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WP:BOUNTY

The Wikipedia Bounty Board was created in October 2005 and marked historical in November 2013. It was nominated for deletion alongside its sister Wikipedia:Reward board amid general concerns over paid editing and that its aims were contrary to the spirit of a NPOV encyclopedia, and a monetary reward page should not be part of Wikipedia's structure.

The board allowed any user to post monetary bounties for completing Wikipedia-related tasks. If the Bounty Hunters completed the task, the person offering the bounty – known as the Bounty Keeper – donates the bounty money to the Wikimedia Foundation in the name of the Bounty Hunters who worked so hard on the task. The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization which runs Wikipedia. (Donating money in the name of someone else is called alternative giving.)

Normally, the task was to improve an article to either good article or featured article status.

Expired and claimed bounties

When this board was marked as historical, all open bounties expired.

See Wikipedia:Bounty board/Expired and claimed bounties

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+The '''Wikipedia Bounty Board''' was created in October 2005 and marked historical in November 2013. It was [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Bounty board (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] alongside its sister [[Wikipedia:Reward board]] amid general concerns over paid editing and that its aims were contrary to the spirit of a [[WP:NPOV|NPOV]] encyclopedia, and a monetary reward page should not be part of Wikipedia's structure.
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-{{Notice|Would you like to improve articles without having to write them? Or have you ever wanted to make money for Wikimedia without paying it yourself? Now you can do both!}}
-The '''Wikipedia Bounty Board''' allows any user to post monetary bounties for completing Wikipedia-related tasks. If the ''Bounty Hunters'' complete the task, the person offering the bounty&nbsp;– known as the ''Bounty Keeper''&nbsp;– [[wmf:donate|donates]] the bounty money to the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] in the name of the Bounty Hunters who worked so hard on the task. The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization which runs Wikipedia. (Donating money in the name of someone else is called [[alternative giving]].)
+The board allowed any user to post monetary bounties for completing Wikipedia-related tasks. If the ''Bounty Hunters'' completed the task, the person offering the bounty&nbsp;– known as the ''Bounty Keeper''&nbsp;– [[wmf:donate|donates]] the bounty money to the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] in the name of the Bounty Hunters who worked so hard on the task. The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization which runs Wikipedia. (Donating money in the name of someone else is called [[alternative giving]].)
-Normally the task is to improve an article to either [[WP:GA|good article]] or [[WP:FA|featured article]] status. (Good articles are well-sourced articles covering all major aspects of a topic, and have no major problems. Featured articles are the best articles Wikipedia has to offer and are formally peer-reviewed by Wikipedians.)
+Normally, the task was to improve an article to either [[WP:GA|good article]] or [[WP:FA|featured article]] status.
-; How to make an offer
-:# Add your request to the list below. Please include your username and the name of the page you want to place a bounty on.
-:# If you like, add the {{tl|bounty}} template to the talk page and {{tl|bountywp}} to related wikiprojects.
-:# Wait for the article to improve.
-:# Make your [[wmf:Donate|donation to the Wikimedia Foundation]].
+== Expired and claimed bounties ==
-If you have questions about how this system works, check out the [[Wikipedia talk:Bounty board|talk page]]. If you would like to post or seek a reward in which the gift is made to the editors rather than the Foundation, please see the [[Wikipedia:Reward board]] instead.
+When this board was marked as historical, all open bounties expired.
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-! Bounty Hunters
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-|If you would like to be a Bounty Hunter, just sign up here and get to work on one of the bounties!
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-== Bounties on individual pages ==
-Unless otherwise stated, these bounties are for promoting the article to [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates|featured article]] status before the bounty's expiration date.
-=== [[Battle of Blair Mountain]] ===
-; Amount: GB£15 for any relevant Wikiproject assessing as B-class under their own quality scale; GB£40 for GA; GB£100 for FA
