Abstract: A quantitative method of compensating contributors of digital content to an interactive online repository of digital content. The method includes receiving from a user a contribution of digital content. The method also includes assigning an initial point award to the user contribution an initial point award, imposing a vesting schedule on the initial point award, reviewing, by at least one of at least one editor and other users (peer review) of the digital content to determine ratings of the quality, suitability and appropriateness of the initial point award, vesting an increment of the point award, thereby making it available for conversion, converting, either by rule or upon user request of the points into things of value and withdrawing by the user of the things of value.