Answer Questions, Win Prizes

March 19th, 2007 John Mark

We’ve introduced something new here at Hyperic. Every member of our community forums now has a tiny icon next to their user name. For Hyperic employees, it’s the “H” logo. For everyone else, you’ll see one of 6 icons, depending on how many points you’ve accumulated. This is part of our new rewards program, where you get credit for answering forum questions. And if you do something really special, like contribute a plugin, patch, or HOWTO document, we’ll assign you special bonus points… and you get a little gold star!! Ok, not really, unless you just really want one

So here’s how the points work - you get 5 points for a “helpful” answer, and you get 10 points for a “correct” answer. Note that whoever asks a question gets to pick which answers are helpful or correct, so you might want to be nice to those who ask questions. Those who qualify as special contributors get 25 points assigned per contribution, although we reserve the right to assign more to those contributions of the highest quality.

There are 6 levels to which you may aspire:

1. Newbie - 0 - 5 points
2. Rookie - 6 - 50 points
3. Pro - 51 - 250 points
4. Champion - 251 - 750 points
5. Expert - 751 - 2000 points
6. Guru - 2001 +

Swag rewards start at the “Champion” level - a newly designed t-shirt, not yet available in stores. You will always find the latest info in our rewards FAQ.

Enjoy,
John Mark

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