-; Bounty offerer: [[User:OpenToppedBus|OpenToppedBus]]
-; Expiration: None
-; Notes: Bounty was previously offered in 2006. B-class bounty is only payable once, rather than once per wikiproject. Others are cumulative, so £155 total for FA. I may not notice changes on this page - please inform me via my talk page if/when bounty is due.
-=== [[Inflation]] ===
-; Amount: $1.00 USD
-; Bounty offerer: [[User:Silence|Silence]]
-; Expiration: [[December 1]], [[2055]]
-; Notes: This important topic deserves to be featured.
-==== Question from [[User:Ta bu shi da yu|Ta bu shi da yu]] ====
-Will this account for inflation?
-: Hehe, I had the same thought. -[[User:Fsotrain09|Fsotrain09]] 22:21, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
-: Terrible, horrible joke. -[[User:Utopianfiat|Utopianfiat]] 15:19, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
-:: Given the expiry date tho, I can't help wondering if this occured to the offerer as well. If it didn't sorry I hope I didn't offend you [[User:203.109.240.93|203.109.240.93]] 17:41, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
-The Time Travel Fund might be useful here&nbsp;— see website (though more for amusement). [[User:Jackiespeel|Jackiespeel]] ([[User talk:Jackiespeel|talk]]) 15:36, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
-=== [[Qutb Minar]] ===
-; Amount: USD $35 for Featured Article status.
-; Bounty offerer: [[User:Fireblazex3|Fireblazex3]]
-; Expiration: N/A
-; Notes: Would love to see it featured. It's pretty important and for me, close to heart.
-=== [[Accessibility]] ===
-; Amount: US$50 for GA, US$100 for FA
-; Bounty offerer: [[User:Dodoïste]]
-; Expiration: N/A
-; Notes: I probably won't notice changes on this page. When the article reach GA or FA status, please notify me at my talk page so that I make the donation. Have fun!
-=== [[Kentucky]] ===
-; Amount: One award
-; Offeror: [[User:General Eisenhower|General Eisenhower]]
-; Expiration: Until it becomes FA
-; Notes: Pretty good sized already. Want it to become featured becuase I was born in state.
-; Question
-: what do you mean by "one award"? I'd love to do it, but I don't know much about Kentucky.[[User:Cdmajava|cdmajava]] There are always possibilities... 00:22, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
-=== [[Nanking Massacre]] ===
-; Amount: US$20
-; Offerer: [[User:A little insignificant|A little insignificant]]
-; Expiration: When it becomes GA status.
-; Notes: Completely POV, certain editors allowing the bare minimum of information involving denial of the "atrocities". Peoples, if you're looking for a challenge, this article is for you. I foresee a nice long edit war. [[User:a little insignificant|<span style="font-variant:small-caps"> just a little</span>]] [[User talk:a little insignificant|<span style="font-variant:small-caps">insignificant</span>]] 23:25, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
-=== [[Usability]] ===
-; Amount: US$50 for GA, US$100 for FA
-; Bounty offerer: [[User:Dodoïste]]
-; Expiration: N/A
-; Notes: I probably won't notice changes on this page. When the article reach GA or FA status, please notify me at my talk page so that I make the donation. Have fun!
-=== [[Wario]] ===
-; Amount: $250.00 USD for FA status
-; Bounty offerer: [[User:DocSigma|DocSigma]]
-; Expiration: Never
-; Notes: I really want this to become one of the (very few) articles to regain FA status after losing it.
-:: What would you offer other than cash if I were to elevate the article, if I did not want to accept it? [[User:Jeremy112233|Jeremy112233]] ([[User talk:Jeremy112233|talk]]) 20:40, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
-:: You don't get the money. The [[Wikimedia Foundation]] does. [[User talk:GamerPro64|<font color="red">GamerPro64</font>]] 20:41, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
-=== [[Linvoy Primus]] ===
-; Amount: £20 for FA
-; Bounty offerer: [[User:Spiderone]]
-; Expiration: April 2014
-; Notes: A solid GA already and he has retired so the article is unlikely to have stability issues. Please notify me when this goes to [[WP:FAC]] and I can make the donation if it passes. [[User:Spiderone|<font color="#996600" size="2px">Spiderone</font>]] 09:13, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
-== Bounties on groups of articles ==
-=== UK Members of Parliament ===
-; Amount : Improve any [[:Category:UK MPs 2010–|currently serving MP]], any [[:Category:UK MPs 2005–2010|MP from the previous session]] or any [[Members of the House of Lords|member of the House of Lords]] to [[WP:GA|good article]] status for <s>£5</s> [[UK£|£]]10 each (about [http://www.google.com/search?q=10+GBP+in+USD $16]) to a maximum of 10 people.
-; Bounty offerer : [[user:h2g2bob|h2g2bob]] ([[user talk:h2g2bob|talk]]) 18:12, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
