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Terminology: miles / Miles Credits -> WIL token (WikiDeal Inner Life), Theo 2026-07-16 |
Terminology: WIL token -> Karma token; WIL = WikiDeal License only (Theo 2026-07-16) |
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=== Surplus Return === | === Surplus Return === | ||
When Commission income exceeds verified operating costs, the surplus is returned to the community. This is not a discretionary policy decision — it is a structural rule embedded in the WikiDeal model. The surplus return mechanism operates quarterly: the foundation publishes audited cost accounts, the difference between income and costs is calculated, and the surplus is distributed through the community pool ( | When Commission income exceeds verified operating costs, the surplus is returned to the community. This is not a discretionary policy decision — it is a structural rule embedded in the WikiDeal model. The surplus return mechanism operates quarterly: the foundation publishes audited cost accounts, the difference between income and costs is calculated, and the surplus is distributed through the community pool (Karma tokens and subsidized access). | ||
This mechanism creates a powerful alignment: as the platform scales and per-Transaction costs fall (servers become cheaper per Transaction as volume grows), users benefit directly from economies of scale rather than watching them flow to shareholders. The more WikiDeal grows, the less each Transaction costs, and the more of the Transaction value stays with the parties to the Transaction. | This mechanism creates a powerful alignment: as the platform scales and per-Transaction costs fall (servers become cheaper per Transaction as volume grows), users benefit directly from economies of scale rather than watching them flow to shareholders. The more WikiDeal grows, the less each Transaction costs, and the more of the Transaction value stays with the parties to the Transaction. | ||