User:Awymer/Kickstarter

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 * 9/24 added reference section

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The lead section and summary is lacking and I believe needs some additional detail. It is a bit short in length and lacking specific information. I will be focusing my improvements for this wikipedia page in this section. Kickstarter is an American public benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity. The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative projects to life". In becoming a Public Benefit Corporation, Kickstarter makes executive decisions that will benefit the public as a whole instead of the owners and investors bank accounts. As of July 2021, Kickstarter has received nearly $6 billion in pledges from 20 million backers to fund 205,000 projects, such as films, music, stage shows, comics, journalism, video games, technology, publishing, and food-related projects. The well-known card game Cards Against Humanity is a successful example of a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. Their fees for service consist of 8-10% total if the campaign is successful. If the campaign is not successful, there are no fees associated. In starting a campaign or project, an amount and/or deadline is decided on in order to track its progress.

People who back Kickstarter projects are offered tangible rewards or experiences in exchange for their pledges. This model traces its roots to subscription model of arts patronage, where artists would go directly to their audiences to fund their work. Kickstarter has seen major success in both one-time successful campaigns but also repeat success using the crowdfunding platform. Successful campaigns and individuals have also been nominated for awards such as Grammy’s and Oscar’s. Kickstarter has steadily made improvements over the years, including the more recent update to allow people to instantly launch projects without the need for an ‘approval’.

Article body
In reviewing the entire Kickstarter wikipedia page, I think the article body has some solid material. The article body information is concise and I do not see where it could use improvements at this time.