-; Expiration date : When parliament is dissolved for the [[next United Kingdom general election|next election]] (probably 2015)
-; Comments
-: Doubled to £10. --[[user:h2g2bob|h2g2bob]] ([[user talk:h2g2bob|talk]]) 22:50, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
-:*"The next United Kingdom general election is due to take place on or before 3 June 2010, barring exceptional circumstances." - [[User:Dravecky|Dravecky]] ([[User talk:Dravecky|talk]]) 19:33, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
-:*The UK Parliament dissolved on 12 April 2010. Has this request therefore expired or could it be changed to focusing on MPs from that Parliament? [[User:Cloudbound|Cloudbound]] ([[User talk:Cloudbound|talk]]) 16:39, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
-:*: Updated the description. I'll pay out for good articles from either session. --[[user:h2g2bob|h2g2bob]] ([[user talk:h2g2bob|talk]]) 22:11, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
-== Bounties for other tasks ==
-=== A working [[user:WebCiteBOT|WebCiteBOT]] ===
-* '''Amount: $535 USD'''.
-* '''Bounty offerers (and amounts and expiration dates):'''
-:#[[user:Agradman]] 00:13, 11 November 2010 (UTC) ($35) (Until complete.)
-:# --[[User:Eysen|Eysen]] ([[User talk:Eysen|talk]]) 17:42, 9 February 2011 (UTC) ($500) Conditions: 1) WebCiteBot gets approved and 2) is continuously running for at least 1 month, 3) archives all new wikipedia references (except perhaps spam links which are removed immediately), 4) if possible, hands over Dublin Core metadata of the cited reference [from the reference information at Wikipedia] if available to webcitation.org when making the archiving request, 5) adds a link to the WebCite snapshot to the reference at wikipedia (possibly with the archiving date),  and 6) has archived at least 5000 references
-:#
-* '''Notes:'''
-::This request is open for others to join.  Under "bounty offerers," add your name & amount & expiration date. Then, update the "amount" field to reflect the latest sum.
-:::*If you have reached a point where you believe in good faith that it is time for me to pay my bounty, please leave a note on my talk page.  [[user talk:AConcernedChicken|AGradman]] / how the subject page {{frozen|20101209060720|Wikipedia:Bounty board|looked}} at 06:07, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
-* If anyone has a couple of test cases, I think I can add this into one of my existing tools. [[User talk:Δ|ΔT <sub><sup><font color="darkred">The only constant</font></sup></sub>]] 16:42, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
-**[http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Albania%E2%80%93Serbia_relations&action=historysubmit&diff=396538584&oldid=393928823 one example]. [[User talk:Δ|ΔT <sub><sup><font color="darkred">The only constant</font></sup></sub>]] 17:15, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
-:::I'm doing this finally. Done with all the backend stuff (requesting backups, monitoring feed). All I need to do is work on the bit that puts the link in the article and I'll be good to go.[[User:Tim1357|<font color="Blue" face="Arial" >Tim]]</font><font color="Red" face="Optima" >[[Special:Contributions/Tim1357|1357]]</font> <sup><font face="Times new roman" size = 2 >[[User talk:Tim1357|talk]]</font></sup> 07:44, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
-*[[tools:~betacommand/webcite.html]] [[User talk:Δ|ΔT <sub><sup><font color="darkred">The only constant</font></sup></sub>]] 16:22, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
-*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_External_links/Webcitebot2
-*http://www.webcitation.org/faq
-:<strike>Note:  I have just returned to Wikipedia and hope to have the original WebCiteBOT back up and running within the next few days unless people object to me doing so [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_External_links/Webcitebot2#Original_WebCiteBOT_is_back|here]] --[[User:ThaddeusB|ThaddeusB]] ([[User talk:ThaddeusB|talk]]) 23:33, 22 February 2011 (UTC)</strike>
-After a '''very''' long absence, I am back and have restarted the bot.  Initial tests are now underway.  I will post another update when the bot is running full time. --[[User:ThaddeusB|ThaddeusB]] ([[User talk:ThaddeusB|talk]]) 01:15, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
-:It may be worth mentioning that webcitation.org seems to be having some fundraising troubles.  See their page [http://webcitation.org here].  --[[User:Jackson Peebles|Jackson Peebles]] ([[User talk:Jackson Peebles|talk]]) 04:33, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
-== Expired and claimed bounties ==
 See [[Wikipedia:Bounty board/Expired and claimed bounties]]
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