'''Credits are earned by taking part and spent on things that are not worth real money.''' They buy cosmetics, a thread bump, a highlighted post and a tip to somebody who helped you. They buy nothing outside the community and they are not a currency.
'''Credits are not a subscription and they do not unlock Loopa Premium.''' Nothing about your health tracking depends on them.
== Earning ==
- Posting a thread, and replying to one.
- Your post being '''upvoted''' by somebody else. One vote per person per post.
- Having a reply marked '''best answer'''.
- A '''staff pick.'''
- Your '''first post of the day.'''
- '''Welcoming a new member''' by replying to their first thread.
- '''Reporting something''' that turns out to need action.
- '''Completing a course.'''
- '''Uploading a file''', and '''accepting a friend'''.
- '''Logging in''', and '''setting up two-factor authentication'''.
'''Every source has a daily cap.''' Once you hit a cap on one source that day, more of the same earns nothing. It is not an error and nothing tells you off; the intent is that credits reward taking part rather than reward volume.
Moderators and above earn at a multiplier.
== Spending ==
- '''Cosmetics''': a colored username, a profile border, an avatar frame.
- '''Changing your username.'''
- '''Bumping a thread''' back to the top.
- '''Highlighting a post.'''
- '''Sponsoring a thread''' for a number of hours.
- '''Gifting a download''' to somebody.
- '''Tipping''' a member whose post helped you.
Prices are shown in the app at the moment you spend, because they are set per community and can change.
== Tipping ==
A tip moves credits from you to another member, with an optional message.
There is a '''minimum''', a '''maximum per tip''' and a '''daily maximum''', and a small percentage is taken out of circulation rather than delivered. Gifting a download works the same way.
That percentage exists because credits are earned faster than they are spent. Without something removing them, the numbers grow until they mean nothing. See [[tipping|Tipping]].
== Who cannot earn ==
- An account that has been '''shadow-banned.'''
- An account below member level.
== Credits can be taken back ==
If the thing that earned credits is undone (a post deleted, a vote removed, a report overturned) the credits go with it. It is reversed against the same source rather than deducted from your balance at random, and it is recorded in your history.
== Related ==
- [[tipping|Tipping]]
- [[server-boosts|Server boosts]]
- [[file-exchange|File exchange]]
- [[karma-and-achievements|Karma and achievements]]
- [[xp-and-levels|XP and levels]]
- [[best-answers-and-helpful-votes|Best answers and helpful votes]]
[[Category:Community]]
'''Credits are earned by taking part and spent on things that are not worth real money.''' They buy cosmetics, a thread bump, a highlighted post and a tip to somebody who helped you. They buy nothing outside the community and they are not a currency. '''Credits are not a subscription and they do not unlock Loopa Premium.''' Nothing about your health tracking depends on them. == Earning == * Posting a thread, and replying to one. * Your post being '''upvoted''' by somebody else. One vote per person per post. * Having a reply marked '''best answer'''. * A '''staff pick.''' * Your '''first post of the day.''' * '''Welcoming a new member''' by replying to their first thread. * '''Reporting something''' that turns out to need action. * '''Completing a course.''' * '''Uploading a file''', and '''accepting a friend'''. * '''Logging in''', and '''setting up two-factor authentication'''. '''Every source has a daily cap.''' Once you hit a cap on one source that day, more of the same earns nothing. It is not an error and nothing tells you off; the intent is that credits reward taking part rather than reward volume. Moderators and above earn at a multiplier. == Spending == * '''Cosmetics''': a colored username, a profile border, an avatar frame. * '''Changing your username.''' * '''Bumping a thread''' back to the top. * '''Highlighting a post.''' * '''Sponsoring a thread''' for a number of hours. * '''Gifting a download''' to somebody. * '''Tipping''' a member whose post helped you. Prices are shown in the app at the moment you spend, because they are set per community and can change. == Tipping == A tip moves credits from you to another member, with an optional message. There is a '''minimum''', a '''maximum per tip''' and a '''daily maximum''', and a small percentage is taken out of circulation rather than delivered. Gifting a download works the same way. That percentage exists because credits are earned faster than they are spent. Without something removing them, the numbers grow until they mean nothing. See [[tipping|Tipping]]. == Who cannot earn == * An account that has been '''shadow-banned.''' * An account below member level. == Credits can be taken back == If the thing that earned credits is undone (a post deleted, a vote removed, a report overturned) the credits go with it. It is reversed against the same source rather than deducted from your balance at random, and it is recorded in your history. == Related == * [[tipping|Tipping]] * [[server-boosts|Server boosts]] * [[file-exchange|File exchange]] * [[karma-and-achievements|Karma and achievements]] * [[xp-and-levels|XP and levels]] * [[best-answers-and-helpful-votes|Best answers and helpful votes]] [[Category:Community]]
