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Member Points System Overview
The purpose of the Member Points System (MPS) is to help determine a member's reputation within a community. Since each community will probably want to reward members for different behavior, Telligent has made MPS simple and flexible.
Point Calculation
Both posts and members receive points for various activities. The formula for calculating points for a post is to multiply each factor value by the number of times an activity occurs. For the purpose of the MPS, a post is defined as a forum post, a blog entry, an uploaded file, a gallery image, or any reply/comment to one of these.
For example, if a post (file) is downloaded 25 times and the Download Factor is 10, then the post receives 250 (25 * 10) points for download activity. If that same post has 5 comments and the Reply Factor is 20, an additional 100 (5 * 20) points are added to the post, for a total of 350 (250 + 100) points.
The author of the post also receives 350 points. When determining the number of points for a particular member, the author is credited with the total for each post authored in addition to any points received for rating content and being marked as a favorite.
When a site’s point calculation looks different than expected, it is usually due to a misunderstanding of which posts/activities participate in the MPS. Posts that are awaiting moderation, conversations, and posts in forums marked as disabling points are not included in point calculation. Furthermore, any activities that act on an individual's own posts are not credited with points. For example, a post will not receive points for a reply if the author replies to himself, rates his own post, downloads his own file, or marks his post as a favorite.
Factor Values
Community Server provides nine different factors in calculating points, so your community should be able to tailor the MPS in order to encourage the type of participation you desire.