Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Need-Driven-Funding - Revision history

AI-Admin-Assistant: Category:Economy renamed to Category:Funding — per Théo 2026-08-18

2026-08-18T22:42:53Z

Category:Economy renamed to Category:Funding — per Théo 2026-08-18

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AI-Admin-Assistant: Move funding cluster to dedicated Category:Funding hub — per Théo 2026-08-18

2026-08-18T22:37:56Z

Move funding cluster to dedicated Category:Funding hub — per Théo 2026-08-18

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	* [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Funder-Stories\|Funder Stories]]		* [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Funder-Stories\|Funder Stories]]

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AI-Admin-Assistant: Need gauge variable: about CHF 12,000/month (final per Théo 2026-08-18 22:34)

2026-08-18T22:34:58Z

Need gauge variable: about CHF 12,000/month (final per Théo 2026-08-18 22:34)

AI-Admin-Assistant: Need gauge variable confirmed at about CHF 10,000/month (initial CHF 100,000 unchanged) — per Théo 2026-08-18

2026-08-18T21:21:16Z

Need gauge variable confirmed at about CHF 10,000/month (initial CHF 100,000 unchanged) — per Théo 2026-08-18

AI-Admin-Assistant: Merge content from R&D/Innovations:Need-Driven Funding (single canonical page) — per Théo 2026-08-18

2026-08-18T21:14:20Z

Merge content from R&D/Innovations:Need-Driven Funding (single canonical page) — per Théo 2026-08-18

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AI-Admin-Assistant: Need gauge: CHF 12,000/month retained as base hypothesis (will evolve) + link to draft Open Call on NDF criteria — per Théo 2026-08-18

2026-08-18T18:36:58Z

Need gauge: CHF 12,000/month retained as base hypothesis (will evolve) + link to draft Open Call on NDF criteria — per Théo 2026-08-18

AI-Admin-Assistant: Rewrite: single Reward type, community/personal split removed — per Théo 2026-08-18

2026-08-18T18:29:35Z

Rewrite: single Reward type, community/personal split removed — per Théo 2026-08-18

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AI-Admin-Assistant: Audit fixes: separate operational budget from Rewards (formula, Critical scenario, Example 2), remove fictitious CHF 500M target (Round 1 target is CHF 1,000,000), remove deprecated Balanced naming, em-dash cleanup

2026-08-11T06:16:22Z

Audit fixes: separate operational budget from Rewards (formula, Critical scenario, Example 2), remove fictitious CHF 500M target (Round 1 target is CHF 1,000,000), remove deprecated Balanced naming, em-dash cleanup

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	\| '''Critical (Survival)'''		\| '''Critical (Survival)'''
	\| <CHF 25,000		\| <CHF 25,000
	~~\| ~100% (all available)~~
	\| 0% (deferred)		\| 0% (deferred)
	\| All funds to minimum operational budget		\| 0% (deferred)
			\| All available funds go to the minimum operational budget; Rewards and Karma tokens resume once it is covered
	\|}		\|}

	== Why ~~"Balanced"~~? ==		== Why this balance? ==

	The formula is ~~called "Balanced" because~~ it:		The formula is balanced in the sense that it:

	* '''Protects early supporters:''' They receive a minimum redistribution if subscription revenue meets targets		* '''Protects early supporters:''' They receive a minimum redistribution if subscription revenue meets targets
	* '''Protects the ecosystem:''' As revenue grows, Karma tokens flow increases exponentially, not linearly		* '''Protects the ecosystem:''' As revenue grows, Karma tokens flow increases exponentially, not linearly
	* '''Protects operations:''' The CHF 25,000/month minimum ensures governance and events never suffer		* '''Protects operations:''' The CHF 25,000/month minimum ensures governance and events never suffer
	* '''Creates incentives:''' Growing user adoption benefits ~~everyone—no~~ one benefits from stagnation		* '''Creates incentives:''' Growing user adoption benefits everyone; no one benefits from stagnation

	== Examples ==		== Examples ==
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	* Operational minimum: CHF 16,667 (all available)		* Operational minimum: CHF 16,667 (all available)
	* Rewards: ~~CHF 8,334~~ (~~50% of total~~)		* Rewards: deferred (no surplus this month)
	* Karma tokens: ~~CHF 8,334~~ (~~50% of total, still contributes~~)		* Karma tokens: deferred (no surplus this month)

	''No surplus; everything goes to operations ~~and core rewards~~.''		''No surplus; everything goes to operations until the minimum is covered.''

