• How Do I get STARS (levels)?
• How do I see how many points I have?
• What is ?
• What is ?
• What is ?
• Why have my trinkets stopped?

Note: Information regarding stars is outdated. Stars were removed from profiles, although "levels" are still gained by contributions to the site as noted herein.

Points:
You accumulate points for frequently using BroadBandReports.com ... you cannot see your current points but the system stores them as "levels".

As points are accumulated you will gain levels, up to 8, which you can see by using the "members" link in the left menu, and "capabilities".

Points are awarded for:

• Frequent visits (More about how visits get counted)
  
• Writing and posting an ISP Review
  
• Helping out with the FAQ
  
• Writing a description of broadband in your area
  
• Posting a LPB game screenshot
  
• Visiting and providing feedback on broadband sites
  
• Contributing an article for the home page
  
• Having your IP address monitored

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Stars and Team Icons: Posted by Sheesh

Stars Levels are rewarded for points earned. Getting them depends on how long you have been a member, number of posts you have made, and where you post. There are other things to determine your level status.

1 2 and 3 silver stars are earned as you reach 2k, 5k and 20k points
1 gold is shown if you pass 60k points
1 green is shown if you pass 120k points.

A single green star is the end of the star system, except for:
1 blue star means the user is a site subscriber (tool points)

For Tool points, and avatars, please see elsewhere in this FAQ.

Additional trinkets:


indicates membership of Team Discovery (United Devices)
indicates membership of Team Starfire (Seti)
indicates membership of Team Helix (Folding/Genome)



To qualify for one of the spinners shown above, you must first join that team and then go to Members/Extra and fill out Why Did I Join. You should have your team spinner by the next day.

by KeysCapt
last modified: 2011-07-04 07:18:07

Capabilities
If you go to the "Members" link in the menu, you will see "Capabilities" as an option. Clicking on that choice will show you your status in the levels/points progression.



You will not see anything higher than level 8 here, but when your info is viewed by others using the "I see people" feature, the level may be higher depending upon your site activity.

by KeysCapt
last modified: 2005-01-23 19:49:07

It means the user is enrolled in the Seti@home project. For more information please see our team seti page.

by KeysCapt
last modified: 2002-10-09 08:01:39

It means the user is enrolled in the Folding@home project. For more information please see our team Folding page.

by KeysCapt
last modified: 2002-10-09 07:56:39

The member is enrolled in the Team Discovery Project. Please visit our Team Discovery Forum.

by KeysCapt
last modified: 2002-10-09 08:00:46

There are usually three possible explanations for this:

You may have checked "show no trinkets" in your preferences. Sometimes clearing your browser's cache will resolve this problem.

If you're using ZoneAlarm or Proxomitron, check to make sure that animation is not turned off in those apps.

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If you're just not seeing them in your posts, remember that they will only show up in longer posts -- currently by letter count. 125 letters or more, and your information is displayed. Punctuation marks and numbers don't count.

by KeysCapt
last modified: 2008-01-24 18:39:48