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Topic started on 10-2-2008 @ 10:25 PM by xweaponx

I've been wondering...............

How do you achieve points to your profile like BTS and ATS and the PTS points?

Thanks,
xwx

reply posted on 10-2-2008 @ 10:32 PM by tommyknockers

I am pretty good at getting negative points.

But if thats not what you are after try this:

Points

[edit on 10-2-2008 by tommyknockers]

reply posted on 10-2-2008 @ 10:33 PM by bakednutz

You get points by submitting threads or posting comments to threads.

reply posted on 10-2-2008 @ 11:00 PM by Extralien

And if you write anything that is deemed to be worthy, you may be awarded extra points by any one of ATS staff members or forum subject matter experts (FSME).

you can always try using the search function in the top right corner area to find anything you may need, or, ultimately look here;

www.abovetopsecret.com...

reply posted on 11-2-2008 @ 12:21 AM by Beachcoma

reply to post by Extralien

Aye, and the more applauses you get, the deeper the red colour component of your post bar gets. Details here. Frankly I see the colour changes as far more interesting than the points themselves.

reply posted on 11-2-2008 @ 12:31 AM by greeneyedleo

reply to post by xweaponx

Participate.....Participate....Participate!

reply posted on 11-2-2008 @ 12:33 AM by FredT

As many have noted the easiest way to get points is by making quality posts. A great post will get you applause which is worth 500 points on ATS and 1500 on PTS.

Here at ATS quality always trumps quanity

reply posted on 11-2-2008 @ 06:07 AM by JDN24

What does it actually mean when you have a - near your points..?

As you can see i actually have -1325 BTS Points... How can i get rid of that? Is it good/bad?

reply posted on 11-2-2008 @ 12:31 PM by redmage

Originally posted by JDN24
What does it actually mean when you have a - near your points..?

Generally it's one of two things.

A) You were penalized points for receiving one or more warnings.

B) You used "Combined Points" to purchase something (like a background color, more upload space, etc.) from the ATS store, and instead of taking them from your available points, the system dipped one of your point totals into negative range.

Originally posted by JDN24
As you can see i actually have -1325 BTS Points... How can i get rid of that? Is it good/bad?

As long as you're not receiving warnings on a regular basis, it's neither good nor bad.

The only ways, that I know of, to get rid of it are to post on BTS untill they're back over 0, or to ask a staff member for assistance.

[edit on 2/11/08 by redmage]

reply posted on 11-2-2008 @ 02:09 PM by enjoies05

Originally posted by Beachcoma
Aye, and the more applauses you get, the deeper the red colour component of your post bar gets. Details here. Frankly I see the colour changes as far more interesting than the points themselves.

I don't think thats completely right. Mine hasn't changed colors at all.

reply posted on 11-2-2008 @ 02:31 PM by redmage

Originally posted by enjoies05
Mine hasn't changed colors at all.

While you may not have noticed such a gradual change, trust that it has. Your bar is brighter now than when you joined.

It used to be that after so many applause (IIRC: 100) your bar would "break", and turn black. If you dig around a bit, I'm sure you can find a few of the old congratulatory threads for members who achieved the "Black Bar of Doom". The last member I remember achieving that feat was Regenmacher. His applause/post ratio was very impressive, and I believe it set the record of attaining a broken bar with the fewest posts.

The "Black Bar of Doom" effect has been fixed, but I think they still get brighter as you receive applause.

Edit to add link.

[edit on 2/11/08 by redmage]

reply posted on 11-2-2008 @ 02:39 PM by enjoies05

Yeah after I posted I was thinking it probably did change, but I just didn't notice.

I still like the old bars better though.