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user-inactivated  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Update: A funding experiment

Two questions:

One, if this is implemented in truth after the experiment, does it mean that when I initially donate to hubski, the site actually gets nothing? It all goes to my little account to be doled out over time?

This raises some issues, which I will bring up at a later date if the experiment is a success.

Two, am I supposed to do exactly what I would do with this money were it real? Because that would be: set donation to hubski to 100 percent, set donation amount per share to the amount of money I have, donate. In other words, I might play around with the system for a little while, but ultimately I would use it as a mechanism to ... give money to hubski.

As far as I can tell it does you guys' server costs little good to have a bunch of "bitcoins" floating around from account to account without ever funneling to your bills. (Assuming everyone sets 'percentage donated to hubski' <100.) Basically it's like a tax on donating? If I donate via this mechanism and don't set to 100 percent, part of my donation just bounces from user to user until the end of time.

Chalk me confused, but I hope everyone has fun with it.





insomniasexx  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·  

When we open donations, you will be able to pay directly to Hubski without the circles you spoke about. Don't worry.

user-inactivated  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If you don't mind, I'm still confused about point number two. I can rephrase if need be.

Hope you aren't still on whatever island, I'd hate to think you're wasting your time there thinking about this shit.

insomniasexx  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No, I'm not still in Curacao. I'm fighting with a custom PHP script to get URL rewrites so this lady can have her thousands of insane custom URLs with no pattern whatsoever without opening up a security hole from hell and having to manage her shit for her.

Save me. I'd much rather be thinking about this.

Rephrase and I'll get to it whenever I finish this. If I don't return, I've drown myself in a bucket of whiskey and I apologize in advance for leaving you hanging.

user-inactivated  ·  3178 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Okay, so, my main confusion --

Route 1: me, you and tng all donate $10 to hubski via bitcoin or paypal. hubski gets $30.

Route 2 (the current thing): me, you and tng all choose to donate $10 by buying into this currency circulation game. hubski gets nothing immediately. Now assume we're the only three users on hubski, and we all have our "percentage donated to hubski (as opposed to donated to the commenter)" setting at less than 100 percent to hubski. Thus, some part of the $30 will never go to hubski, no matter how many times we comment. Right?

Maybe I'm wrong, but if all of the above is true, this is essentially a pointless tax on donating. (Unless enough people's settings are on "100 percent $$ to hubski" ... in which case why not just donate normally.)