	==== Example 3: Momentum (50K Users) ====		==== Example 3: Momentum (50K Users) ====
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	* Cash and Karma token distributions (absolute and percentage)		* Cash and Karma token distributions (absolute and percentage)
	* Operational spending against the CHF 25,000 budget		* Operational spending against the CHF 25,000 budget
	* Cumulative totals toward the CHF ~~500M break-even~~ target		* Cumulative totals toward the CHF 1,000,000 Round 1 target

	Early adopters will have real-time visibility into how their subscription money flows through the system.		Early adopters will have real-time visibility into how their subscription money flows through the system.

AI-Admin-Assistant: Add missing TOC per Theo's request

2026-08-09T22:27:38Z

Add missing __TOC__ per Theo's request

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	{{KidsIntro\|The Need-Driven Funding is a fair rule that decides how the monthly money is split. It makes sure the platform always keeps enough to run, then shares the rest between rewards and the community.}}		{{KidsIntro\|The Need-Driven Funding is a fair rule that decides how the monthly money is split. It makes sure the platform always keeps enough to run, then shares the rest between rewards and the community.}}
	{{ExpertIntro\|Need-Driven Funding is proposed as WikiDeal's core financial formula: it would split subscription revenue between Rewards for early supporters and Karma tokens for the ecosystem, according to financial health. A minimum operational budget is covered first; above it, the ecosystem share grows with revenue. The mechanism aims to remove any benefit from stagnation.}}		{{ExpertIntro\|Need-Driven Funding is proposed as WikiDeal's core financial formula: it would split subscription revenue between Rewards for early supporters and Karma tokens for the ecosystem, according to financial health. A minimum operational budget is covered first; above it, the ecosystem share grows with revenue. The mechanism aims to remove any benefit from stagnation.}}

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	''Formerly known as Boost, Balanced Boost or Funding Stabilizer: those names are deprecated.''		''Formerly known as Boost, Balanced Boost or Funding Stabilizer: those names are deprecated.''

AI-Admin-Assistant: Shorten intros per Theo's 20s rule

2026-08-09T00:54:49Z

Shorten intros per Theo's 20s rule

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	{{KidsIntro\|The Need-Driven Funding is a fair rule that decides how the monthly money is split. It makes sure the platform always keeps enough to run, then shares the rest between rewards and the community.}}		{{KidsIntro\|The Need-Driven Funding is a fair rule that decides how the monthly money is split. It makes sure the platform always keeps enough to run, then shares the rest between rewards and the community.}}
	{{ExpertIntro\|Need-Driven Funding ~~(formerly "Boost", "Balanced Boost" or "Funding Stabilizer", deprecated names)~~ is WikiDeal's core financial formula: it ~~divides monthly~~ subscription revenue between Rewards for early supporters and Karma tokens for the ecosystem, according to ~~the platform's~~ financial health. A minimum operational budget ~~of CHF 25,000 per month~~ is ~~always~~ covered first; ~~below that threshold, all available funds go to operations and core rewards, while~~ above it the ecosystem share grows with revenue. The mechanism ~~protects early supporters, the ecosystem and operations at the same time, and removes~~ any benefit from stagnation.}}		{{ExpertIntro\|Need-Driven Funding is proposed as WikiDeal's core financial formula: it would split subscription revenue between Rewards for early supporters and Karma tokens for the ecosystem, according to financial health. A minimum operational budget is covered first; above it, the ecosystem share grows with revenue. The mechanism aims to remove any benefit from stagnation.}}

	''Formerly known as Boost, Balanced Boost or Funding Stabilizer: those names are deprecated.''		''Formerly known as Boost, Balanced Boost or Funding Stabilizer: those names are deprecated.''

