In some sense this is a competition but it would be silly to think of this in a kind of Darwinian sense. The point of this the system is to reward people for giving something back to the community and not developing bizarre mutations.

Points for members are determined by multiplying the variable listed in the left column with the value in the right column. So for instance, if you posted 3 stories you would get: 3 X 5.00 points = 15 points. The points you earn are used to calculate member rankings on a daily, weekly, monthly and all-time basis. We will be modifying this formula as we go depending on how the community evolves. We will be adding new point earning opportunities as well as tweaking the weighting. Let us know what you think. Check out our current Member Rankings.