Before you ask, YES the point system is fine and those numbers are correct!

As with the first quarter of the year we have also done so with the second quarter of the year and we have given small amounts of points for the massive amounts of efforts that are going into the wiki here.
We've over 11,000 pages in total now and an average of 20,000 edits per quarter. The wiki is already started to take over most of the blog areas in terms of views so tons of activity in there and we are just trying to do the right thing and rewarded those for spending the time making it a great resource.

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Craig Cmehil wrote:
> Correction: the system is unfair and stupid!
Correction: the Name is unfair and stupid too!
Pls change your name either or come with opinion voice.

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and they suggest port 21.
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TS3408 why will some websites which loaded fine before now not load - when other favourites load fine, and new searches are fine? This only affects 2 websites, both of which were bookmarked. I have removed them as bookmarks and this makes no difference.

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This is a recent problem..maybe two-three weeks?

See my answers below:
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[locked] Another reason the points system is all JIVED UP!!!

Not only do the nubes asking the questions not really know if an answer is correct or not. But many people don't bother to list the question as answered or if they do they just mark the question as answered without handing out points. This point system is not well thought out.

Buko...
That's the whole point isn't it? The points system has no bearing on reality. Points i gained in Dreamweaver have no validity in say After Effects... yet the poor poster in AE will think i'm an AE expert too. And then, as you point out, the whole awarding of points is all belly up. It's really a joke!
Which is why i don't understand why guys freak when we joke about it... the moment you see 'points' in the topic, don't, as Ansury said, read the thread! There's nothing serious that can be said about this and the 'correct answer' crap except remove them both. Except, of course, for those who love to see the points under their name, the little red blobs increasing and the smug feel of seeing that mdeallion thingy next to their name.

Gripe about the points system...

To whom it may concern,
I have a gripe about the points system used on the forums.Let me start by saying I like the general premise the points system offers but... I have noticed that I certain cases I will receive SEVERAL equally good, helpful, and valid replies to a post. My gripe is that when it comes time to award points I see a problem. In the above scenario AT LEAST one posts MUST get solved points while the others only get helpful points. I don't like this as oft times I believe EVERY answer deserves equal points. I would like to see the system at least allow for all posters to receive helpful points. I feel that in some cases this would keep things fair. Thank you.
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Thanks for the chance to vent!
Cheers,
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Is the points system too restrictive?

When I first joined these forums, the points system was quite different, so that the transition from level three to four took a long time, but was possible. Since then giving and receiving points has tightened up so much that I now think that it is all but impossible to get from level two to level three in a reasonable time.
I would like to know how many people have made the level three to four transition since the current point regime started? and of those, how many were already close to the transition at the changeover?
Is the current scheme too restrictive? Was it cynically designed to be restrictive to reduce the number of people getting to level four?
Bob

Majordadusma leveled on 6/20/06.
Okay. There may still be some overlap between this list and yours.
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b noir (from L2)
Buegie (from L3)
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AxL
Bryan Mick
David S.
Dick Napoli
F Shippey
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Otto42
QuickTimeKirk
The hatter
Anyone there you've already got, Ronda?

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HT2736 What do I do when, I make a new Apple ID and its not rewed by iTunes and it ask for the iTunes gift card code and you dont have one. what do Ido?

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HT4623 Do you have to install one update before you can get the newest one ?

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10.5.2: You cannot use the application "System preferences.app" with...

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Is the point system broken?

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I imagine that knowing that someone has answered a lot of questions that have been marked as Correct or Helpful could be a handy indicator to someone new to the forums. Like Bill Hunt for example. It isn't the points as much as the percentage of points as a ratio to the number of posts. It indicates that people have often marked his answers as useful.
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It is like riding a roller coaster. Wheeeeee! Back up to 1101 points!!!!
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HT1338 Purchased a used macbook pro with Mountain Lion. My old Mac runs Snow Leopard is backed up to Time machine. How do I register the operating system to me and how do I use Time Machine to move my files to the new used computer?

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Internet Recovery, and Transferability of OS & iLife Apps
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Before you ask, YES the point system is fine and those numbers are correct!

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