Points Formula - How to Earn Points

I saw several people asking in various places about how to earn points.  They are a little more complicated than gold coins.  You need points to gain a higher user group and permissions.  It is explained but only in Chinese so here is a rough translation.

You get 0.1 points per post - for example thanking an uploader or admiring someone's finished project.  

You earn 0.26 points for every topic/new thread you create.  Remember you can't just randomly start a thread for no reason to earn points.  Creating spam threads will get you in trouble.

You earn 5 points for choose digest thread .  
You also earn 1.5 points for every hour you spend on the site.

I hope this helps.

Jane





Add post (2017-4-26 18:40):
"Choose Digest" If your pattern is special or hard to find a moderator may choose your pattern.  Other places use Collection and Digest interchangeable.  You don't get points for member's collections.

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2017-5-25 06:06
i see that some people in order to get points only comment threads like saying "thanks for the share ...

What if people are here to share patterns but the patterns they own are already on the site ?
, i have uploaded many patterns but i understand there are people around the World that cannot afford patterns, or do not have access to the patterns they love .
This is a fun site , why bring negativity?

coffee-holic

i see that some people in order to get points only comment threads like saying "thanks for the share" but never downloading attachments.  seems a bit unfair, because i never do that, i suppose it's some sort of cheating, just saying. and i totally understand, that IF this behavior could be monitored, it would a very time-consuming task...

Imme1

I've been on the site for many many hrs over the last cpl wks commenting, and downloading a ton.  At first I noticed my points going up but the last few days I've barely gotten any.  Today alone I was known the site for 5hrs and 6 of my patterns were approved but my points only went up by 2........

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2017-6-2 11:27
What if people are here to share patterns but the patterns they own are already on the site ?
, i  ...

i'm sorry that my humble opinion made you see negativity. it's a fun site, i agree, and i have a lot to contribute to its collection

TeagansMommom

Thanks so much Janeknits, for sharing this breakdown with us. I've been trying to work it out in my head, by watching my posts, replies, etc., against my credits as I'm earning them, but it never seemed to calculate out, the same way twice.

Kind Regards,
Vicki

TheKnitter

Thank you for the breakdown on how to earn points.  I've been on the site for quite a long time and just now reached DIY2.  I guess being more active with posts is the key to advancing.

Picxie

thank you for this. I could work out how to earn coins but was a bit confused about the points. Take part = get rewards! got it

alexandriaweb

Oh that makes so much more sense, I thought it was something to do with daily logins! Thank you for this.

ndevia

Thanks for the info! It's really useful

MadCat

Thanks for sharing this useful information. I appreciate it.

Scarlett50

Thank you for sharing!!!!!!!! :loveliness::loveliness::loveliness:

rita1971

Muito obrigada, thank you so much!!!

charline1

Merci beaucoup pour les informations

xuer

Thank you for sharing!!!!!!!!

Romacaor

Thanks for sharing this useful information. I appreciate it.

32874

thanks for sharing