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# Reputation Points

Reputation Points (RP) measure your trustworthiness within the community. Ranging from 100 (highest) to 0 (lowest)

## Losing RP

Posting and/or upvoting harmful low quality content will reduce RP. 

Maintaining a high RP is essential for keeping your role and continued earnings.

<mark style="color:red;">**If RP drops below 50, earnings will be temporarily suspended until it is restored.**</mark>

<mark style="color:red;">**If RP drops below 35, your account will be subject to an investigation, which may result in a permanent ban.**</mark>

There are 2 types of violations: **Content** and **Account** level

#### Content level

| Action                     | Participants  | Reduction |
| -------------------------- | ------------- | --------- |
| Posting Prohibited Content | Post creator  | -5 RP     |
|                            | Post upvoters | -1 RP     |

**Account level**

| Action                     | Participant | Reduction |
| -------------------------- | ----------- | --------- |
| Posting Prohibited Content | Account     | -35 RP    |

| Action          | Participant | Reduction |
| --------------- | ----------- | --------- |
| Abusing Upvotes | Account     | -35 RP    |

## Restoration

RP is gradually restored twice a month on `1st` and `15th`, provided the user hasn't lost a significant amount of points between each period.