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As the article by Hars and Ou suggests, Peer Recognition is one of the motivators to engage in open-source projects such as Wikipedia due to a need to become famous and be respected. This need can be fulfilled by rewards such as Wikipedia [[Wikipedia:Barnstars|barnstar]], a system that verifies the quality of contributions made by participants and provides a method of giving quick and positive feedback.<ref>{{cite |
As the article by Hars and Ou suggests, Peer Recognition is one of the motivators to engage in open-source projects such as Wikipedia due to a need to become famous and be respected. This need can be fulfilled by rewards such as Wikipedia [[Wikipedia:Barnstars|barnstar]], a system that verifies the quality of contributions made by participants and provides a method of giving quick and positive feedback.<ref>{{cite |last1=Hars |first1=Alexander |last2=Ou |first2=Shaosong |title= Working for Free? Motivations for Participating in Open-Source Projects |date=2002 |publisher=International Journal of Electronic Commerce|Vol=6|No=3|page=25-39}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:06, 20 November 2025
As the article by Hars and Ou suggests, Peer Recognition is one of the motivators to engage in open-source projects such as Wikipedia due to a need to become famous and be respected. This need can be fulfilled by rewards such as Wikipedia barnstar, a system that verifies the quality of contributions made by participants and provides a method of giving quick and positive feedback.[1]
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- ^ Hars, Alexander; Ou, Shaosong (2002). Working for Free? Motivations for Participating in Open-Source Projects (Report). International Journal of Electronic Commerce. p. 25-39. doi:https://www.jstor.org/stable/27751021. ; ; ;
