Register

I Want to Improve the Experience Project

Points For Friends

By: avatarunknown
Written on April 28th, 2012
Here are some holiday pictures to share with my friends, but I need tokens to post them?  Curiosity led me to check  how to get points.  After all points become tokens, right?  So we get points for writing stories, comments and questions. So far, so obvious.  Joining a group, oh thats easy and gives as many points as a comment.   What I had not realised was that the greatest number of points are gained by making a friend !
Is this why some people have huge circles?  Collecting friends this way seems to me to be dishonest.   Ep is about relationships.   Something is badly wrong when the points system encourages fake friendships. 
You really need to think again about this.
By: avatarunknown
Age: 51-55 , Female
237 people have read this story

Your Response

Please respond with authenticity, support, and respect
By clicking "Post", you confirm that you agree to the Terms of Service of Experience Project, Inc.
15 responses
  • AlmostAristotle
    AlmostAristotle

    'Bob Frost' actually has over 131,000 unused points.

    Jul 2, 2012
    1 like
  • AlmostAristotle
    AlmostAristotle

    Here's are some interesting facts to consider in this points for friends debate.

    'Bob Frost' has13,071 friends, probably the most of any EP member. Since 2009 he has posted 24 Photos. I on the other hand deliberately keep my circle down to 20. That's a page full, and as many as I can maintain a meaningful relationship with.

    Since I became a member in Feb 2011 I have posted 123 photo's of; a younger me, my family, paintings in my home, a couple of my fav old cars, my overcrowded bookcase and of course my garden.

    I do sometimes wonder what drives 'Bob' to have so many friends. Or I think more appropriately 'circle members'.

    It certainly doesn't appear to be the need for tokens to pay for his photo posting.

    He has about 17,000 unused points.

    Personally I would be happy if there were no points awarded for making friends. It is after all, reward in itself.

    Jul 2, 2012
    2 likes
    • avatarunknown
      avatarunknown

      That is somethng we agree on - friends are rewarding in themselves. Circle members though, well they are just numbers.

      Jul 3, 2012
      1 like
  • 308shooter
    308shooter

    It's more the more experiences you share, sure friending someone gets you some, but posting experiences, answering questions, commenting on others gets you more too.

    May 20, 2012
    1 like
    • avatarunknown
      avatarunknown

      Those things do get you points as well. My thinking is that those who contribute to the site in these ways are being disadvantaged by the system that allows "friend collectors" more points for what probably requires considerably less thought and effort.

      May 20, 2012
      1 like
    • 308shooter
      308shooter

      So, ignore them, enjoy this site for what it's here for. Friend collectors are just antisocial and narcissistic, not realizing they are only harming themselves by not participating fully in the site.

      May 20, 2012
      1 like
  • poisonivy69
    poisonivy69

    I have friends because they are my friend how do i know because of the things we texts and thery answer me back iam a lucky person they help with the ups downs with life problems with them i would feel lost without them to all my friends thanks a lots and to my new friends that yet to meet or texts me poisonivy 69 i cant hardly wait to hear from you poisonivy69 text me iam just a text m aways i wii be waiting for my next new friends texts me day or night comments aways welcome

    May 19, 2012
    1 like
  • Illiteratetroll
    Illiteratetroll

    I agree with you!

    May 19, 2012
    4 likes
  • SeaBuckthorn
    SeaBuckthorn

    I'm glad you wrote this Ava - I have up to now been mystified by the whole points / tokens business!

    May 19, 2012
    3 likes
    • avatarunknown
      avatarunknown

      If you go to your profile page and click on my points there is a table of how to earn them.
      Ep are still being coy as to how many points it takes to earn a token though.

      May 19, 2012
      1 like
    • AlmostAristotle
      AlmostAristotle

      EP. policy is not to tell us how many points e need to earn a token.
      If you read my story 'come clean' I believe Arsenah makes this clear in her commeent. She added that EP likes to award tokens as a surprise!

      Jun 4, 2012
      1 like
  • SupermanDC
    SupermanDC

    Interesting Concept Here. Sounds Good.

    Apr 28, 2012
    3 likes
  • EPArsineh
    EPArsineh

    Friendships on EP are important. When you make positive contributions and a member appreciates them and you both mutually decide to be friends, we celebrate that connection by rewarding you with points.



    The more points you collect, the more tokens you'll be rewarded which can be used for sending virtual gifts and adding photo albums storage space.



    If you have vacation pictures around a specific experience, consider sharing them within a group about the topic or vacationing in general. Sharing photos within a group, does not require any tokens.

    Apr 28, 2012
    4 likes
    • avatarunknown
      avatarunknown

      Today I have two new fans. My profile clearly states that I am not here for cyber sex - yet both of these fans have mostly sexual experiences. One has 141 friends. the other over 500. Both recent activity lists are just members added as friends. This is surely not what Ep is about. You really need to rethink the points system.

      Apr 29, 2012
      1 like
    • avatarunknown
      avatarunknown

      I wondered if you make friends and then unfriend them do you lose the points?

      May 19, 2012
      1 like