bb
Thank you for finding it
broall. We have had an update made to the Rewards system. Actually 2:
1. We have introduced a new reward (I will make a separate post about this, this week) - get 5 Kudos for a post within 30 days and get 5 points. This reward is currently not limited, but I would expect we will limit it a certain number of times per post if we see that the reward is not properly motivating user behavior.
2. We have switched the "cool down" period for rewards from being on a 24 hour cycle to being "once-a-day" cycle that resets at 6 AM PST, so from now on, you could make a post at 5 AM and get 1 point and then another post at 7 AM (Pacific US Time) and get 1 more point. But you won't get further points until 6:01 AM the next day.
These two updates were final updates to the rewards system based on the Moderator Meeting a while ago.
Welcome any suggestions/ideas/comments.
(hope this message does not get lost in the sea of the Rewards Discussion)
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bbCan you please update on the current status for the above 2 points?
1. Is caping of 5 points for 5 kudos per post implemented?
2. As per my experience, reset time is 8.30pm IST during the daylight savings time period of the year and is applicable for all the activities alike i.e. make a post/ GC timer/ create a new topic/ reply to newcomer post/ join GC Chat. On the 'How to Use' page, though different terminologies are used- make 1 post states "only once every 24 hours"; GMAT Club Timer Attempt states "upto 1 point per day"; Reply to a newcomer post does not state that it is also limited once every 24 hours- all act in the same way.
"hope this message does not get lost in the sea of the Rewards Discussion" is so valid here especially for this topic- running into 26 pages! I reviewed all so as not to ask any repeated query, thereby spending more than half a day. I have a strong suggestion if we can add a tab which would contain filtered relevant posts so that no other person like me waste their crucial time. I understand this will take a lot of time of moderators to identify the relevant posts, but will be very beneficial for the community by retrieving only the important posts, thereby saving everyone's time later. This could be implemented at least for important/ popular and long topics such as this one.
Further, I would suggest to mention about Kudos earning requirement under 'Reach tiers by collecting points' field or FAQ field of 'How to Use' section as rightly pointed out that almost half this thread is filled by this query, so why not to clarify on this aspect over there itself.