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From: Auli <auli@bellsouth.net>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 16:01:44 -0400
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Organization: Kanga.Nu
rayzam wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Mihaly" <the_logos@achaea.com>
> To: <mud-dev@kanga.nu>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 5:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] business models
>> That's interesting. One wonders if they're worried about being
>> sued. Some might say (not me actually) that paying volunteers makes
>> them employees who are being paid less than minimum wage.
> In theory, would this be similar to contract work? You can do
> contract work without determining an hourly rate, just can't set a
> quota of hours online a month...
The Realm used to pay its volunteers as well, no idea if they still
do. They called the payment a 'stipend' intended to cover the cost of
Internet access, office supplies, and computer maintenance. I believe
at the time (around two years ago) it was around $120 a month.
Dwayne A. Hall
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