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Giraffe Call:pondering incentives

Jan 13, 2012 11:31

With a Giraffe Call coming tomorrow and a more-urgent-than-usual need for the income, I've been pondering the incentive levels.

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Since you ask, but I'm probably weird ankewehner January 13 2012, 17:00:36 UTC

The idea of possibly making you write to all prompts puts me off tipping, probably because when I ask for prompts for my writing, I worry about being unable to come up with something if someone posts only one prompt, if you see what I mean? Plus, the sheer workload...

Re: Since you ask, but I'm probably weird aldersprig January 13 2012, 17:03:09 UTC

Aah! Interesting. (that *does* need a limit, doing 5 for some people was too much in October, but 4 each was fine).

I like the work! It's hobby-work!

Re: Since you ask, but I'm probably weird ankewehner January 13 2012, 17:06:40 UTC

Your comment last time RE wishing or fearing that you passed the "write everything" threshold was ambiguous, or I'd have tipped.

OK, then.

Re: Since you ask, but I'm probably weird aldersprig January 13 2012, 17:08:26 UTC

*nods* Fair enough. I shall be less ambiguous in the future! :-D

Re: Since you ask, but I'm probably weird cluudle January 13 2012, 17:44:58 UTC

Yeah, I feel bad when you get to the 'write to three or more prompts per commenter no matter whether or not they've paid' level. I usually don't pay, and the workload stretches out for you for weeks. I leave extra prompts because you ask for them, but I feel like I'm being useless. o_o

Re: Since you ask, but I'm probably weird aldersprig January 13 2012, 17:46:12 UTC

Well, reasonably, I'd be writing all that time anyway.

And you comment! Commenting is notnotnot useless!

Re: Since you ask, but I'm probably weird cluudle January 13 2012, 17:49:08 UTC

Well, yes, but it feels a bit different on the performing artist ones, like not tipping a musician on the subway when you've been listening for ten minutes.

Re: Since you ask, but I'm probably weird aldersprig January 13 2012, 17:50:37 UTC

I really don't know what to say to that.

Should I have a less guilt-inducing $95-level? O_O

Re: Since you ask, but I'm probably weird cluudle January 13 2012, 17:56:31 UTC

I dunno, I think a bit of honest guilt is good for a person.

Or, in more seriousness: I liked the 'when I get to this level I am buying myself X' levels. The carpet is the overall goal, but could you put in "IF I get to $x, I get 50% of a carpet"? Or Chinese takeout? I thought that was adorable.

Re: Since you ask, but I'm probably weird aldersprig January 13 2012, 17:57:49 UTC

Ooh, that's a good idea. :-D

Re: Since you ask, but I'm probably weird ankewehner January 13 2012, 18:16:59 UTC

Quite frankly, all this guilt confuses me.

I would expect that you (or anyone else doing something like this) would only set incentives that you are willing and able to fulfill. Yes?

I just, I honestly can't figure out how you can feel guilty about giving someone money. *thoroughly bewildered*

~Inventrix

Re: Since you ask, but I'm probably weird kelkyag January 13 2012, 20:04:23 UTC

how you can feel guilty about giving someone money

It's not quite giving, and it's not quite buying something. As she has it set up, adding a small amount to the pot can add quite a lot to the writing queue, and change the prompt list from "which ever of these suggestions grabs you" to "write this thing I want!" So add me to the list of folks not quite comfortable with that incentive ...

Re: Since you ask, but I'm probably weird ankewehner January 13 2012, 20:36:27 UTC

I think what confuses and even bothers me about this (seemingly preponderant) view is the whole refusing to tip because of what strikes me as a misplaced sense of guilt.

I personally have faith in Lyn's judgement of her own capabilities, and her capacity to make decisions about what she wants to do in exchange for certain amounts of money. It strikes me as a bit unfair to refuse to tip her to keep her from having to do something she personally decided she would do, just because you (figurative) might not be willing to do the same.

Sort of like if you were raising money for a walkathon and someone didn't give you money for it because they wouldn't be willing to walk that far, I guess?

Re: Since you ask, but I'm probably weird aldersprig January 13 2012, 22:41:20 UTC

Hunh. *thoughtful*

I do have a caveat on there that I will turn down anything I'm uncomfortable with.

Granted, I haven't used it, even when I was uncomfortable (Bad Lynnie)... but it's there.

I think I should move $95 to "three stories for everyone.." although this doesn't actually benefit donors at all directly (Rix kicked it to this level once to get all the extra stories written to everyone else's prompt, though)..

kelkyag January 30 2012, 06:36:51 UTC

Granted, I haven't used it, even when I was uncomfortable (Bad Lynnie)

Indeed. Well, it depends why -- if you want to poke at something that makes you twitchy, go you, but if you're being pushed, please say no!

although this doesn't actually benefit donors at all directly

Having some fraction of the milestones (one in two or three?) be donor cookies seems pretty reasonable, though as you're *also* doing words-per-dollar, perhaps that point is covered?

(Also, there may be a still-screened anon response, though perhaps you left it that way on purpose.)

aldersprig January 30 2012, 13:51:24 UTC

All three times, it turned out to be a good story. But ewww zombies. Eww, eww, eww.

One in two/three is a good way to look at it. Thanks!

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