Your explanation doesn't make it sound any less flawed. Who's really paying for this? Would it be... me?

: Just to clarify, our study has several goals. We do want to create
: a wiki that can be used for continued study of online
: communities but can also provide a resource, and so in one sense
: we merely paying for content to get it off the ground. However,
: we will also be looking at the type of information users feel
: most compelled to contribute. This is the first part of a series
: of studies which will be looking at why users contribute certain
: kinds of information and not others. This research is funded by
: the National Science Foundation and has been approved by an
: Institutional Review Board, and the design and goals of this
: research has strong merit. I encourage your participation. Thank
: you.

: Jacob Solomon
: Research Assistant
: Department of Telecommunications, Information Studies and Media
: Michigan State University