Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5610178-20161009233707/@comment-28656770-20161011211256

I like this idea, but unlike YouTube, I'm not sure what Wikia's business model is. It's meant to be fan-run with a handful of people running the site behind the scenes. YouTube is somewhat the same, but the difference is that people can make money off of advertisements, and that YouTube has a SIGNIFICANTLY larger parent company. Fandom IS Wikia's parent company, as far as I know, and I don't think they're even half as successful as Google has been (someone is more than welcome to prove me wrong on this though).

I feel like if they had to start paying everyone, we'd run into problems. Even narrowing it down to quality edits is subjective. What I consider a good edit is radically different than what someone else--even you, the reader--thinks. Either way, no one is forcing you to work for free. It's largely a volunteer-based project. You work because you either enjoy doing it or you love the piece of media you've chosen to dedicate yourself to.

Personally, I do not have any qualms about working for a Wikia with the knowledge that I cannot expect any rewards besides what it does for me emotionally. The Wikia I work for is related to my favorite game of all time, one I had missed out on for so long because someone stole it from me as a child. There's a strong connection there, and that's what motivates me. If money was the key motivator, I don't think the work I've put in would be the same. I put love and tears into everything I do, regardless of what people think, and it's earned me a small reputation already. I've talked about this with other people too. You need a point of enticement, and usually, the media alone is more than enough. If Wikia has to start paying people to contribute, then we're really taking a bad turn.