Karma Points

You get karma points for different types of activities, like answering another member's question on the Q&A board, submitting a solution, adding a resource or referring your friends. You can redeem your points for cool rewards.

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Karma Point Rewards

You can redeem your points for rewards. You will maintain your Board Level after redeeming your points.

Sony PS 3 (60GB) (USA Only)

Karma Points: 8,500

iPod® Touch

Karma Points: 8,000

Xbox 360 (USA only)

Karma Points: 7,000

Board Level

The more karma points you get the higher your board level. If you redeem your karma points for rewards, you will still keep the same board level. View our current

Karma Point Leaderboard.

Board Level		Karma Points	Questions to Ask Per Day	Private Messages Per Day
1	Rookie	0	1	5
2	Novice	25	2	7
3	Pupil	50	3	10
4	Apprentice	100	4	10
5	Scholar	200	5	15
6	Mentor	400	6	20
7	Expert	800	7	25
8	Guru	1600	8	35
9	Sage	3200	9	50
10	Oracle	6400	10	75

Refer-a-Friend

You can earn 10 karma points when you refer a friend who signs up as a Free Member.
You can earn 100 karma points for a friend who signs up as a Gold or Platinum Member.

There is no limit to the number of friends you can refer, provided that the referrals are legitimate and do not amount to an abuse of the Karma Points Program, as further described in the

Answers

You earn karma points based on the rating awarded by the member who asked the question, their membership status, and the difficulty level of the board.

Select the type of Q&A board:

	Answering Calculus, Physics and Economics Questions Asked By
Ratings	Non-paid Member	Gold Member (+4)	Platinum Member (+8)
Lifesaver (max 1 per question)	6	10	14
Helpful	3	7	11
Somewhat Helpful	1	1	1
Not Helpful	0	0	0

Chats

You earn karma points based on the rating given by the member who requested the Chat and the Course.

Select the Course:

Responding to Chats in this Course will give you Karma Points as below
Ratings	Paid Member
Lifesaver	5
Helpful	4
Somewhat Helpful	3
Not Helpful	0

Member Submitted Solutions

You can earn 25 or more karma points per complete solution. Points vary per textbook problem. The exact points awarded are determined by the sole discretion of our Experts.

Alternate Textbook Solutions

You can earn a maximum of 15 karma points per alternate solution submission. Each member may only submit one alternate solution per problem. The exact points awarded per submission are determined by the sole discretion of Cramster's experts.

Alternate Solution Quality	Karma Points
High-quality, full alternate solution, broken down step-by-step	Up to 15
Part of an alternate solution, difficult to read or lacking quality	Up to 5

Resource Submissions

You can earn a maximum of 5 KP per Resource submission. The exact points awarded per submission are determined both by the type of the resource and the quality of the resource.

Submission Type	Karma Points
Lecture Note	Up to 3 points
Practice Exam/Quiz	Up to 5 points
Practice Exam/Quiz	Up to 5 points
Video Lecture	Up to 2 points
Equation/Crib Sheet	Up to 3 points
Outline	Up to 3 points
Helpful Web Page Link	Up to 1 point

Ways to Lose Karma Points

Ways to Lose Karma Points	Karma Points
Q&A board - Asking multiple questions in a single post	-5 points
Q&A board - Asking a question without the details of the problem (e.g. How do I do problem no. 3?)	-5 points
Posting a message or submitting content or materials in violation of Cramster policies	Up to 100% of all your points

Remember that, as further described in the Terms of Use, in addition to the risk of termination of your Cramster account, you can lose or be denied karma points by failing to comply with the Terms of Use and the other terms and conditions applicable to the particular activity or service (including the

Q&A board TSC and the Alternate Solutions Terms and Conditions)

, including any attempt to fix or transfer the earning or loss of any karma points without the express permission of Cramster, or any other activity considered to be abuse of the Karma Points Program, as further described in the

Remember that, in addition to the risk of termination of your Cramster account, you can lose karma points by failing to comply with the

and the other terms and conditions applicable to the particular activity or service (including the

Q&A board TSC

, and the

Alternate Solutions Terms and Conditions)

, including any attempt to fix or transfer the earning or loss of any karma points without the express permission of Cramster.

Last updated: 08/25/09

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