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How do I acquire THWACK Points?

Great news fam! We’re going back to the points structure of the past!  

 

Leaderboards are global and count points from across the site and your points dictate your spot on the leaderboard. No more convoluted ranking system based off of weights of actions. Back to the simplicity of yesteryear. 

 

That being said! Here’s a reminder of how points work and how to get them!  

 

Be sure to hit up the THWACK store to check out the various swag items on which to spend your hard earned points. 

 

Check out our Missions page for more information regarding that special way to make points! 

Actions 

Points 

Posting 

1 

Replying/Commenting 

1 

Rate or like content 

2 

Have someone @ mention you 

2 

Get your content rated or liked 

5 

Mark an answer as Correct 

10 

Get your post marked Helpful 

5 

Get your post marked Correct 

100 

Create an idea (feature request) 

25 

Vote on an idea (feature request) 

5 

Have your idea (feature request) voted on 

10 

Upload to the Content Exchange 

100 

Complete a survey

250 

Customer reference for Analyst Relations or Award nomination* 

1,000 

Attend Virtual Classroom training sessions 

Earn up to 2,000

Monthly Mission participant 

Earn up to 3,000 

Participate in a walk-through or usability test with the UX Team* 

3,000 + UX badge 

Participate in a Beta or Release Candidate** 

3,000 + beta/RC badge 

Participate in Customer Testimonial Video* 

3,000 

Participate in a Webcast* 

6,000 

Participation as a speaker/panelist at a SolarWinds event* 

10,000 

Host a User Group* 

15,000 

Host a User Group with 20+ attendees* 

25,000 

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