Talk:Bounty (reward)

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[edit] Distinguish Bounty v Reward?

If we're going to redirect "reward" here, we should discuss the distinctions between "bounties" and "rewards." As it stands, this article is not only incomplete, but factually incorrect- technically, the sum of money offered for the capture of Saddam Hussein (or anyone else) is a reward, not a bounty. Generally speaking, a "reward" is a sum of money that is payable once, to one person who accomplishes the requested task (capturing a fugitive, finding a bicycle), whereas a "bounty" is a sum of money offered to a number of people, each of whom accomplish the requested task (killing dangerous animals, growing certain crops). The legal encyclopedia at Answers.com is a good place to start. Also, I'm aware that this distinction is not always as clear as I'm making it out to be, particularly in the vernacular. Anyone else have time to fix this up? QuixoticKate 16:14, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Furthermore, the Microsoft program issues rewards, not bounties, as money is only offered for the creators of certain particular viruses.[1] QuixoticKate 20:06, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

I suggest merging this article with "Reward". Why not? rewinn 06:23, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Did you actually read my comments? They already are merged, in the sense that there is no separate article for reward and that page redirects here, but there is a semantic distinction to be made between them, and rewards are not discussed at all in the "bounty" article. (This is also obvious from the note at the top of the article indicating that "Reward" redircts here.)QuixoticKate 20:07, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mutiny on the Bounty

Also, unless we find some sources for the Mutiny on the Bounty blurb, it should be deleted. As it stands, it looks like an urban legend. QuixoticKate 16:16, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

I've deleted the urban legend since it's unsourced and ... it's just funny to follow such an unlikely tale with the Middle English origin of the word which is almost identical to modern usage. rewinn 06:23, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gitmo

I changed a sentence for being politically motivated and because I thought it was unsourced (since the citation was placed before the comma in the sentence, instead of at the end). Specifically I removed everything after the first comma from

Bounty hunters provided most of the prisoners held in Guantánamo Bay detainment camp[3], most of whom were later released or are slated for release, after having been cleared of any wrongdoing.

concerning the Guantanamo prisoners. After quickly skimming the article, Ive decided the entire sentences may in fact be supported by the article. Nevertheless, I am choosing to keep my changes, as I still think that the comment was politically motivated and is not relevant to the article. Please let me know if you disagree. Njerseyguy 04:32, 3 April 2007 (UTC)