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In August 2024, bg3.wiki decided to begin serving ads. Part of the justification was that all significant contributors up to that point would be offered a share.
In August 2024, bg3.wiki decided to begin serving ads. Part of the justification was that all significant contributors up to that point would be offered a share.


To apply for your share, please follow the below steps. Further, this page explains the Terms of Agreement; please read carefully until the end.
To apply for your share, please read the following Terms of Agreement and then proceed to the application form below.


== Payment Application Email ==
== Terms of Agreement ==
 
By submitting the Payment Application form linked below, you agree to the following terms.


First, make sure there is an email address configured in your bg3.wiki user preferences: [[Special:Preferences]]
This is an agreement between you and the owner of the website bg3.wiki, '''WikiWiz UG (haftungsbeschränkt)''', hereby referred to as WikiWiz.


Then, '''from that same email address''', send an email as follows.
=== Re-licensing of past contributions ===


To: '''bg3.community.wiki+payment@gmail.com'''
You agree to the re-licensing of all your past contributions to bg3.wiki under the dual-licensing model '''CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 + CC BY-SA 4.0''' as explained in [[bg3wiki:Copyrights|Copyrights]].


Subject: '''Payment Application: [USERNAME]'''
This means the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-NC-SA 4.0] license on contributions remains in effect. In addition, your contributions may also become available under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0] license.


Contents:
=== Payment amount ===


1. Username: '''[USERNAME]'''
WikiWiz will pay you an amount depending on the ad revenue of the website bg3.wiki and the significance of your contributions to bg3.wiki.
2. Legal name: '''[LEGAL NAME]'''
3. Payment method: '''["SEPA" or "PayPal"]'''
4. IBAN for SEPA, or PayPal account: '''[IBAN or PAYPAL ACCOUNT]'''
I've read and agree to the Terms of Agreement as explained here: https://bg3.wiki/wiki/bg3wiki:Payment


Please copy/paste the email address, subject line, and contents exactly as above, for ease of automated processing.
Depending on the significance of your contributions, as judged by WikiWiz, you will be allocated to one of several Brackets. Members of each Bracket are entitled to a certain portion of the ad revenue generated from the display of advertisement on bg3.wiki during the months from August 2024 up to and including November 2026. The portion you are entitled to is calculated as follows.


Some details about the required fields are explained in the following.
At the end of each month, a flat sum of 6,000 EUR is deducted from ad revenue of that month, to be put aside for business expenses. The remainder is added to a shared pool, referred to as the Surplus Revenue. Depending on which Bracket you fall into, you will be entitled to a certain percentage of this Surplus Revenue.


=== Username ===
The percentage you are entitled to will be notified to you per email after you submit your Payment Application. Should you be unhappy with your share, see Cancellation.


The username in the subject line and main contents of the email must be the bg3.wiki username that you used for the edits which you're requesting payment for.
=== Payment conditions ===


If you've edited the wiki with multiple accounts, '''please only apply once for payment''' and notify me of the second account via a separate email or a message on Discord.
WikiWiz will grant you payouts from the aforementioned Surplus Revenue twice per year, beginning in 2025.


The email address from which you're sending the application must be registered as the email address for that account. See: [[Special:Preferences]]
Invoices addressed from you to WikiWiz will be created on your behalf by WikiWiz every December and June. The first invoice will be created in December 2024, representing your share of the Surplus Revenue that has accumulated from the months up to and including November 2024.


=== Legal name ===
Each subsequent invoice will represent your share of the Surplus Revenue that has accumulated over the subsequent 6-month period. For example, the June 2025 invoice will represent the sum of your shares from the months December 2024 up to and including May 2025. The last invoice will be created in December 2026.


A legal name is unfortunately required, since I'm obligated by German trade and tax law to be able to prove where I'm making payments.
If your Payment Application is not filed at least 14 days before the end of a month in which an invoice would be created, then WikiWiz will instead create that invoice within 60 days after the filing of your Application. For example, if you submit the Payment Application on January 10, 2025, then the invoice you would have received in December 2024 will instead be created no later than March 11, 2025.


=== Payment method ===
Invoices will be paid within 60 days after the creation of the invoice. During each payment, WikiWiz may deduct an amount to cover part or all of the transfer fees.


'''Please choose SEPA if possible!'''
=== Cancellation ===


==== SEPA ====
You have a right to cancel this Agreement before receiving your first payment, but not after that. However, if you already receive your first payment within 14 days after receiving the email notifying you of your percentage share of the Surplus Revenue, then you have a right to refund that payment and cancel.


