I’ll offer a data point: I’m not particularly motivated to post on the Forum by a monetary prize. It hasn’t led me to post on the Forum more than I ordinarily would. I am somewhat interested in social rewards, but the karma feature seems to do that better than the Forum Prize.
Also, as someone who doesn’t read every single post on the Forum, I also find the Prize useful for highlighting what content is actually worth reading, but again, I think highlighting posts based on karma instead (with or without a monetary prize) would work just as well.
If the Forum Prize does continue, I do think there should be separate categories for professional researchers and “amateurs.”
Also, as someone who doesn’t read every single post on the Forum, I also find the Prize useful for highlighting what content is actually worth reading,
On the other hand, I think high-karma posts are already in evidence in the Forum Favorites section.
I’ll offer a data point: I’m not particularly motivated to post on the Forum by a monetary prize. It hasn’t led me to post on the Forum more than I ordinarily would. I am somewhat interested in social rewards, but the karma feature seems to do that better than the Forum Prize.
Also, as someone who doesn’t read every single post on the Forum, I also find the Prize useful for highlighting what content is actually worth reading, but again, I think highlighting posts based on karma instead (with or without a monetary prize) would work just as well.
If the Forum Prize does continue, I do think there should be separate categories for professional researchers and “amateurs.”
I totally agree with this:
On the other hand, I think high-karma posts are already in evidence in the Forum Favorites section.