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	{{KidsIntro\|Need-Driven Funding is a rule of honesty: WikiDeal first says how much money it really needs to run, like a family writing its monthly budget on the fridge. Donations follow that real need, and each donor freely chooses how many of their thank-you Rewards they keep and how much they simply give to the project.}}		{{KidsIntro\|Need-Driven Funding is a rule of honesty: WikiDeal first says how much money it really needs to run, like a family writing its monthly budget on the fridge. Donations follow that real need, and each donor freely chooses how many of their thank-you Rewards they keep and how much they simply give to the project.}}
	{{ExpertIntro\|Need-Driven Funding is currently proposed as the mechanism that aligns WikiDeal's funding with the Ynternet.org Foundation's declared needs. The Foundation would publish a need gauge (an initial requirement, for example CHF 100,000, plus a variable functioning cost, for example CHF 10,000 per month (the base hypothesis currently retained, intended to evolve), adjustable); the effective Reward multiplier of the bonding curve would follow that declared need. There is one single type of [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards\|Reward]] (1 Reward = CHF 1 when cashed out, without guarantee), and at donation time each donor freely chooses how many of the generated Rewards they keep and how much they leave to the project as pure support. Subscription revenue would then be distributed following the [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Revenue-Structure\|25/25/50 rule]]. Non-speculative, donation-based, transparent.}}		{{ExpertIntro\|Need-Driven Funding is currently proposed as the mechanism that aligns WikiDeal's funding with the Ynternet.org Foundation's declared needs. The Foundation would publish a need gauge (an initial requirement, for example CHF 100,000, plus a variable functioning cost, for example CHF 12,000 per month (the base hypothesis currently retained, intended to evolve), adjustable); the effective Reward multiplier of the bonding curve would follow that declared need. There is one single type of [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards\|Reward]] (1 Reward = CHF 1 when cashed out, without guarantee), and at donation time each donor freely chooses how many of the generated Rewards they keep and how much they leave to the project as pure support. Subscription revenue would then be distributed following the [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Revenue-Structure\|25/25/50 rule]]. Non-speculative, donation-based, transparent.}}

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	The mechanism currently rests on two building blocks, proposed as a basis for discussion:		The mechanism currently rests on two building blocks, proposed as a basis for discussion:

	* '''The need gauge.''' The Ynternet.org Foundation would declare its real need publicly: an initial requirement (for example CHF 100,000 invested before the call for funding) plus a variable functioning cost (for example CHF 10,000 per month of operating costs, set at launch and adjustable). While this declared need is not covered, donations would carry the full multiplier of the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Bonding Curve\|bonding curve]]; once the need is covered and a provision builds up (typically a few months of costs), the effective multiplier would descend continuously — no fixed cap, no sudden thresholds, no arbitrary percentages — and the difference would feed a provision fund intended to be managed by the Ynternet.org Foundation for the maintenance and development of WikiDeal.		* '''The need gauge.''' The Ynternet.org Foundation would declare its real need publicly: an initial requirement (for example CHF 100,000 invested before the call for funding) plus a variable functioning cost (for example CHF 12,000 per month of operating costs, set at launch and adjustable). While this declared need is not covered, donations would carry the full multiplier of the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Bonding Curve\|bonding curve]]; once the need is covered and a provision builds up (typically a few months of costs), the effective multiplier would descend continuously — no fixed cap, no sudden thresholds, no arbitrary percentages — and the difference would feed a provision fund intended to be managed by the Ynternet.org Foundation for the maintenance and development of WikiDeal.
	* '''The donor's free choice.''' At donation time, the donor sees how many [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards\|Rewards]] their donation generates, and simply chooses how many of those Rewards they '''keep''' and how much they '''leave to the project''' as pure support. This choice is made at donation time and does not change later.		* '''The donor's free choice.''' At donation time, the donor sees how many [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards\|Rewards]] their donation generates, and simply chooses how many of those Rewards they '''keep''' and how much they '''leave to the project''' as pure support. This choice is made at donation time and does not change later.

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	The variables matter more than the figures: all figures below are placeholders, and contributions remain non-speculative donations.		The variables matter more than the figures: all figures below are placeholders, and contributions remain non-speculative donations.

