@CowheadUK
The community rewards are essentially set up to encourage new members to learn about public mobiles services, your self serve account, your device and how to manage them, troubleshoot and solve your own issues. When it comes to account or technical issues you are then referred to the moderator team and if necessary the tech team to handle solving system issues.
When i started here a year ago i was a technologically challenged flip phoner with a steep learning curve. I likened it to attending PM community college as you learn and get more courses under your belt you in turn can help others on their "higher" learning experience. It all depends on whether you feel comfortable and enjoy sharing your time and eventually your expertise with others. If you stick around for the diploma then its a calling you need to fufill.
Some use this new found knowledge for referrals and help manage their friends and families accounts for those who dont have the time or wherewithall to do it themselves but still want to save money with public mobile. Some of us do a combination of the two by spending a considerable amount of time here helping out. Community service here is not imposed but the pay is terrible....its volunteer work with a bit of socializing.
Its pretty easy to earn $1 or $2 but where as previous to this year there would be a steady rotation of the regular members moving between badge levels of the top 1%, 5% and 10% as the ebb and flow of life occurs ( job demands, holidays, seasonal changes etc,..) However this year while there has been some movement the top two contributors have been prolific and speedy when posting and recieving both bravos and solutions. Of which all three play some role in the calculation of the secret formula for the community reward level/badge you recieve. Lately one thing is for sure.....its all or nothing...... theres no real medium. A couple of hours a week will likely get you $2 as would a couple of hours a day. Even $5 has become difficult to reach.....use your time wisely! Its about the giving....not the recieving.
