Milliongenerations talk:Prize

A prize might be awarded to the most (positively) referenced contributor (or contribution). Some other mechanism in which the users themselves determine the outcome of the competitionin a pre-established (and transparent) system may also be viable.

• A prize will provide credibility and authority to the project.

• It will generate media interest for the cause and people will start to think about the assumption and questions.

• It may provide focus in the dialoge.

• It may provide a way to attract contributiors.

• It may allow to establish rules for the discussion.

• The prize should be given out on the basis of a panel judgement but rather as a result of common judgment of the users themselves.

• Such a system would require separating the contributions of different users. Editing the contributions of others would probably first require citing and copying and then publishing a modified version.

• It would also require mechanisms to prevent fraud.

• Users may be allowed to use aliases, but could only cite/reference with one unique identity.