The following table shows the unnormalized results to the question about reasons for contributing. These results were obtained merely by adding all responses on a 1-to-4 scale.
| Reason | Rank |
| Community | 1076 |
| Personal Growth | 1070 |
| Mutual Aid | 1001 |
| Gratitude | 975 |
| Support | 915 |
| Reputation | 833 |
| Enjoy Writing | 831 |
| Thrills | 808 |
The following table shows the normalized results to the question about reasons for contributing.
| Reason | Rank |
| Community | 51.0195478688075 |
| Personal Growth | 50.5705461116759 |
| Mutual Aid | 47.5001033690419 |
| Gratitude | 45.9913510648379 |
| Support | 42.924241512265 |
| Enjoy Writing | 39.2939872384575 |
| Reputation | 38.9060784706117 |
| Thrills | 37.7941443643026 |