In general, Tom Morris’s email is spot on here. Choice is always a good approach to take, so saying "£X of book vouchers of your choice" would be good, although it would be best to set out a list of what their choice is (a wiki page that can easily be linked to?) so they don’t ask for one that can’t be provided.
Offering cash crosses a bit of a line into a possible perception of being paid to contribute to the projects, so it’s better to avoid that. Plus, as Tom pointed out, it’s likely that book vouchers will be spent on books that are then used as references on the projects, so there’s extra benefit to the charity to offer them as prizes (this is why Amazon vouchers were chosen in the past). Thanks, Mike (who is replying from his work address since emails from my personal one still don’t make it through to the list. These viewpoints are, of course, my own.) On 30 Nov 2013, at 13:04, Katie Chan <[email protected]> wrote: > On 30/11/2013 10:56, Deryck Chan wrote: >> If ubiquity is a primary concern for us, why don't we just give them a >> cash price? (Practicality: Use PayPal or wire transfer if the winner >> does not have a £ bank account) >> > > There's also multi-business gift voucher such as bonusbond if enough people > really care that much. > > KTC > > -- > Katie Chan > Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent the view of any organisation the author is > associated with or employed by. > > > Experience is a good school but the fees are high. > - Heinrich Heine > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
