[On Compensation]

Some people may be better brought into the fold with monetary compensation, and even those who enjoy their positions may be more likely to stay around and stay active.  People can enjoy the game and even enjoy politics without an official position, this is an incentive to actually do work.  Many will do it for free, but having more people helping out can only make things better.  More people means work can get done, which means less goes undone.

I tend to think overall quality goes downhill when you start doing compensation because people start feeling entitled to their compensation.

[On Compensation]

"They don't do so to earn a living, they do it to help their fellow members or they do it for power or for enjoyment (politics can be intriguing). Whatever the reason though, compensation can still play a role and can perhaps encourage better work and more activity."

 

Their political enjoyment, power, etc. is their compensation.