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Period	Start (UTC)	End (exclusive, UTC)	Mentions	Submissions	Comments
2013	2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	9	1	8
2014	2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	22	0	22
2015	2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	0	0	0
2016	2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	1	0	1
2017	2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	1	0	1
2018	2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	0	0	0
2019	2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	0	0	0
2020	2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	0	0	0
2021	2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2	0	2

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pessimizer·Jun 4, 2014

https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1493 is exactly what I was talking about:) edit: The Neo4j solution is really an ideal solution for automating some of this stuff. I beg you not to dismiss it out of hand because of lack of familiarity...

In Gittip, Year Two

whit537·Jun 4, 2014

Awesome, thanks! :D See http://shields.io/ for README badge. I've added a +1 for you to https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1145.

In Gittip, Year Two

whit537·Jun 4, 2014

It's a design decision, not a tax/regulatory issue. We've had one-off tipjars for decades and they haven't changed the game. My mortgage is recurring so my income needs to be recurring as well. We currently have an "Other Ways to Give" on your profile where you can link a bitcoin address or Venmo account. That's an outlet for one-offs. We may mix in first-class one-offs eventually but we're not in a rush. See https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/5.

In Gittip, Year Two

whit537·Jun 4, 2014

Did you know that Gittip and Shields are in cahoots? :-) http://blog.gittip.com/post/59396458675/gittip-has-acquired-... Re: stories, I've added a +1 for you to https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1074.

In Gittip, Year Two

whit537·Jun 4, 2014

Gittip is a site for multiple communities, not one single community, so I take it as a sign of strength that we do in fact have multiple communities using Gittip now. Think along the lines of PayPal or Twitter: they are a big tent. I've added a +1 for you to https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1074, because you're right that the homepage currently conflates the different communities that are using Gittip.

In Gittip, Year Two

whit537·Jun 4, 2014

Thanks for the feedback! Did you open https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/2455? It sounds similar. :-) I've added your homepage comment with a +1 to https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1074, and your other comments to https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1493.

In Gittip, Year Two

whit537·Jun 4, 2014

Thanks for the feedback! The reason we have leaderboards on the homepage in the first place is to quickly answer the question, "Is anyone actually making a living here?" I looked at Flattr and could not for the life of me answer that question. Now that the matter is established, I agree that it's time to change the homepage. I've added a +1 for you to https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1074. Re: Stories, see http://tomslee.net/2014/01/airbnb-stories.html for a counterargument.

In Gittip, Year Two

whit537·Jun 4, 2014

Thanks for the feedback! I've added a +1 w/ your comment re: the leaderboards to https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1074.

In Gittip, Year Two

whit537·Jun 4, 2014

Nice! Wanna help with https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1493? :-)

In Gittip, Year Two

whit537·Jun 4, 2014

I've added a +1 for you to https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1493. When we first launched we were opt-out, which turned out to be a big no-no. Backstory: https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/28.

In Gittip, Year Two

whit537·Jun 4, 2014

Thanks for the great feedback! :-) 1) No. 2) Historical accident. 3) Sounds like a +1 for https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1493? 4) I see Gittip as a marketplace that has to support both sides more or less equally. You are a generous person! I hope we can help you! :-)

In Gittip, Year Two

eswat·Jun 4, 2014

We can do payouts in Bitcoin currently, but it’s a manual process. We have an Issue on GitHub to remedy this to make it automated while making sure we do it right. Any help would be appreciated: https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1960

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whit537·Jun 4, 2014

Thanks! Want to join our marketing team? :-) One way or another, I've added your comments with a +1 to https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1074.

In Gittip, Year Two

whit537·Jun 4, 2014

Thanks for the recommendations! I've added a +1 for you to these tickets: "tip calculator" https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/11 "reach out to companies" https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/1149 For the spontaneous requests idea, we would need to implement one-time gifts first: https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/5

In Gittip, Year Two

whit537·Jun 4, 2014

Patreon took off because a) they've got domain expertise w/ YouTube in one co-founder, and b) they've got business expertise in the other co-founder. Re: YouTube. When your friends are YouTube micro-celebs, who are good at marketing themselves by definition, you're going to have an easier time getting a network effect going around a platform that depends on marketing oneself, than when your friends are open-source programmers, who as a rule are not good at marketing themselves. Re: Business. They identified a market need and are executing by the book. They built a prototype, with a standard skimming business model, raised some money, hired a team, danced with the tech press, and here we are. Here's where we tried approaching content creators: https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/737. I actually did a call with Jack and others r

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ight when Patreon launched. Key point he made is that content creators get pitches from companies all the time, so already being in that scene is a huge advantage. http://blog.gittip.com/post/51236581424/open-call-with-centu...

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