@Jeff Bohrer wrote:

@MoReese wrote:

Knights should be paid a stipend for every solution they author. This would show good will from NI to those members who have been consistent and loyal to LV. Besides, you are providing free tech support for NI. Why shouldn't you, the Knights, be compensated for your years of service to the community. I'm not talking much here, but it would show some appreciation from NI. Plus, it would motivate people to become even more involved and motivated. As a Knight, you're already motivated, but a monetary benefit would be nice I bet. Mo- You are missing a very large point with tis and should expand your viewpoint. The desire to share knowledge is a very common human motovator. Show me the teacher that choose the profession because "the pay scale is so good". Money is just not enough motovation for those afflicted by the teaching gene. I suspect the forums would be harmed by moving from a collaborative effort to a means to make money directly.



You are correct that the desire to share knowledge is a good motivator as well as the added benefit of improving LV. For most, this is satisfaction enough. My thoughts were not to "satisfy" or make money the primary motivator. What we do is enough for me, but your example of educators choosing their professions more for the job then the money is a little lacking. They may not, and most don't, choose what they do because of money, but they are still compensated for it regardless. Who would choose that if they had to work for free? Don't get me wrong, I enjoy this forum because I enjoy learning, and I've learned many things. I only threw that out there as a way to reward those who have participated in the forum for such a long time. As I said, I'm not talking about something that would pay the bills. I was thinking a buck for each solution. That might give you $40.00 per year. It won't break the bank but it also probably would not be a great motivator either. So I will conceed that my suggestion was a bit short-sighted. My only reason was for acknowledgment of a job well done.

As an alternative to that how about making the "Solutions Authored" visible for all to see? This is more telling to me than how many Kudos someone has receieved. NI could assign different levels based on the number,. like they do for posts. Just a thought.

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