On 16.08.2016 00:03, Aaron Wolf wrote: > On 08/10/2016 01:27 AM, mray wrote: >> >> >> On 09.08.2016 22:43, Aaron Wolf wrote: >>> On 08/09/2016 12:59 PM, Bryan Richter wrote: >>> >>>>> Also, I strongly support displaying it publicly that way "we only >>>>> charge >>>>> if the fee to processor is less than 10% of the total". >>>> >>>> I will admit that the argument about sudden fee changes is a bit weak. But >>>> I'm curious; what is the benefit to displaying a percentage that makes you >>>> strongly prefer it? I still think a level of indirection is a good thing. >>>> It almost always is in software. >>>> >>> >>> First, I like transparently displaying the actual policy. >>> >>> Second, the percentage can vary by processor. So, Dwolla takes no fee, >>> and thus there's no minimum charge when using Dwolla. But say there was >>> a processor that took a strict 5% fee — I guess we'd accept that at any >>> level if we felt it was okay to use (even though that would be higher >>> fee for medium and higher charges vs Stripe). But since this is all >>> post-MVP, we can ignore this point. >>> >>> The main reason is that people are actually used to seeing fees as >>> percentages. Most crowdfunding sites take a percentage fee (even though >>> that's unjustified — Kickstarter has no real justification besides "we >>> can" for taking a full 5% of a $10,000,000 project given that their >>> costs are about the same as for a $10,000 project. We can discuss the >>> merits of fixed amounts versus percentages, but percentage is the common >>> thing people are used to and compare. We use percentage in our own >>> charts at https://wiki.snowdrift.coop/market-research/other-crowdfunding >>> >>> I'll give some deference to Robert or others in the design area of this >>> though. >>> >>> >>> >> >> I support Michaels view of preferring percentage. >> We need to have a simple, clear agenda across all current or future >> payment processors. A plain dollar might be clearer for one service, but >> as soon as there are more it gets confusing. >> >> We should be able to promise: "Fees are never over 10%. Ever." >> That will always make sense and does not seem arbitrary. >> >> > > Where are we tracking design decisions like this so that we know what > the plan is once we get to implementing or even just mocking things up? > >
I don't know we are doing this at all. But you're right, we probably should do.
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