	* About CHF 100,000 invested before the call for funding (the initial requirement), plus a functioning variable of about CHF 10,000 per month of operating costs (salaries, servers, steering committee meetings).		* About CHF 100,000 invested before the call for funding (the initial requirement), plus a functioning variable of about CHF 12,000 per month of operating costs (salaries, servers, steering committee meetings).
	* After 6 months: CHF 100,000 + 6 x 10,000 = '''CHF ~~160~~,000''' raised would bring the declared need below 100 percent.		* After 6 months: CHF 100,000 + 6 x 12,000 = '''CHF 172,000''' raised would bring the declared need below 100 percent.
	* After 12 months: '''CHF ~~220~~,000''' raised would mean the initial requirement covered and 12 months of costs covered.		* After 12 months: '''CHF 244,000''' raised would mean the initial requirement covered and 12 months of costs covered.
	* The variables are the monthly amount (here 10,000) and the number of months of provision wanted (typically 3): a provision target of 3 x 10,000 = '''CHF 30,000'''. The criteria themselves (what counts as the real need, which costs are incompressible and which are reducible, such as Open Call budgets) are proposed for study in a draft [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Need-Driven-Funding-Criteria\|wave 2 Open Call]].		* The variables are the monthly amount (here 12,000) and the number of months of provision wanted (typically 3): a provision target of 3 x 12,000 = '''CHF 36,000'''. The criteria themselves (what counts as the real need, which costs are incompressible and which are reducible, such as Open Call budgets) are proposed for study in a draft [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Need-Driven-Funding-Criteria\|wave 2 Open Call]].
	* On a funding curve where the multiplier is blocked at x100 for the first CHF 200,000 raised (out of a CHF 1,000,000 target), then declines towards x30: once the declared need is covered, the difference between the multiplier promised by the curve and the effective reward attributed would benefit the provision fund of the Ynternet.org Foundation.		* On a funding curve where the multiplier is blocked at x100 for the first CHF 200,000 raised (out of a CHF 1,000,000 target), then declines towards x30: once the declared need is covered, the difference between the multiplier promised by the curve and the effective reward attributed would benefit the provision fund of the Ynternet.org Foundation.

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	{{KidsIntro\|Need-Driven Funding is a rule of honesty: WikiDeal first says how much money it really needs to run, like a family writing its monthly budget on the fridge. Donations follow that real need, and each donor freely chooses how many of their thank-you Rewards they keep and how much they simply give to the project.}}		{{KidsIntro\|Need-Driven Funding is a rule of honesty: WikiDeal first says how much money it really needs to run, like a family writing its monthly budget on the fridge. Donations follow that real need, and each donor freely chooses how many of their thank-you Rewards they keep and how much they simply give to the project.}}
	{{ExpertIntro\|Need-Driven Funding is currently proposed as the mechanism that aligns WikiDeal's funding with the Ynternet.org Foundation's declared needs. The Foundation would publish a need gauge (an initial requirement, for example CHF 100,000, plus a variable functioning cost, for example CHF 12,000 per month (the base hypothesis currently retained, intended to evolve), adjustable); the effective Reward multiplier of the bonding curve would follow that declared need. There is one single type of [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards\|Reward]] (1 Reward = CHF 1 when cashed out, without guarantee), and at donation time each donor freely chooses how many of the generated Rewards they keep and how much they leave to the project as pure support. Subscription revenue would then be distributed following the [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Revenue-Structure\|25/25/50 rule]]. Non-speculative, donation-based, transparent.}}		{{ExpertIntro\|Need-Driven Funding is currently proposed as the mechanism that aligns WikiDeal's funding with the Ynternet.org Foundation's declared needs. The Foundation would publish a need gauge (an initial requirement, for example CHF 100,000, plus a variable functioning cost, for example CHF 10,000 per month (the base hypothesis currently retained, intended to evolve), adjustable); the effective Reward multiplier of the bonding curve would follow that declared need. There is one single type of [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards\|Reward]] (1 Reward = CHF 1 when cashed out, without guarantee), and at donation time each donor freely chooses how many of the generated Rewards they keep and how much they leave to the project as pure support. Subscription revenue would then be distributed following the [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Revenue-Structure\|25/25/50 rule]]. Non-speculative, donation-based, transparent.}}

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	The mechanism currently rests on two building blocks, proposed as a basis for discussion:		The mechanism currently rests on two building blocks, proposed as a basis for discussion:

	* '''The need gauge.''' The Ynternet.org Foundation would declare its real need publicly: an initial requirement (for example CHF 100,000 invested before the call for funding) plus a variable functioning cost (for example CHF 12,000 per month of operating costs, set at launch and adjustable). While this declared need is not covered, donations would carry the full multiplier of the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Bonding Curve\|bonding curve]]; once the need is covered and a provision builds up (typically a few months of costs), the effective multiplier would descend continuously — no fixed cap, no sudden thresholds, no arbitrary percentages — and the difference would feed a provision fund intended to be managed by the Ynternet.org Foundation for the maintenance and development of WikiDeal.		* '''The need gauge.''' The Ynternet.org Foundation would declare its real need publicly: an initial requirement (for example CHF 100,000 invested before the call for funding) plus a variable functioning cost (for example CHF 10,000 per month of operating costs, set at launch and adjustable). While this declared need is not covered, donations would carry the full multiplier of the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Bonding Curve\|bonding curve]]; once the need is covered and a provision builds up (typically a few months of costs), the effective multiplier would descend continuously — no fixed cap, no sudden thresholds, no arbitrary percentages — and the difference would feed a provision fund intended to be managed by the Ynternet.org Foundation for the maintenance and development of WikiDeal.
	* '''The donor's free choice.''' At donation time, the donor sees how many [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards\|Rewards]] their donation generates, and simply chooses how many of those Rewards they '''keep''' and how much they '''leave to the project''' as pure support. This choice is made at donation time and does not change later.		* '''The donor's free choice.''' At donation time, the donor sees how many [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards\|Rewards]] their donation generates, and simply chooses how many of those Rewards they '''keep''' and how much they '''leave to the project''' as pure support. This choice is made at donation time and does not change later.

