and lots of work for mahalo...I can already see users getting angry!
I like your idea, but for the low questions - they will probably never have an answer as few people will want to answer them when they provide no tip. Instead, I think it should be:
$0.25 = Low Interest / Question asked before
$0.50 = Some Interest
$1.00 = Moderately Interesting
$1.50 = Very Interesting
If people want a good answer for a question but the previous question has a very poor answer - then no-one will be inclined to answer.
Additionally, the Mahalo home page should be split into sections. Top should have members who have added their own tip, then very interesting, then moderately interesting, questions with some interest and finally little or no interest.
I think that this is an interesting idea, I wonder if the Mahalo people have the time to do this?
Your right morriss003, will there be enough time for all the Mahalo employees and brown/black belt users to sort out what standard of question they are?