Gov/en/Portal:Rules/Fair-Criteria

💡 In simple words: this page lists the rules that decide whether something on WikiDeal is fair, so deals and prices stay honest for everyone.

WikiDeal Socio-Economic Innovations

This page synthesizes the 25 socio-economic innovations embedded in the WikiDeal model. Each innovation has a named origin (a foundation, movement, or individual thinker) and a brief description. Many innovations build on existing traditions (Wikimedia governance, cooperative movement, token economics) while combining them in novel ways specific to WikiDeal.

Origin legend: 🔵 Wikimedia Foundation 🟢 WikiDeal concept (credits) 🟠 Crypto / Token Economics 🟣 Cooperative Movement 🔴 Free Software Foundation 🌐 Tim Berners-Lee / W3C

#	Innovation	Origin	Description
1	Bonding Curve	🟠 Crypto / Token Economics	Fixed mathematical algorithm governing WIL acquisition prices. The multiplier (discount) decreases as more capital is raised: early funders get the best price, guaranteeing fairness and predictability. The formula is immutable. T:80%M:20%L:0%
2	Boost (Funding Stabilizer)	🟢 WikiDeal concept	Auto-regulation mechanism that adjusts the maximum Cash Rewards (no guarantee*) % based on the ratio of platform funding to incompressible costs. Prevents over-rewarding when funds are tight; redirects surplus to community pool when healthy. T:33%M:33%L:33%
3	Exit to Community	🟣 Cooperative (Nathan Schneider)	Progressive transfer of platform governance, ownership, and value from founders/funders to the user community. WikiDeal is designed as an E2C programme from inception, built to be handed over, not held. T:33%M:33%L:33%
4	User Groups	🔵 Wikimedia Foundation	Autonomous local or thematic communities with their own governance, Commission rates, and arbitration. Inspired by Wikimedia User Groups, small, self-organizing, accountable units within a global network. T:33%M:33%L:33%
5	Co-opetition	🔵🟣 Wikimedia + Cooperative	User Groups simultaneously compete (for users, quality, Commissions) and cooperate (sharing protocols, Infrastructure, Rings of Trust). Transparent co-opetition stimulates improvement without destructive rivalry. T:33%M:33%L:33%
6	Rings of Trust	🟢 WikiDeal concept	Formal inter-User Group agreements that enable Miles Credits interoperability. A Ring requires ≥2 User Groups and defines the usage coefficients (1–10) for complementary currency exchange within the Ring. T:33%M:33%L:33%
7	Dual Rewards (Cash Rewards / Miles Credits)	🟢 WikiDeal concept	Two distinct Credit types: Cash Rewards (no guarantee*, convertible to CHF) and Miles Credits (complementary, usable within Rings of Trust). Gift is an indirect allocation (the difference between bonding curve total and Cash+Miles), see Rewards Explained. Each type has different tax treatment and social function. T:33%M:33%L:33%
8	Deprivatization	🟢🔵 WikiDeal concept + Wikimedia	Markets reclaimed by users as commons, analogous to what Wikipedia did for encyclopedic knowledge. WikiDeal targets extractive platforms (babysitting, transport, housing) and converts them to user-governed commons. T:33%M:33%L:33%
9	Double Commission	🔵 Wikimedia Foundation	Every Transaction carries two Commissions: a small WikiDeal platform fee (very small) and a User Group fee (small). Both are at-cost and transparent. Replaces opaque, extractive single-platform fees. T:33%M:33%L:33%
10	Collaborative Contract Editing	🔵 Wikimedia Foundation	Contracts are wiki-edited, versioned, and community-validated, like Wikipedia articles. Any qualified community member can propose improvements; endorsed versions become the standard. T:33%M:33%L:33%
11	Peer Endorsement	🔵 Wikimedia Foundation	Volunteer lawyers endorse contracts, taking editorial responsibility for their legal soundness. Inspired by Wikipedia's peer review and featured article process. Endorsers are named and accountable. T:33%M:33%L:33%
12	5% Annual Value Increase	🟢 WikiDeal concept	Credits gain 5% in CHF value each year. A funder's CHF 1 WIL becomes CHF 1.05 after year 1, CHF 1.63 after year 10. Provides a stable, predictable return anchored in CHF, a safe haven asset. T:33%M:33%L:33%
13	CHF 1/Month Subscription	🟢 WikiDeal concept	Entry cost for platform usage: WikiDeal Membership, not a one-time Credits. Solidarity-priced, affordable for all. 1 WIL = 1 month of usage = CHF 1 nominal. The micro-subscription model replaces extractive per-Transaction fees. T:33%M:33%L:33%
