Here was the idea, superburban, and others.
We never offered incentives other than POTM, and that only recently pays $50.
It takes a heck of a lot of work to document a project. And time.
The photos cost money to do.
Videos cost money and time to do -- few people post to our video library:
https://www.hobby-machinist.com/gallery/categories/member-video-channels.6/
I wanted to acknowledge those of you who bust your asses to do the work, and spend the time and money.
How can we do that effectively, is the question.
People like gift cards (I love them) to buy more tools and do more projects.
(I now only use credit cards that give me points to get gift cards with from Amazon and Lowes)
So I figured if we rewarded people for their effort, and time, and money, that would be appreciated.
The money we collect in memberships pays bills, but any we have left over can reward people who post great projects.
It could become a self-perpetuating thing, perhaps. Perhaps not. I wanted to talk about giving it a shot.
No one makes an add-on that will give a special prize or avatar to someone who does especially good work on the forum.
All they have are online prizes for numbers of posts. That isn't what we want.
Perhaps I can have someone create this type of addon, if we can afford it.
The addon would put a micrometer on your avatar. Or award a free or extended membership.
I just want to reward you guys for the great work you do here.