If you reside in a country that supports [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Euro_Payments_Area SEPA], please choose this method, because the costs are extremely low and I will cover them.
The cancellation must be sent in writing via email to '''bg3.community.wiki@gmail.com''' and sent from the same email address that was entered in the Payment Application form.


In this case, you must provide the IBAN of the bank account to which you would like to receive the payment.
== Non-legally-binding notes ==


==== PayPal ====
The following are clarifications in lay terms, and not legally binding.


PayPal takes a fee equivalent to 2% of the money sent.
I'll try to pay the invoices faster than 60 days. That's just the legally binding deadline I'm setting for myself. Same for the 60-day deadline for creating invoices.


This sounds like a small amount, but adds up to large numbers if you consider the total amount of money being transferred. For example, if the amount of PayPal transfers I make for one month, to various people, were to total 10,000 EUR, I would be paying 200 EUR in fees for that month. That would be 2,400 EUR paid by me in one year.
Regarding the 6,000 EUR set aside each month: This consists mostly of my salary, which is a "business expense" of my company from a legal perspective. Note that I'll be paying income tax, social security, etc. from that. I will ''not'' be receiving anything remotely close to 6,000 EUR net per month.


For this reason, recipients choosing PayPal will only receive '''99%''' of the amount they would have otherwise received.
The original plan was to distribute up to 60% of the ''total'' earnings, but that would get me into financial trouble if the earnings drop so low that the remaining 40% is too little. As such, there's going to be a flat deduction from the earnings to ensure a baseline of personal income for myself, plus the ability to cover actual business expenses.


''(This is approximately equivalent to splitting the fee 50/50 between us. The exact details: You receive 1% less, I pay 0.98% more, and PayPal receives 0.02% less due to the lower transfer amount.)''
From what remains after that deduction, a portion will be distributed to the contributors. I'm thinking up to 75%, because based on the current monthly revenue, that comes out to about the same thing as the "up to 60% of total" that was originally planned. The remaining 25% will stay in the company for future use, like if I want to expand operations to other venues due to a shrinkage of the BG3 player-base.


Please note that receiving money via PayPal reveals the name of the recipient to the sender.
== Payment Application ==


=== Example Email ===
''Before proceeding, make sure there is an email address configured in your bg3.wiki user preferences: [[Special:Preferences]]''


Here's a filled-out example email for Jane Doe, a fictitious editor.
By submitting the Payment Application form linked below, you confirm that you've read and agree to the Terms of Agreement above.


From: jane.doe@example.org
[https://bg3.wiki/payment/apply.html Payment Application]
To: bg3.community.wiki+payment@gmail.com
Subject: Payment Application: Jane93
1. Username: Jane93
2. Legal name: Jane Doe
3. Payment method: SEPA
4. IBAN for SEPA, or PayPal account: DE08500211202366464222
I've read and agree to the Terms of Agreement as explained here: https://bg3.wiki/wiki/bg3wiki:Payment


== Terms of Agreement ==
Some further details about the required fields are explained in the following.


By sending the Payment Application Email as instructed above, you agree to the following terms.
=== Username ===


This is an agreement between you and the owner of the website bg3.wiki: The German LLC "WikiWiz UG (haftungsbeschränkt)" hereby referred to as WikiWiz.
The username must be the bg3.wiki username that you used for the edits which you're requesting payment for.


=== Re-licensing of past contributions ===
If you've edited the wiki with multiple accounts, '''please only apply once for payment''' and notify me of the second account via a separate email or a message on Discord.


You agree to the re-licensing of all your past contributions to bg3.wiki under the dual-licensing model '''CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 + CC BY-SA 4.0'''.
=== Email ===


This means the existing [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-NC-SA 4.0] license that already applies to your contributions remains in effect. But in addition, your contributions also become available to the public under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0] license.
The email address must be configured as the email address for the corresponding bg3.wiki account. There will be a further confirmation step. '''(TODO)'''


Please see [[bg3wiki:Copyrights]] for the details of how this arrangement works with regard to copyrighted material composed by multiple editors.
=== Legal name ===


=== Payment amount ===
A legal name is unfortunately required, since I'm obligated by German trade and tax law to be able to prove where I'm making payments.


WikiWiz will pay you an amount of money depending on the monthly ad revenue of the website bg3.wiki and the significance of your contributions to bg3.wiki.
=== Payment methods ===


Depending on the significance of your contributions as judged by WikiWiz, you will be allocated to one of several brackets. Members of each bracket are entitled to a certain portion of bg3.wiki's monthly ad revenue up to and including November 2026.
'''If your country supports SEPA, please fill in the IBAN for SEPA and leave the rest blank.'''


