User:Yevuard/Building a Better Community

I am a believer in tithing, or donating one tenth of my increase to God. Some ways I make gold in the game are easily tracked, and I wished to apply this principle to those activities. But - what does it mean to donate to God, in a game? I've decided to reserve the money for activities which improve the lives of the players of the game, supporting good causes and leaders.

As part of that effort, I present the Building a Better Community awards. These are arbitrary disbursements chosen by the Building a Better Community fund manager to be awarded to players who are witnessed performing actions which benefit the community - especially players who are newer to the game.

While motivation can switch from intrinsic to extrinsic if a reward is offered, research indicates that if the reward is unexpected and timely, it can instead increase intrinsic motivation.

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Thank you for <action>. As a token of my appreciation, I would like to award you the Building a Better Community Award which comes with a token gold amount as well. Thanks for being awesome!

Recipients of the Building a Better Community Award

Sorted by date awarded:

• 2023-11-06: In Night He Preys, 2 g for comming XJJ/Febe from the training LFG
• 2023-11-12: spartan.9421, 2 g for training CO
• 2024-01-04: Ego Mos Victum Nex.9103, training and running LW1 Battle for LA and Twisted Marionette
• 2024-01-17: SiriusAmory.5368, 5 g for a timely and appropriate rebuke for toxic behavior
• 2024-02-03: Mitch.8492, 10 g lead a semi-exp friendly OLC and CO CM groups.