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Patrick Bass Submitted
May 26, 2026 10:05pm Reviewed
May 26, 2026 10:05pm Summary
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## Karma & Achievements
### Karma
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Karma is your reputation score. It reflects how much value you contribute.
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Karma is your reputation score. It is the running total of upvotes on the posts and replies you have written: when someone upvotes one of your posts, your karma goes up; remove the upvote and it goes back down.
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**Earning karma:**
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- Create a topic: +5
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- Reply to a topic: +2
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- Receive an upvote: +10
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- Best Answer marked: +25
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- Someone thanks your post: +5
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- Daily login: +1
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- Refer a member: +50
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- Upload a file: +3
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Downvotes do not affect karma. The platform no longer accepts new downvotes — only upvotes and the **Thanks** signal remain.
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**Losing karma:**
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- Receive a downvote: -5
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- Post removed by moderator: -10
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- Receive a warning: -25
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To raise your karma, post things people find useful. Helpful answers, clear write-ups, and good replies tend to earn the most upvotes.
### Achievements
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Badges awarded for milestones. Browse all achievements at `/achievements`. Each achievement has its own leaderboard.
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Achievements are badges awarded for milestones, including karma milestones (for example, reaching 100, 1,000, 5,000, or 10,000 karma). Browse all achievements at `/achievements`.
### Credits
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An internal economy currency. Earned automatically through participation. Spent on file downloads, cosmetics, thread boosts, and tips. View your balance at `/account/credits`.
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Credits are the community's internal currency, separate from karma. You earn them through participation and spend them on file downloads, cosmetics, thread boosts, and tips. View your balance from the navigation bar or your account area.
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Karma & Achievements
Karma
Karma is your reputation score. It reflects how much value you contribute.
Earning karma:
- Create a topic: +5
- Reply to a topic: +2
- Receive an upvote: +10
- Best Answer marked: +25
- Someone thanks your post: +5
- Daily login: +1
- Refer a member: +50
- Upload a file: +3
Losing karma:
- Receive a downvote: -5
- Post removed by moderator: -10
- Receive a warning: -25
Achievements
Badges awarded for milestones. Browse all achievements at /achievements. Each achievement has its own leaderboard.
Credits
An internal economy currency. Earned automatically through participation. Spent on file downloads, cosmetics, thread boosts, and tips. View your balance at /account/credits.
## Karma & Achievements ### Karma Karma is your reputation score. It reflects how much value you contribute. **Earning karma:** - Create a topic: +5 - Reply to a topic: +2 - Receive an upvote: +10 - Best Answer marked: +25 - Someone thanks your post: +5 - Daily login: +1 - Refer a member: +50 - Upload a file: +3 **Losing karma:** - Receive a downvote: -5 - Post removed by moderator: -10 - Receive a warning: -25 ### Achievements Badges awarded for milestones. Browse all achievements at `/achievements`. Each achievement has its own leaderboard. ### Credits An internal economy currency. Earned automatically through participation. Spent on file downloads, cosmetics, thread boosts, and tips. View your balance at `/account/credits`.
