Unfortunately this model doesn't seem to work. If you look at what's getting votes it's things like pictures of girls and kittens.

I think the problem here is that the introduction of payment changes the psychology from one of sharing information to one of maximizing income (gift Vs capital). In the latter mode of operation the quality of the information is a secondary concern.

Hopefully the small amounts we are dealing with makes it less worthwhile for spammers as well as not seem like a purely profit driven incentive. All things in moderation as they say.

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