# Building Community Through Compensated Contributions

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-community-through-compensated-contributions/392686
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [January 2, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-community-through-compensated-contributions/392686 "2026-01-02T22:52:04Z")
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### Author: ![westes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/westes/32/535721_2.png) [@westes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/westes)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-community-through-compensated-contributions/392686/48 "2026-01-16T03:02:02Z")

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> [@Ed\_S](#):
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> In my opinion, debating whether or not the feature is worth having isn’t getting anywhere - opinions differ, and always will.

Probably that is right.

> [@Ed\_S](#):
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> It seems to me that the next step would be to request a plugin, perhaps as a paid piece of work. If someone wants the facility, let them pay for it.

Can someone expand on what might be possible with a plugin? The feature I am imagining would require an extra button on every post, and it might require several additional user interfaces for someone to explore their “points” status. There is also a business process behind payouts that would need some serious thought.

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