Each month, a flat sum of 6,000 EUR will be deducted from the bg3.wiki ad revenue, to be put aside for business expenses. The portion of earnings you are entitled to, based on which bracket you fall into, will be a percentage of the remainder after this deduction.
In other cases, feel free to fill in the details of multiple payment methods, as their fees can vary and I will choose what's best at the time of payment.


The exact percentage share will be notified to you per email as a response to the Payment Application Email. Should you be unhappy with your share, see Cancellation.
==== SEPA ====


=== Payment conditions ===
If you reside in a country that supports [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Euro_Payments_Area SEPA], please choose this method, because the costs are extremely low and I will cover them.


You will receive periodic payments for your monthly shares accumulated over 6-month periods. Invoices will be created on your behalf every December and June.
In this case, you must provide the IBAN of the bank account to which you would like to receive the payment. (Note that having an IBAN doesn't mean your bank supports SEPA. But if it does support SEPA, you will definitely have an IBAN.)


The first invoice will be created in December 2024, representing the sum of your shares up to and including November 2024. Each subsequent invoice will represent the subsequent 6-month period. For example, the June 2025 invoice will represent the sum of your shares from December 2024 up to and including May 2025. The last invoice will be created in December 2026 and represent the remainder of your shares ending with November 2026.
=== Wise ===


The payment for each corresponding invoice will be made no later than 60 days after the creation of the invoice.
This is a fair option if SEPA isn't possible. The transfer fees are acceptable and proper exchange rates are used.


=== Cancellation ===
Creating a Wise account should be free of charge for private individuals, and you should be able to transfer received funds to your bank account at no or little cost.


You have a right to cancel this Agreement before receiving your first payment, but not after that.
==== PayPal ====


The cancellation must be sent in writing via email, and sent from the same email address as the Payment Application Email.
PayPal applies a significant margin to the exchange rate, leading to exorbitant fees on large transactions. Avoid it if you're a major contributor!


== Non-legally-binding notes ==
If you're a smaller contributor, or you're fine with PayPal taking a significant cut due to the convenience it provides, it's fine to use.


The following are clarifications to the above agreement in lay terms and are not legally binding.
==== Wire transfer ====


I'll try to pay the invoices faster than 60 days. That's just the legally binding deadline I'm setting for myself.
This is similar to Wise in terms of fees and exchange rate. But I will need more personal details. All the fields must be filled.


Regarding the 6,000 EUR set aside each month: This consists mainly of my salary (also a "business expense" from a legal perspective) since this is my job now.
For major contributors, this is the best option after SEPA in terms of fees. For smaller contributors, Wise and PayPal may be better.


The original plan was to distribute up to 60% of the ''total'' earnings, but that would get me into financial trouble if the earnings ever drop to a low point such that the remaining 40% aren't enough. As such, there's going to be a flat deduction from the earnings to ensure a baseline of personal income for myself plus the ability to cover actual business expenses of the company.
==== Other ====


From what remains after that deduction, a ''portion'' (not all) will be distributed to the contributors. I'm thinking about 75%, because based on the current monthly revenue that comes out to about the same thing as the "60% of total" that was originally planned. The remaining 25% of those profits will stay in the company for future use, like if I want to expand operations to other venues due to a shrinkage of the BG3 player-base.
If none of the options seem good for you, talk to me and we'll work something out. For example, Western Union is also a possibility.

Revision as of 20:21, 14 November 2024

DRAFT

In August 2024, bg3.wiki decided to begin serving ads. Part of the justification was that all significant contributors up to that point would be offered a share.

To apply for your share, please read the following Terms of Agreement and then proceed to the application form below.

Terms of Agreement

By submitting the Payment Application form linked below, you agree to the following terms.

This is an agreement between you and the owner of the website bg3.wiki, WikiWiz UG (haftungsbeschränkt), hereby referred to as WikiWiz.

Re-licensing of past contributions

You agree to the re-licensing of all your past contributions to bg3.wiki under the dual-licensing model CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 + CC BY-SA 4.0 as explained in Copyrights.

This means the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license on contributions remains in effect. In addition, your contributions may also become available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Payment amount

WikiWiz will pay you an amount depending on the ad revenue of the website bg3.wiki and the significance of your contributions to bg3.wiki.

Depending on the significance of your contributions, as judged by WikiWiz, you will be allocated to one of several Brackets. Members of each Bracket are entitled to a certain portion of the ad revenue generated from the display of advertisement on bg3.wiki during the months from August 2024 up to and including November 2026. The portion you are entitled to is calculated as follows.

At the end of each month, a flat sum of 6,000 EUR is deducted from ad revenue of that month, to be put aside for business expenses. The remainder is added to a shared pool, referred to as the Surplus Revenue. Depending on which Bracket you fall into, you will be entitled to a certain percentage of this Surplus Revenue.

