Talk:Project grants/GAN Treasure Hunt

Discussion

Thank you for your application. I have notified the Grants Committee to review and offer comments on what they think of the application. -- Katie Chan (WMUK) (talk) 16:18, 4 September 2014 (BST)

Comments by CT Cooper

Thank you for your application. This seems like a great idea to me and clearly falls within our vision, values and mission of promoting high-quality educational content. My main points are as follows:

• The budget of £250 seems reasonable to me, but I do wonder if a £50 prize is a little excessive. Maybe reducing the prize to £25 and doubling the number of winners would make people feel they have a better chance of getting something and increase their incentive to participate. Another option would be to stretch this out to two months. In any case, I do understand that predicting people's behaviour can be very difficult.
• Where are the Amazon vouchers going to come from and what are the terms and conditions on their use? My main concern is what happens if a non-UK resident wins a voucher? Amazon doesn't operate everywhere, so a back-up prize might have to be considered for some situations.
• I myself use Amazon on occasion, but I am a little concerned about Wikimedia UK being seen as promoting them due to the various controversies they have been involved in, many of which are ongoing. Those of particular relevance to the UK are their alleged anti-competitive practices, workplace policies, and tax evasion. No company is perfect and another option would be just to give people cash, though this also has its downsides.
• The process of determining the winners seems to have been well thought through. I'm not too concerned on who is selected to decide the winners and to determine if someone's reviewing work is worthy of a prize, as long as they are in good standing and the community sees them as impartial.

I look forward to hearing from you. CT Cooper · talk 21:29, 5 September 2014 (BST)

There is nothing stopping a winner from requesting vouchers from a different supplier if desired. Amazon have been used in the past as people are generally happy with receiving vouchers for them. To receive the prize, the winner contact the office with their desired Amazon site (e.g. the USA .com site rather than the UK one) and the email address they would like to receive the prize to, and we pay for it and it's sent over by Amazon automatically via email. -- Katie Chan (WMUK) (talk) 23:15, 5 September 2014 (BST)