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{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards recognizing digital transition as fundamentally educational. This emerging trend suggests that free software and free culture expertise, gathered across diverse organizations, can shape citizen participation more effectively than technology-first approaches. The hypothesis proposes that knowledge-sharing methodologies deployed through associations and institutions drive systemic change.}} | |||
{{KidsIntro|This page tells the long story of how WikiDeal was born, starting from a Swiss foundation created in 1998.}} | {{KidsIntro|This page tells the long story of how WikiDeal was born, starting from a Swiss foundation created in 1998.}} | ||
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The model envisaged (prototype 1) reconciles two seemingly contradictory goals, attracting initial support '''and''' preserving a commons: | The model envisaged (prototype 1) reconciles two seemingly contradictory goals, attracting initial support '''and''' preserving a commons: | ||
* ''' | * a share of '''each incoming franc''' (subscriptions and transactions) is intended to be redistributed as '''[[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]]''': 25% to the '''Early Supporters''' (the first funders), 25% to the donors, and 50% kept for the operation of WikiDeal, '''only''' within a sustainable mode of operation; | ||
* the financial attractiveness of early support follows a '''decreasing bonding curve (×100 → ×30)''': the larger the user community grows, the less the incentive needs to be high. The earliest supporters benefit from the strongest multiplier, which then decreases as newcomers arrive. | * the financial attractiveness of early support follows a '''decreasing bonding curve (×100 → ×30)''': the larger the user community grows, the less the incentive needs to be high. The earliest supporters benefit from the strongest multiplier, which then decreases as newcomers arrive. | ||
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''Concept and sources: see [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Credits| | ''Concept and sources: see [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Licensing|Licensing]] and [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Credits|credits]]. Created with AI assistance for the Ynternet.org Foundation.'' ''This content awaits more human validation.'' | ||
[[Category:Migration June 2026]] | [[Category:Migration June 2026]] | ||
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