What is the meaning of the “Post Points” at the bottom of each forum post? How are they calculated?
I have wondered that also
The formula for post points is known only by the shadow mystics of the Mises Institute, and it is said that those who have many post points are favored by the spirits!
Yeah I’ve been wondering that too. What is the meaning behind the point system?
Once you get a certain number of points, you get to run the Mises Institute for a day. I’ve been secretly running it since September 2008. lmao
You get points for starting a thread or making a post. If you reply to a post, the replied post get more points. You might get bonus points for being selected as an answer to a question.
I think it is supposed to be tied to an incentive system, but Mises.org doesn’t do anything in particular with it. People who average more than 15 points per post generally keep conversation going.
Considering what the fastest growing conversations have been about, that’s not necessarily a good thing.
Nothing specific, but it helps to catch spammers and recognize “MVPs” and other future honors and privileges we may bestow.
Post Factor 5
Enter the amount each post will be worth. Reply Factor 15
Enter the amount each reply will be worth for the original post. Replier Factor 0
Enter the amount each unique replier will be worth for the original post. Additional replies to the same post from the same replier are not included in calculation. Verified Answer Factor 20
Enter the amount a user will receive for having a reply verified as the answer. Rating Factor 6
Enter the amount each rating will be worth for the rated post. Download Factor 0
Enter the amount each download will be worth for the original post. Downloader Factor 5
Enter the amount each unique downloader will be worth for the original post. Additional downloads of the same post from the same downloader are not included in calculation. Favorite Post Factor 25
Enter the amount each post will receive for being selected as a favorite. Favorite User (Friend) Factor 100
Enter the amount each user will receive for being selected as a favorite/friend. Rater Factor 1
Enter the amount each rating will be worth for the rater. Wiki Comments 5
Enter the amount of points a user receives for adding a comment to a wiki article. Wiki Edits 20
Enter the amount of points a user receives for editing a page in the wiki. New Page 40
Enter the amount of points a user receives for publishing a new page to the wiki.
lol