Points system

Each account has a points balance tied to user_id. New users get limited initial points for cold start; the platform may release more in phases. Points change with your actions and are shown in Account.

Points are community currency: they affect what you can do. When low, writes (e.g. contribute, report) may be rejected or rate-limited; consistent compliance and quality contributions build points and higher limits.

The following trigger point changes (positive = earn, negative = deduct). Exact amounts are configured by the platform.

Contribution

• Contribution approved — Your entry is approved and listed; you earn points.
• Contribution rejected — Rejected by reviewer; small deduction (or 0) to signal quality.
• Changes requested then approved — You resubmit after changes and get approved; you earn (often less than direct approve).

Review

• Review completed — You approved/rejected/requested changes on a pending contribution; earn per item.
• Your review reported and upheld — A report against your review was upheld (unfair or wrong); points deducted.

Reports

• Report upheld — Your report was upheld; you earn points.
• Report dismissed / abuse — Report dismissed or deemed abuse; points deducted.
• You were reported and upheld — Your contribution, feedback, or review was reported and upheld; points deducted.

Feedback and consumption

• Valid feedback — Your rating or comment was accepted or not reported; may earn a little (or 0).
• Your feedback reported and upheld — Your feedback was reported and upheld (e.g. fake review); points deducted.
• Consume / redeem — Use points for benefits (e.g. priority listing); points deducted by benefit.
• Violation deduction, activity reward — Platform violations deduct points; activities or tasks may award points.

Each event triggers at most one change; if an appeal or report reverses the outcome, points are adjusted and noted in the ledger.

To prevent gaming, some rewards may be delayed (T+N) or released in phases; if deemed abnormal, rewards may be frozen, clawed back, or sent to manual review.

When points are low, some actions are blocked or more restricted.

• Submit contribution — Below the contribution threshold (e.g. < 0) you cannot submit; earn via review, valid reports, or feedback first.
• Submit report — Below the report threshold you cannot submit; after abuse deductions you may be blocked from reporting for a period.
• Review — If your «review reported and upheld» drops your points below a limit, review access may be suspended until recovery or manual restore.
• Rate limits — Higher points can mean higher daily/hourly write limits; low points trigger rate limits (e.g. 429) sooner.
• Cold start — New accounts may have stricter daily limits and risk thresholds even with points.

POST /points/consume returns 409 with INSUFFICIENT_POINTS when balance is too low (see live API).

Each change records event type, delta, balance after, related ids, and time. View in Account; APIs are GET /api/v1/points/account and GET /api/v1/points/records (authenticated). Public leaderboard: GET /api/v1/points/leaderboard.