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WikiDeal is, at its core, a research and development project that explores one question:
WikiDeal is, at its core, a research and development project that explores one question:


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Can we create an e-commerce platform that is simultaneously ethical, participative, low-cost, and economically self-sustaining — without relying on advertising, speculation, or shareholder profit?
Can users own, run and sustain a global marketplace?
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Our answer is: '''yes — but only if the governance model is radically different.''' This means combining the principles of digital commons (like Wikipedia), a cooperative commission model, and community-driven value distribution. The pages below document how we propose to make that work.
Our answer is: '''yes — but only if the governance model is radically different.''' This means combining the principles of digital commons (like Wikipedia), a cooperative commission model, and community-driven value distribution. The pages below document how we propose to make that work.


== Explore the work ==
== Explore the work ==