About Points & Status Levels
The success of our community depends on all of your content contributions, which is why we reward members with points for getting involved. Over time members may recognize you for developing a reputation for reliability and authority within your product areas of expertise. The more members participate the more knowledge that is available to the entire community.
Viewing Your Points & Status Level
To find out how many points you have, do one of the following:
- Hover over your name within any content item. In the pop-up profile card you'll see your current Status Level icon as well as how many points you've acquired.
- Visit your profile by clicking your avatar within the main navigation, then select "View Profile". You'll see your total Points and Status Level underneath your profile photo.
- Go to a "Latest Acclaim" notification in your Inbox (make sure your view is not filtered by "Unread Only"). Scroll down through the notification to see your points and how you rank in a list with other community members.
Acquiring Points
Points are triggered by the following activities:
| Activity | Points Awarded |
|---|---|
| Replying to a discussion | 5 |
| Post a Correct Answer to a question | 3 |
| Post a Helpful Answer to a question | 1 |
| Create a document | 5 |
| Create a blog post | 5 |
| Post a status update | 1 |
| Have someone Like your status update | 1 |
| Upload a video | 5 |
| Create a Product Idea | 5 |
| Comment on a Product Idea | 2 |
| Vote on a Product Idea | 1 |
| Have someone Like content you post | 1 |
| Create a Poll | 5 |
| Create a Custom Stream | 1 |
The goal is to incentivize members who are creating valuable community content, recognizing others for their work, and providing answers and clarifying responses to move a conversation along.
Status Levels
Here are the current Status Levels members can achieve:
| Status | Points Range |
|---|---|
| Platinum | 3000 - Infinity |
 Gold | 1500 - 2999 |
 Silver | 500 - 1499 |
 Bronze | 100 - 499 |
 Copper | 0 - 99 |
You’ll also notice some members displaying a 
Diamond status, which signifies a founding member of PTC Community.
A select group of members have been asked to participate in our PTC Community Champion program, proudly displaying our 
Champion's Shield. To become a PTC Community Champion you must demonstrate extraordinary leadership within the community including, but not limited to: welcoming new members as they join and participate, assisting new members on how to get the most out of the community, creating compelling content, encouraging open conversation on how other members are using PTC products and demonstrating professionalism when networking and responding to others.
The PTC Community Champion program comes certain special privileges. For more information on our PTC Community Champions program please see: PTC Community Champions.