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	The variables matter more than the figures: all figures below are placeholders, and contributions remain non-speculative donations.		The variables matter more than the figures: all figures below are placeholders, and contributions remain non-speculative donations.

	* About CHF 100,000 invested before the call for funding (the initial requirement), plus a functioning variable of about CHF 12,000 per month of operating costs (salaries, servers, steering committee meetings).		* About CHF 100,000 invested before the call for funding (the initial requirement), plus a functioning variable of about CHF 10,000 per month of operating costs (salaries, servers, steering committee meetings).
	* After 6 months: CHF 100,000 + 6 x 12,000 = '''CHF ~~172~~,000''' raised would bring the declared need below 100 percent.		* After 6 months: CHF 100,000 + 6 x 10,000 = '''CHF 160,000''' raised would bring the declared need below 100 percent.
	* After 12 months: '''CHF ~~244~~,000''' raised would mean the initial requirement covered and 12 months of costs covered.		* After 12 months: '''CHF 220,000''' raised would mean the initial requirement covered and 12 months of costs covered.
	* The variables are the monthly amount (here 12,000) and the number of months of provision wanted (typically 3): a provision target of 3 x 12,000 = '''CHF 36,000'''. The criteria themselves (what counts as the real need, which costs are incompressible and which are reducible, such as Open Call budgets) are proposed for study in a draft [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Need-Driven-Funding-Criteria\|wave 2 Open Call]].		* The variables are the monthly amount (here 10,000) and the number of months of provision wanted (typically 3): a provision target of 3 x 10,000 = '''CHF 30,000'''. The criteria themselves (what counts as the real need, which costs are incompressible and which are reducible, such as Open Call budgets) are proposed for study in a draft [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Need-Driven-Funding-Criteria\|wave 2 Open Call]].
	* On a funding curve where the multiplier is blocked at x100 for the first CHF 200,000 raised (out of a CHF 1,000,000 target), then declines towards x30: once the declared need is covered, the difference between the multiplier promised by the curve and the effective reward attributed would benefit the provision fund of the Ynternet.org Foundation.		* On a funding curve where the multiplier is blocked at x100 for the first CHF 200,000 raised (out of a CHF 1,000,000 target), then declines towards x30: once the declared need is covered, the difference between the multiplier promised by the curve and the effective reward attributed would benefit the provision fund of the Ynternet.org Foundation.

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	{{KidsIntro\|Need-Driven Funding is a rule of honesty: WikiDeal first says how much money it really needs to run, like a family writing its monthly budget on the fridge. Donations follow that real need, and each donor freely chooses how many of their thank-you Rewards they keep and how much they simply give to the project.}}		{{KidsIntro\|Need-Driven Funding is a rule of honesty: WikiDeal first says how much money it really needs to run, like a family writing its monthly budget on the fridge. Donations follow that real need, and each donor freely chooses how many of their thank-you Rewards they keep and how much they simply give to the project.}}
	{{ExpertIntro\|Need-Driven Funding is currently proposed as the mechanism that aligns WikiDeal's funding with the Ynternet.org Foundation's declared needs. The Foundation would publish a need gauge (an initial requirement, for example CHF 100,000, plus a variable functioning cost, for example CHF 10,000 per month, adjustable); the effective Reward multiplier of the bonding curve would follow that declared need. There is one single type of [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards\|Reward]] (1 Reward = CHF 1 when cashed out, without guarantee), and at donation time each donor freely chooses how many of the generated Rewards they keep and how much they leave to the project as pure support. Subscription revenue would then be distributed following the [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Revenue-Structure\|25/25/50 rule]]. Non-speculative, donation-based, transparent.}}		{{ExpertIntro\|Need-Driven Funding is currently proposed as the mechanism that aligns WikiDeal's funding with the Ynternet.org Foundation's declared needs. The Foundation would publish a need gauge (an initial requirement, for example CHF 100,000, plus a variable functioning cost, for example CHF 12,000 per month (the base hypothesis currently retained, intended to evolve), adjustable); the effective Reward multiplier of the bonding curve would follow that declared need. There is one single type of [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards\|Reward]] (1 Reward = CHF 1 when cashed out, without guarantee), and at donation time each donor freely chooses how many of the generated Rewards they keep and how much they leave to the project as pure support. Subscription revenue would then be distributed following the [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Revenue-Structure\|25/25/50 rule]]. Non-speculative, donation-based, transparent.}}

