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New draft open call (wave 2): durable name for the WIL token (ex Miles Credits), Theo 2026-07-16 |
Terminology: WIL token gloss refined (barter-style unit for unused resources, not a currency in the legal sense), Theo 2026-07-16 |
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{{KidsIntro|WikiDeal has special points that people can use to share services with each other, like a ride, a meal, or a spare room. Right now these points are called "WIL tokens", but that name is temporary. This page is a future call for ideas to find a better name. It is not open yet, and nothing is decided.}} | {{KidsIntro|WikiDeal has special points that people can use to share services with each other, like a ride, a meal, or a spare room. Right now these points are called "WIL tokens", but that name is temporary. This page is a future call for ideas to find a better name. It is not open yet, and nothing is decided.}} | ||
{{ExpertIntro|Draft open call, under construction, wave 2, not yet launched. The community token currently uses the working name "WIL token" (WikiDeal Inner Life), reflecting the will to share vital community dynamics (initial hypothesis). The term is considered provisional and is expected to change. This call is intended to invite proposals for a durable name: expressing the sharing of vital dynamics inside the community, understandable internationally, without financial or investment connotation, and clearly distinct from Rewards. Scope, awards and deadline are to be defined at launch.}} | {{ExpertIntro|Draft open call, under construction, wave 2, not yet launched. The community token currently uses the working name "WIL token" (WikiDeal Inner Life), reflecting the will to share vital community dynamics: a barter-style unit for otherwise unused resources in the functional economy, not a currency in the legal sense (initial hypothesis). The term is considered provisional and is expected to change. This call is intended to invite proposals for a durable name: expressing the sharing of vital dynamics inside the community, understandable internationally, without financial or investment connotation, and clearly distinct from Rewards. Scope, awards and deadline are to be defined at launch.}} | ||
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== What this call is intended to be about == | == What this call is intended to be about == | ||
WikiDeal's community token, previously called "Miles Credits", currently uses the working name '''WIL token''' ("WikiDeal Inner Life"): a token reflecting the will to share vital community dynamics (initial hypothesis). The term is considered provisional and is expected to change. This draft open call is intended to invite proposals for the right durable name of this community token. | WikiDeal's community token, previously called "Miles Credits", currently uses the working name '''WIL token''' ("WikiDeal Inner Life"): a token reflecting the will to share vital community dynamics, a barter-style unit for otherwise unused resources in the functional economy (initial hypothesis; not a currency in the legal sense). The term is considered provisional and is expected to change. This draft open call is intended to invite proposals for the right durable name of this community token. | ||
The token itself is described on the [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/WIL-Tokens|WIL tokens]] page of the Economy portal and, from the resource-sharing angle, on the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Time Resource Bank|Time and Resource Bank]] page. | The token itself is described on the [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/WIL-Tokens|WIL tokens]] page of the Economy portal and, from the resource-sharing angle, on the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Time Resource Bank|Time and Resource Bank]] page. | ||