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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.

* '''Subscriptions''': subscribing means paying a usage license for the platform. A subscriber holds an active prepaid ~~credit~~ and can top up their account to make payments.

* '''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.

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When someone donates to WikiDeal, they receive ~~Credits~~. But what are ~~Credits~~, 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.

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 ===

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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.

This is why 1 WIL = 1 month of usage = CHF 1. The unit is not arbitrary. It anchors the abstract (a WIL ~~Credit~~) to something tangible: one human being using this platform for one month. Your donation pre-funds that usage, before those users exist.

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 ===

==== You bet that enough users will subscribe. Your contribution is a vote of confidence. ====

~~Credits~~ 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.

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.

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=== Concept 3: RIGHTS ===

==== You acquire conditional rights on future months paid by users. ====

Legally, ~~Credits~~ 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).

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-Calls:Main|Open Calls]].

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=== The Synthesis: TIME + TRUST + RIGHTS = WIL ===

A WIL ~~Credit~~ is simultaneously:

A WIL Reward is simultaneously:

* '''A unit of time''': one month of one user's existence on the platform, pre-funded