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	The mechanism currently rests on two building blocks, proposed as a basis for discussion:		The mechanism currently rests on two building blocks, proposed as a basis for discussion:

	* '''The need gauge.''' The Ynternet.org Foundation would declare its real need publicly: an initial requirement (for example CHF 100,000 invested before the call for funding) plus a variable functioning cost (for example CHF 10,000 per month of operating costs, set at launch and adjustable). While this declared need is not covered, donations would carry the full multiplier of the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Bonding Curve\|bonding curve]]; once the need is covered and a provision builds up (typically a few months of costs), the effective multiplier would decrease, and the difference would feed a provision fund intended to be managed by the Ynternet.org Foundation for the maintenance and development of WikiDeal.		* '''The need gauge.''' The Ynternet.org Foundation would declare its real need publicly: an initial requirement (for example CHF 100,000 invested before the call for funding) plus a variable functioning cost (for example CHF 12,000 per month of operating costs, set at launch and adjustable). While this declared need is not covered, donations would carry the full multiplier of the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Bonding Curve\|bonding curve]]; once the need is covered and a provision builds up (typically a few months of costs), the effective multiplier would decrease, and the difference would feed a provision fund intended to be managed by the Ynternet.org Foundation for the maintenance and development of WikiDeal.
	* '''The donor's free choice.''' At donation time, the donor sees how many [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards\|Rewards]] their donation generates, and simply chooses how many of those Rewards they '''keep''' and how much they '''leave to the project''' as pure support. This choice is made at donation time and does not change later.		* '''The donor's free choice.''' At donation time, the donor sees how many [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards\|Rewards]] their donation generates, and simply chooses how many of those Rewards they '''keep''' and how much they '''leave to the project''' as pure support. This choice is made at donation time and does not change later.

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	The variables matter more than the figures: all figures below are placeholders, and contributions remain non-speculative donations.		The variables matter more than the figures: all figures below are placeholders, and contributions remain non-speculative donations.

	* About CHF 100,000 invested before the call for funding (the initial requirement), plus a functioning variable of about CHF 10,000 per month of operating costs.		* About CHF 100,000 invested before the call for funding (the initial requirement), plus a functioning variable of about CHF 12,000 per month of operating costs.
	* After 6 months: CHF 100,000 + 6 x 10,000 = '''CHF ~~160~~,000''' raised would bring the declared need below 100 percent.		* After 6 months: CHF 100,000 + 6 x 12,000 = '''CHF 172,000''' raised would bring the declared need below 100 percent.
	* After 12 months: '''CHF ~~220~~,000''' raised would mean the initial requirement covered and 12 months of costs covered.		* After 12 months: '''CHF 244,000''' raised would mean the initial requirement covered and 12 months of costs covered.
	* The variables are the monthly amount (here 10,000) and the number of months of provision wanted (typically 3): a provision target of 3 x 10,000 = '''CHF 30,000'''.		* The variables are the monthly amount (here 12,000) and the number of months of provision wanted (typically 3): a provision target of 3 x 12,000 = '''CHF 36,000'''. The criteria themselves (what counts as the real need, which costs are incompressible and which are reducible, such as Open Call budgets) are proposed for study in a draft [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Need-Driven-Funding-Criteria\|wave 2 Open Call]].
	* Once the declared need is covered, the difference between the multiplier promised by the curve and the effective reward attributed would benefit the provision fund of the Ynternet.org Foundation.		* Once the declared need is covered, the difference between the multiplier promised by the curve and the effective reward attributed would benefit the provision fund of the Ynternet.org Foundation.