Points and Rankings

Each time you make a contribution to the How To Practice community you get awarded points.

When you register for an account you get your first point. Thereafter you get points every time you make a post, comment, vote, blog entry, invite or pretty much anything else.

As you earn more points you will climb the rankings and eventually gain access to resources reserved for those that have made a contribution to the community.  Read more . . .

When looking around the HTP website you will notice that members have small 'star' pictures next to their username and picture. These stars indicate the members contribution to the How To Practice community.

For every contribution members receive points. As members receive more points they achieve higher rankings.

Here is a list of rankings along with the number of points needed for each:

There are also a few other ranks used for special members such as admins, moderators and super users.

In general you cannot directly change the wording of any rank (ranks appear below your username in topics and on your profile depending on the style used). Most forums use ranks to indicate the number of posts you have made and to identify certain users. For example, moderators and administrators may have a special rank. Please do not abuse the forum by posting unnecessarily just to increase your rank -- you will probably find the moderator or administrator will simply lower your post count.