Updates to the Community Points System Planned for May 1
The points assigned to scenarios that exist in the community that reward users for participation will be updated on May 1, 2017. The update is aimed at providing an enhanced balance for the different levels of activity inside the community.
The following table provides the details of the changes:
ACTIVITY | Current Point System | Modified Point System Starting May 1 |
Post a correct answer to a question | 5 | 7 |
Upload a video | 3 | 5 |
Create a blog post | 2 | 5 |
Create a document | 1 | 5 |
Post a helpful response | 2 | 4 |
Have someone like something you posted | 3 | 3 |
Reply to a discussion | 1 | 2 |
Have someone follow you | 0 | 2 |
Create a poll | 1 | 1 |
Have someone like your status update | 1 | 1 |
Create a discussion | 0 | 1 |
Comment on any content | 0 | 1 |
Follow another user | 0 | 1 |
Create an idea | 1 | 0 |
Comment on an idea | 1 | 0 |
Create a custom stream | 1 | 0 |
Vote on an idea | 1 | 0 |
The changes will not impact existing points. They will only impact the points earned for activities that users engage in once the changes are live on May 1.