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Would the Beehaw community be interested in some pay-it-forward action? (beehaw.org)

submitted 10 months ago by admin@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org

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Currently, we have $6,500.91 in our hopper.

It just seems weird having all of those, mostly, unused funds sitting there doing nothing.

I just wanted to start the conversation about the possibility of paying-it-forward in some capacity. For example, a certain percentage of monthly contributions could go to a charity.

What are your thoughts?

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[–] Auzy@beehaw.org 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm not sure if the Admins are paid, but it would be good to have paid admins, who also help post unique content too.

Basically, the lack of paid admins is what killed Reddit over time (everyone was doing the work for free).

But I also agree bounties could also be good.

Or a meetup event to meet other Beehaw users (here in australia of course)

[–] Lionir@beehaw.org 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I’m not sure if the Admins are paid, but it would be good to have paid admins, who also help post unique content too.

None of the admins have profited financially from donations meant for Beehaw. You can see this per the expenses on OpenCollective.

While I think it could be nice, we don't have nearly enough to provide anyone a salary.

Or a meetup event to meet other Beehaw users (here in australia of course)

But the emus will get our lunch :(

[–] Auzy@beehaw.org 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Maybe not a salary.. But, maybe a small contribution to each admin on a rotating cycle each month as thanks? As in general, I find volunteers of things never get the thanks they deserve, and long term, eventually, it takes a few small things and it becomes a slog.

[–] Lionir@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago

I don't know if money would really help with things not feeling like a slog to be honest. I mean, put in another context, do you feel that your workplace is more rewarding because they pay you? For me personally, it doesn't really. I think it'd be nice to do more community-oriented events though.

[–] renard_roux@beehaw.org 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

~~They are not paid, AFAIK.~~ Confirmed.

I've been thinking about how a secondary revenue stream could make sense as a Mod Appreciation Donation source.

I think I read some Mod thoughts on merch a while back, but can't remember exactly why it wasn't in the mix at current time (difficult to source ethical merch or something?).

I, for one, would be happy to donate some time to create graphics for merch if it went towards Mod bonuses (or server upkeep, if nothing else).

@mods feel free to reach out if you have any thoughts on the matter, or any concrete ideas that a graphic designer might be able to help with ❤️👍

[–] Auzy@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago

And thats the thing. I don't need merch in return personally..

There's plenty of community funded radio stations out there, and all you get is a sticker sometimes (you don't neccessarily do it for merch, but a sticker would be cool actually).

I'm just tired of toxic Social networks and news sites. I'm tired of news sites too which focus 100% on celeb gossip than normal people.

So, I think it would be a cool way to improve the network, improve morale amongst the mods and allow the system to scale well without mods feeling unappreciated