14	Open Calls	🔵 Wikimedia Foundation	Seasonal open invitations for community proposals to improve or partially substitute elements of the WikiDeal model. Evaluated March 21, June 21, September 21, December 21. Prize pool: CHF 10,000 + 1M WIL. T:33%M:33%L:33%
15	Participatory Observatory	🟢 WikiDeal concept	Internal observatory monitoring community migrations, platform obsolescence risks, fundraising progress, and competitive landscape. Produces reports that feed into Open Calls and governance decisions. T:33%M:33%L:33%
16	Arbitration Chambers	🔵 WikiDeal concept (inspired by ArbCom Wikimedia)	Three-level arbitration: local chambers → intermediate instance (domain/portal) → ultimate authority with Condorcet voting (Condorcet method). Public citizen debates, mixed expert/public panels. T:20%M:10%L:70%
17	AI Disclaimer	🔵🟢 Wikimedia + WikiDeal concept	Mandatory AI transparency on every AI-assisted page, similar to Wikipedia's citation requirements. Every AI-generated element must be disclosed, sourced, and marked for human validation. T:33%M:33%L:33%
18	Revenue Spreading	🟢 WikiDeal concept	Dialoguers (street fundraisers) choose their payout model: 100% in year 1 OR 20% distributed over 10 years. The 10-year model enables long-term income stability for precarious workers. T:33%M:33%L:33%
19	Time & Resource Bank	🟣 Cooperative / SEL	Exchange housing, transport, food, and services via Miles Credits, inspired by time banks (SEL, LETS) and cooperative resource-sharing movements. Miles Credits becomes a community currency for mutual aid. T:33%M:33%L:33%
20	Use Case Maturity Score	🟢 WikiDeal concept	Composite score per marketplace portal based on 7 indicators: users, satisfaction, improvement proposals, urgency, deployment, tool interconnection, usage decline risk. Higher maturity = fewer Open Calls needed. T:33%M:33%L:33%
21	Paid Feedback	🟢 WikiDeal concept	Users earn Credits for providing feedback (~1 CHF/min). Deductions apply if feedback is not provided after a Transaction. Incentivizes quality evaluation loops and continuous improvement. T:33%M:33%L:33%
22	Judgment Balance Indicator	🟢 WikiDeal concept	Auto-weighting algorithm that adjusts extreme ratings (1-star, 5-star) based on historical patterns. Stimulates honest, calibrated feedback, prevents gaming by chronic over-raters or punishers. T:33%M:33%L:33%
23	Wikimedia Marker (WM-XX)	🟢 WikiDeal concept	Blue graphical nomenclature marking elements directly inspired by Wikimedia Foundation practices. Provides visual attribution and traceability, e.g., WM-01 (User Groups), WM-02 (Open Call), WM-03 (ArbCom). T:33%M:33%L:33%
24	Systematic Libre Licensing	🔴 Free Software Foundation	AGPL v3 for all software, CC BY-SA 4.0 for all content, everywhere, by default. No exceptions. Guarantees that WikiDeal's commons cannot be privatized by derivative works or forked proprietary versions. T:33%M:33%L:33%
25	Structured Data (Linked Data)	🌐 Tim Berners-Lee / W3C	RDF, JSON-LD, and Wikidata integration throughout WikiDeal's data layer. Enables semantic interoperability, federated search, and machine-readable transparency, aligned with the original vision of the Semantic Web. T:33%M:33%L:33%
26	Fair Transition (CDIEM)	🟢 WikiDeal concept (based on Zenodo CDIEM)	A smooth transition mechanism to fully peer-to-peer review for community innovations (Open Calls). It ensures meritocratic reward attribution based on deferred evaluation, measuring both the duration and breadth of an idea's deployment. Rewards are proportional to long-term added value, not just initial acceptance. T:40%M:20%G:40%

About This Synthesis

These 26 innovations did not emerge from a single moment of invention. They crystallized over years of practice, running digital commons projects, observing platform cooperative failures, studying Wikimedia governance, and experimenting with complementary currencies. WikiDeal's distinctiveness lies not in any single innovation, but in their combination and mutual reinforcement.

This page is a living document. As WikiDeal evolves through Open Calls and community contributions, innovations may be refined, replaced, or supplemented. Attribution will always be maintained.

Note: "Imagination" in the WikiDeal lexicon means "thoughtful, grounded speculation rooted in lived experience and evidence", not fantasy. These innovations are proposals for real implementation, not theoretical exercises.

See also: Wiki Core Index Open Calls & Maturity Why Fund WikiDeal Wikimedia References Glossary