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{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards hybrid funding models where donations and subscriptions operate as distinct but interdependent flows. This hypothesis proposes that framing donor contributions through temporal, trust-based, and governance dimensions—rather than financial returns—better aligns incentives with cooperative platform development. The emerging trend suggests conditional rewards mechanisms can sustain projects where adoption uncertainty remains high.}} | |||
{{KidsIntro|This page explains what you receive when you donate to WikiDeal, and what you receive when you subscribe.}} | {{KidsIntro|This page explains what you receive when you donate to WikiDeal, and what you receive when you subscribe.}} | ||
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== Position Paper: What Do You Get When You Donate, and When You Subscribe? == | == Position Paper: What Do You Get When You Donate, and When You Subscribe? == | ||
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Support for WikiDeal involves two distinct dimensions, intended to be presented separately even when they appear in the same dashboard: | Support for WikiDeal involves two distinct dimensions, intended to be presented separately even when they appear in the same dashboard: | ||
* '''Donations''': funding WikiDeal is a donation. A donation can generate conditional [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] (no guarantee), as explored in this paper. | * '''Donations''': funding WikiDeal is a donation. A donation can generate conditional [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] (no guarantee), as explored in this paper. | ||
* '''Subscriptions''': subscribing means paying a usage license for the platform. A subscriber holds an active prepaid | * '''Subscriptions''': subscribing means paying a usage license for the platform. A subscriber holds an active prepaid balance and can top up their account to make payments. | ||
The two flows are intended to remain separate: donations support the project's development, subscriptions pay for usage. | The two flows are intended to remain separate: donations support the project's development, subscriptions pay for usage. | ||
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When someone donates to WikiDeal, they receive | When someone donates to WikiDeal, they receive Rewards. But what are Rewards, really? The answer is more philosophical than financial. This position paper explores three distinct conceptual frames for understanding what a donor receives, and why all three are simultaneously true. | ||
=== Why "WIL" as a Name Works === | === Why "WIL" as a Name Works === | ||
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When you donate CHF 100 to WikiDeal, you are pre-funding approximately 100 months of platform existence: 100 users' worth of one month each, paid in advance. You are saying: "I believe this project deserves the time it needs to prove itself." Your money converts directly into time: runway, capacity, possibility. | When you donate CHF 100 to WikiDeal, you are pre-funding approximately 100 months of platform existence: 100 users' worth of one month each, paid in advance. You are saying: "I believe this project deserves the time it needs to prove itself." Your money converts directly into time: runway, capacity, possibility. | ||
This is why 1 WIL = 1 month of usage = CHF 1. The unit is not arbitrary. It anchors the abstract (a WIL | This is why 1 WIL = 1 month of usage = CHF 1. The unit is not arbitrary. It anchors the abstract (a WIL Reward) to something tangible: one human being using this platform for one month. Your donation pre-funds that usage, before those users exist. | ||
=== Concept 2: TRUST === | === Concept 2: TRUST === | ||
==== You bet that enough users will subscribe. Your contribution is a vote of confidence. ==== | ==== You bet that enough users will subscribe. Your contribution is a vote of confidence. ==== | ||
Rewards generate [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] (no guarantee*) only if enough users subscribe to the platform at WikiDeal Membership. This is the conditional nature of WIL: it is not a fixed-return bond. It is a '''conditional right''' whose value depends on collective adoption. | |||
When you donate to WikiDeal, you are expressing trust: in the model, in the team, in the community that will build and govern the platform. You are saying: "I trust that enough people will find this useful enough to pay WikiDeal Membership for it." Your donation is a public bet on collective behavior. | When you donate to WikiDeal, you are expressing trust: in the model, in the team, in the community that will build and govern the platform. You are saying: "I trust that enough people will find this useful enough to pay WikiDeal Membership for it." Your donation is a public bet on collective behavior. | ||
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=== Concept 3: RIGHTS === | === Concept 3: RIGHTS === | ||
==== You acquire conditional rights on future months paid by users. ==== | ==== You acquire conditional rights on future months paid by users. ==== | ||
Legally, | Legally, Rewards represent '''conditional rights''' on future subscription revenue. As users pay their WikiDeal Membership, that revenue flows through the distribution algorithm: Commission to the provider, Commission to the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:User Groups|User Group]], Commission to the WikiDeal platform, and then distribution to donors according to their WIL holdings and allocation choices (Cash vs Karma tokens). | ||
These rights are conditional because they depend on users existing and subscribing. They are rights, not promises: the algorithm that governs their distribution is public and auditable by anyone. Rights already attributed are protected: the amount announced at the moment of a contribution is final, and no retroactive rule change can reduce rights already attributed. For future contributions, the parameters of the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Bonding Curve|bonding curve]] and of the distribution algorithm can evolve prospectively through [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open- | These rights are conditional because they depend on users existing and subscribing. They are rights, not promises: the algorithm that governs their distribution is public and auditable by anyone. Rights already attributed are protected: the amount announced at the moment of a contribution is final, and no retroactive rule change can reduce rights already attributed. For future contributions, the parameters of the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Bonding Curve|bonding curve]] and of the distribution algorithm can evolve prospectively through [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|Open Calls]]. | ||
Governance follows the one user, one vote principle. As the Exit to Community process unfolds, your governance rights become more meaningful: you are part of the community that decides the platform's future. | Governance follows the one user, one vote principle. As the Exit to Community process unfolds, your governance rights become more meaningful: you are part of the community that decides the platform's future. | ||
=== The Synthesis: TIME + TRUST + RIGHTS = WIL === | === The Synthesis: TIME + TRUST + RIGHTS = WIL === | ||
A WIL | A WIL Reward is simultaneously: | ||
* '''A unit of time''': one month of one user's existence on the platform, pre-funded | * '''A unit of time''': one month of one user's existence on the platform, pre-funded | ||
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* '''A unit of rights''': governance participation and conditional claim on future revenue | * '''A unit of rights''': governance participation and conditional claim on future revenue | ||
No single frame is sufficient. The financial frame (rights) explains the mechanism. The temporal frame (time) explains the meaning. The social frame (trust) explains why it works as a community-building tool | No single frame is sufficient. The financial frame (rights) explains the mechanism. The temporal frame (time) explains the meaning. The social frame (trust) explains why it works as a community-building tool instead of a financial instrument, in line with the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Exit To Community|Exit to Community]] path. | ||
=== What You Don't | === What You Don't Buy === | ||
For clarity, it is equally important to state what WIL is ''not'': | For clarity, it is equally important to state what WIL is ''not'': | ||
* Not a share in Ynternet.org Foundation (which has no shareholders) | * Not a share in Ynternet.org Foundation (which has no shareholders) | ||
* Not a security regulated by FINMA (based on the current legal analysis, see the [[Gov/en/Portal:Transparency/ | * Not a security regulated by FINMA (based on the current legal analysis, see the [[Gov/en/Portal:Transparency/Legal-Studies|legal and fiscal studies]]) | ||
* Not a guaranteed fixed-return instrument | * Not a guaranteed fixed-return instrument | ||
* Not a speculative token to be traded on exchanges | * Not a speculative token to be traded on exchanges | ||
* Not a Donation without any return (Rewards (no guarantee*) exists) | * Not a Donation without any return (Rewards (no guarantee*) exists) | ||
'''See also:''' [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Why-Fund-WikiDeal|Why Fund WikiDeal]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Subscriptions|Subscriptions]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary|Glossary]] | '''See also:''' [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Why-Fund-WikiDeal|Why Fund WikiDeal]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Subscriptions|Subscriptions]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary|Glossary]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Donor-FAQ|FAQ for Donors]] | ||
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