# Can money be the only moderator of a forum?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-money-be-the-only-moderator-of-a-forum/410209
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [August 17, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-money-be-the-only-moderator-of-a-forum/410209 "2026-08-17T13:03:40Z")
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### Author: ![Andrew\_Rowe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/andrew_rowe/32/445877_2.png) [@Andrew\_Rowe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andrew_Rowe)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-money-be-the-only-moderator-of-a-forum/410209/5 "2026-08-17T13:20:23Z")

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> [@nickdb](#):
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> There is little that gets better by using money as a motivator.

What if it was not ‘real’ money? Hang with me here for a second…

> [@scoresby](#):
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> - **Community reward pool divided among most “valuable” users**

so the ‘money’ is reciprocal

it is ‘paid’ back, not just by authors but voters

> [@NateDhaliwal](#):
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> certainly new and unprecedented

yeah new ideas are worth exploring

> [@NateDhaliwal](#):
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> what currency would this be in?

topic bucks of course 🤣

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