[Python-ideas] Contribution Reward System

2016-11-21 Thread andreas
Hi, I was thinking if a reward system for contributions would add motivation to those who want to contribute. Something in the lines of a reputation system. This has been done before with success. Thanks ___ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@pyth

Re: [Python-ideas] Contribution Reward System

2016-11-21 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 06:52:06PM -0500, andreas wrote: > Hi, > > I was thinking if a reward system for contributions would add motivation > to those who want to contribute. Or, it could destroy the motivation of those who want to contribute for the love of the language and a desire to give bac

Re: [Python-ideas] Contribution Reward System

2016-11-21 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
Hi Andreas, we already have such a system. The awards are collectively called Python Community Awards; they come at different levels and are granted by the PSF: https://www.python.org/community/awards/ The CSAs are probably the ones you are thinking about: https://www.python.org/community/award

[Python-ideas] Contribution Reward System

2016-11-21 Thread Stephen J. Turnbull
andreas writes: > I was thinking if a reward system for contributions would add > motivation to those who want to contribute. > > Something in the lines of a reputation system. I think if you look at the number of patches sitting on the tracker waiting to be reviewed, you'll see that we have