I just got 30 points for an up vote. Is this good news?

LTC Stephen F. — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 10:33:48 -0400

I feel kind of like Alice in Wonderland when she was shrinking. I understand that receiving 30 points for an up vote means I have 2,000 up votes so I guess that it good. However diminishing returns rarely seems like a positive development :-)
I joined RallyPoint in March 2015 and just when I got used to 50 points for an up vote, it went down to 40. First I thought I had done something wrong and must have "earned" a down vote. But I learned that 50 points per vote is allotted up til 1,000 up votes; then 40 per vote is allotted up till 2,000, from 2,000 to infinity the allotment is 30 points.
My goal is to get all of my friends and contacts to the point that you like I "earn" 30 points per up vote :-)

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Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Jul 8 at 2015 10:38 AM

SCPO David Lockwood — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 10:38:59 -0400

here's another!

Response by SGT Robert Hawks made Jul 8 at 2015 10:48 AM

SGT Robert Hawks — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 10:48:28 -0400

The point system doesn't matter to me. I just like to read other people's views with a shared background and life experiences. The real points are the diverse responses and contacts made here.

Response by LTC John Shaw made Jul 8 at 2015 11:11 AM

LTC John Shaw — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 11:11:46 -0400

LTC Stephen F. It just means you are old! (and wise...)

Response by SSG James Doherty made Jul 8 at 2015 12:51 PM

SSG James Doherty — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 12:51:25 -0400

Welcome to RallyPoint where everything's made up and the points don't matter...

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jul 8 at 2015 1:20 PM

PO1 John Miller — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 13:20:00 -0400

LTC Stephen F., I noticed that too when I started getting 30 points per up vote. Like you at first I thought I did something wrong but I looked up how Influence Points are given and learned the answer was actually a good thing for me.

At the end of the day, I don't really care about Influence Points. My biggest gripe is down votes. I think the RP programmers/website designers should change it so that a response is mandatory (versus it being optional now) whenever one hits that down vote icon.

Response by PO2 Steven Erickson made Jul 8 at 2015 7:29 PM

PO2 Steven Erickson — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:29:35 -0400

Points mean nothing to me. The engagement is why I'm here.

I think it's silly to think that... "Someone upvoted your comment! Your influence is growing!"

Really? "Influence"?

Response by SGT Joe Sabedra made Jul 9 at 2015 10:00 AM

SGT Joe Sabedra — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:00:05 -0400

I agree with Sgt Hawks.
I am here to join discussion and see what's going on.
Points don't mean anything to me.
Don't understand it and never looked at it.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 23 at 2015 4:58 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 16:58:56 -0400

LTC Stephen F. I am mad that I cannot vote for myself! It's downright unfair, I tell ya!!!

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 23 at 2015 5:23 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:23:54 -0400

I feel like an underachiever, I shouldn't have taken 6 weeks off. Now I learn about points.(another mission to accomplish, hehehe). ;-)) LTC Stephen F.

Response by Capt Mark Strobl made Oct 23 at 2015 5:40 PM

Capt Mark Strobl — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:40:52 -0400

LTC Stephen F., Where do we go to turn in all of our points? At least, United Airlines and Hilton both offer free airline tickets and magazine subscriptions... (?)