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We test the effects of informal rewards in … We test the effects of informal rewards in online peer production. Using a randomized, experimental design, we assigned editing awards or “barnstars” to a subset of the 1% most productive Wikipedia contributors. Comparison with the control group shows that receiving a barnstar increases productivity by 60% and makes contributors six times more likely to receive additional barnstars from other community members, revealing that informal rewards significantly impact individual effort.ds significantly impact individual effort.
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We test the effects of informal rewards in … We test the effects of informal rewards in online peer production. Using a randomized, experimental design, we assigned editing awards or “barnstars” to a subset of the 1% most productive Wikipedia contributors. Comparison with the control group shows that receiving a barnstar increases productivity by 60% and makes contributors six times more likely to receive additional barnstars from other community members, revealing that informal rewards significantly impact individual effort.ds significantly impact individual effort.
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10.1371/journal.pone.0034358 +
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Michael Restivo +
, Arnout van de Rijt +
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English +
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Experimental Study of Informal Rewards in Peer Production +
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26 April 2012 15:47:45 +
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