Gurkenglas comments on MIRI's 2013 Summer Matching Challenge - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Gurkenglas 24 July 2013 04:23:48PM *  1 point [-]

Then why are the major donors rewarding sixmonthly payments?

What sources of information on the topic would you recommend?

Comment author: ArisKatsaris 24 July 2013 04:32:43PM 2 points [-]

Then why are the major donors rewarding sixmonthly payments?

I'm guessing it's because they feel it increases donations among the people who don't monthly-donate.

What sources of information on the topic would you recommend?

When in doubt about what policy is best, then perhaps ask what the beneficiaries themselves think is best policy? They have probably thought about it longer than you.

Comment author: Gurkenglas 24 July 2013 04:43:42PM 0 points [-]

I'm guessing it's because they feel it increases donations among the people who don't monthly-donate.

Then shouldn't they run the doublings in different areas/communities each month so as to normalize the resulting donations across time?

Comment author: ArisKatsaris 24 July 2013 04:47:36PM *  1 point [-]

I think I'll stop answering questions. I don't see why you're interested in my guesswork, rather than asking such questions to MIRI itself who could answer them more definitively.

Comment author: Gurkenglas 24 July 2013 05:03:47PM 0 points [-]

Can you suggest a place to ask such questions publically?

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