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DawgNation Points System Explained
UgaXforPresident
Posts: 275 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
I specialize in putting too much time into tasks that don't mean a whole lot. With that said, I have been reading speculation for a long time about the mysterious point system on this site, but nobody seems to know how it works. I decided to dive in and try to decipher it. Hopefully at least someone else gets some level of closure from this.
1 upvote = 1 point
1 spam or abuse = -1 point
"First Comment" Badge = 2 points
"10 Comments" Badge = 5 points
"100 Comments" Badge = 10 points
"500 Comments" Badge = 15 points
"1000 Comments" Badge = 20 points
"5000 Comments" Badge = 20 points
"10000 Comments" Badge = 40 points (note that only @WCDawg has achieved this, so more data points are needed to really be sure here)
"5 Up Vote" Badge = 5 points
"25 Up Vote" Badge = 5 points
"100 Up Vote" Badge = 10 points
"250 Up Vote" Badge = 25 points
"500 Up Vote" Badge = 50 points
"Name Dropper" Badge = 5 points (first time you @ someone in a post)
"Photogenic" Badge = 10 points (first time you upload a photo as your avatar)
"First Anniversary" Badge = 5 points
"Second Anniversary" Badge = 5 Points (likely 5 more for each anniversary, but I guess we'll see)
You are a Freshman immediately after making an account and graduate to new levels as you earn more points: Sophomore (50 points), Junior (100), Senior (500), Graduate (1000).
I do want to point out that there are some points I could not account for, but only for a handful of users. @swilkerson73 , @Bankwalker , @BojanglesInsider , @Kasey , and @JeffSentell all had between 8 and 44 points more than what would be found using the values listed above (there may be others, those were just ones i noted in my trial runs). I'm not sure what causes this, but I would venture a guess that points are instantly applied and upvotes are constantly tallied. Thus, points earned from upvotes on deleted posts count towards points total, but not to the upvote total. Other theories are welcomed.
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I have no clue. Still a mystery to me too but this is the most I’ve seen on it
I thought you guys said there wouldn’t be maths?
For all this work, I think you should automatically be bumped to "graduate."
UgaXforPresident… Thanks 4 splainiN'
I wonder if DawgNation staff might enlighten us? Or is it a mystery to them as well?
I know the OP was sarcasm...but in reality someone has to know. The system is calculating this stuff in real time, so there is a formula. Would be nice to know what it is.
Here's some math......119 hours and 47 minutes....
No sarcasm, this is the formula. I just added it up for your account and it works.
Interesting. You would think there would be "thread starter" points. That's how this place stays in business. Keep the thread count up by encouraging people to remain active.
I believe you get a point for ever thread you start.
I think the OP has pretty much hit it right.....and yes you do get a point for every thread you start
All that math. It’s like you mod the Tech board.
@UgaXforPresident has less than 200 posts. I have 400+ posts. We are both seniors. I don't get the points system. Was I redshirted?
You get "10" for that gif. Iffn you know what I mean.