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the GPs award incentive system (an education)

added at 11:44pm

I still have 6 Dark Dreamscapes Poetry Contest entrants to review. So far I entry poem I chose not to review but rather went to the author's Portfolio and reviewed one of his other Poems--So although I've finished 14 member reviews, I've really only reviewed 13 Dark Dreamscapes Poetry Contest entries.


April 13, 2014 at 1:58am
+ 2,000 points from The Gift System. These 2,000 GPs are from "Daily Review Rewards". You gave 13 qualifying reviews on 04/12/14. Four Times GPs given through March 31st, 2014!

Hmmm, this is April, right? I hope I don't lose 1,500 gift points for yesterday's effort just because someone forgot to roll over the date for bonus gps.

I had to look up how the gp system worked. 1-2 reviews will be awarded 25 gps (not 50 for 2 reviews--25 total): however, with the bonus awards at 4 times, 2 reviews per day is awared 100 gps.

The next jump is 3-4 reviews are awarded 75 gps so 4 reviews are awarded 75gps or with x4 bonus=300gps

Then 5-9 reviews receive 150 gps (9 reviews receive 150gps or with x4 bonus=600gps)

The last jump rate is 10 reviews or more receive the incentive of 500 gps. I performed 13 reviews April 12th and because there is an on running 4x bonus going on I received 500x4=2,000 gps.

Personally, I don't mind that after 10 reviews there isn't another tier level of gps. 500gps for 50 reviews in a day (that would be one reviewing machine I tell you!) would still be rewarding. Like I said in yesterday's entry, I learn more about the craft with every review I perform because I am exposed to a full run of what is in the writing world both good and awful. Self-editing is my eventual goal. the more I learn of what doesn't work for others the more I will be able to see what won't work for my writing.