The percentage you are entitled to will be notified to you per email after you submit your Payment Application. Should you be unhappy with your share, see Cancellation.

Payment conditions

WikiWiz will grant you payouts from the aforementioned Surplus Revenue twice per year, beginning in 2025.

Invoices addressed from you to WikiWiz will be created on your behalf by WikiWiz every December and June. The first invoice will be created in December 2024, representing your share of the Surplus Revenue that has accumulated from the months up to and including November 2024.

Each subsequent invoice will represent your share of the Surplus Revenue that has accumulated over the subsequent 6-month period. For example, the June 2025 invoice will represent the sum of your shares from the months December 2024 up to and including May 2025. The last invoice will be created in December 2026.

If your Payment Application is not filed at least 14 days before the end of a month in which an invoice would be created, then WikiWiz will instead create that invoice within 60 days after the filing of your Application. For example, if you submit the Payment Application on January 10, 2025, then the invoice you would have received in December 2024 will instead be created no later than March 11, 2025.

Invoices will be paid within 60 days after the creation of the invoice. During each payment, WikiWiz may deduct an amount to cover part or all of the transfer fees.

Cancellation

You have a right to cancel this Agreement before receiving your first payment, but not after that. However, if you already receive your first payment within 14 days after receiving the email notifying you of your percentage share of the Surplus Revenue, then you have a right to refund that payment and cancel.

The cancellation must be sent in writing via email to bg3.community.wiki@gmail.com and sent from the same email address that was entered in the Payment Application form.

Non-legally-binding notes

The following are clarifications in lay terms, and not legally binding.

I'll try to pay the invoices faster than 60 days. That's just the legally binding deadline I'm setting for myself. Same for the 60-day deadline for creating invoices.

Regarding the 6,000 EUR set aside each month: This consists mostly of my salary, which is a "business expense" of my company from a legal perspective. Note that I'll be paying income tax, social security, etc. from that. I will not be receiving anything remotely close to 6,000 EUR net per month.

The original plan was to distribute up to 60% of the total earnings, but that would get me into financial trouble if the earnings drop so low that the remaining 40% is too little. As such, there's going to be a flat deduction from the earnings to ensure a baseline of personal income for myself, plus the ability to cover actual business expenses.

From what remains after that deduction, a portion will be distributed to the contributors. I'm thinking up to 75%, because based on the current monthly revenue, that comes out to about the same thing as the "up to 60% of total" that was originally planned. The remaining 25% will stay in the company for future use, like if I want to expand operations to other venues due to a shrinkage of the BG3 player-base.

Payment Application

Before proceeding, make sure there is an email address configured in your bg3.wiki user preferences: Special:Preferences

By submitting the Payment Application form linked below, you confirm that you've read and agree to the Terms of Agreement above.

Payment Application

Some further details about the required fields are explained in the following.

Username

The username must be the bg3.wiki username that you used for the edits which you're requesting payment for.

If you've edited the wiki with multiple accounts, please only apply once for payment and notify me of the second account via a separate email or a message on Discord.

Email

The email address must be configured as the email address for the corresponding bg3.wiki account. There will be a further confirmation step. (TODO)

Legal name

A legal name is unfortunately required, since I'm obligated by German trade and tax law to be able to prove where I'm making payments.

Payment methods

If your country supports SEPA, please fill in the IBAN for SEPA and leave the rest blank.

In other cases, feel free to fill in the details of multiple payment methods, as their fees can vary and I will choose what's best at the time of payment.

SEPA

If you reside in a country that supports SEPA, please choose this method, because the costs are extremely low and I will cover them.

In this case, you must provide the IBAN of the bank account to which you would like to receive the payment. (Note that having an IBAN doesn't mean your bank supports SEPA. But if it does support SEPA, you will definitely have an IBAN.)

Wise

This is a fair option if SEPA isn't possible. The transfer fees are acceptable and proper exchange rates are used.

Creating a Wise account should be free of charge for private individuals, and you should be able to transfer received funds to your bank account at no or little cost.

PayPal

PayPal applies a significant margin to the exchange rate, leading to exorbitant fees on large transactions. Avoid it if you're a major contributor!

If you're a smaller contributor, or you're fine with PayPal taking a significant cut due to the convenience it provides, it's fine to use.

Wire transfer

This is similar to Wise in terms of fees and exchange rate. But I will need more personal details. All the fields must be filled.

For major contributors, this is the best option after SEPA in terms of fees. For smaller contributors, Wise and PayPal may be better.

Other

If none of the options seem good for you, talk to me and we'll work something out. For example, Western Union is also a possibility.

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