Sorry for posting this here, but I couldn't find another Forum subsection that was as suitable as the "General" tab, and I can't start my own General subsection.

I was wondering is there somwhere on the site that explains how you get Forum Points? I notice I have 50 but some people have over 1000!

Is there a trick to it or do you only get them for starting a thread of your own?

Thanks!

Space Monkey said:

Hi Space Monkey,

There is a sub-section called "Point reward system" or such when you register to the web site but they specifically mention not to ask  as Quote" it is secret and will remain secret" but I guess asking anyway can't hurt

Cheer

Ah, fair nuff.

Thank you for sharing your wisdom with me, Old Master! (Wow! I feel like I'm in an old kung fu movie!)

I don't know how it works either, but I think it is based on the substance of your posts and not your quantity. Either way, keep involved and keep posting. I leave reading all the ideas in these forums.

Uh oh.  Having asked about That Which Must Not Be Revealed, keep checking to make sure you don't begin to mysteriously lose points... until you just, well, disappear.....

Well, there are a few ways to gain points:

Each Friend is worh 1 point.

The first time your post in a section is worth 5 points. The first time you start a new thread in a section is worth 5 points.

You can occasionally get bonus points, for reasons unknown (that happened to me the other day, after I posted a comment on an article).

Some folks get bonus points. Don't know how or why.

FYI, at this point there is one person with over 10000 points. I have no idea how that happened. And it happened very recently.