| Pages in topic: [1 2] > | What happened to browniz points? (Staff: they are still there) Thread poster: expressisverbis
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expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 04:11
Member (2015)
English to Portuguese
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Hello everyone!
It's not a big deal, but I just noticed that browniz are not showing up on my profile page. Is anyone else having the same problem?
Can someone explain why they have disappeared and when/if they will be back again and... if possible, with the option to be able to use them in our subscription?
It's a shame they were discontinued, because 'having browniz points means you have done something for the community, and the community "owes you one".'
Many thanks!
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Mine have disappeared also and I did send a support ticket when I noticed it on the 24th April. The answer next day was that they were “already looking into it. However, as BrowniZ intersect with many other areas of the site, it might take some time until we have a working solution and everyone's points are returned to normal.” So far, no more news…
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| Are they now for P people only? | May 4, 2023 |
Are there any benefits attached?
| | | | | Still described under FAQ | May 4, 2023 |
writeaway wrote:
Browniz used to buy access to the Blueboard for non-paying members and had a few other benefits if I remember correctly. When the partial memberships were suddenly cancelled from one day to the next, I think that's when Browniz were dumped too, or they were dumped soon afterwards.
Yes, they were a sort of thank you for contributions (Kudoz etc.) made to the site.
https://www.proz.com/faq/community.html#browniz_points
'Browniz contribute to a member's standing in the directory--if two members have the same number of KudoZ points, the one with more browniz is shown first.
'Note: As of November 15th 2016, it will no longer be possible to use browniz points to purchase access to Blue Board records, or to be used as a discount towards site membership. See the announcement:
http://www.proz.com/topic/308410'
| | | | | To be P or not to be P | May 4, 2023 |
writeaway wrote:
Are they now for P people only?
Are there any benefits attached?
According to the FAQ, they are for everyone. No need for non-Ps to be P'ed off.
The directory ranking is still a useful benefit IMHO, but given the reduced benefits, maybe they are more sandiz than browniz now.
| | | | | If we don't see them any more... | May 4, 2023 |
...we will soon forget about them, especially if some more years pass by without further notice. Anyway, they have become useless now, which I regret, too. I always used them to pay (part of) my membership.
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| No decision yet? | May 4, 2023 |
In Jared Tabor’s words in 2016 with an update in 2017: “A decision on what to do with Browniz points in general has not been made. I think that as an indicator of site activity and contributions they may still be useful in other ways, yet to be explored.
Update, 2017: Browniz continue to affect directory position, and will affect directory position in the new Pools. There will continue to be periodic discounts on membership packa... See more In Jared Tabor’s words in 2016 with an update in 2017: “A decision on what to do with Browniz points in general has not been made. I think that as an indicator of site activity and contributions they may still be useful in other ways, yet to be explored.
Update, 2017: Browniz continue to affect directory position, and will affect directory position in the new Pools. There will continue to be periodic discounts on membership packages for those with Browniz.”
https://www.proz.com/forum/prozcom_job_systems/308410-access_to_blue_board_records_and_jobs_using_browniz_points_and_cash_to_be_discontinued_as_of_nov_15-page8.html
P.S. I have been an active member with or without Browniz... ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Regretably... | May 4, 2023 |
Christel Zipfel wrote:
If we don't see them any more...we will soon forget about them, especially if some more years pass by without further notice. Anyway, they have become useless now, which I regret, too. I always used them to pay (part of) my membership.
Much to my regret as well!... 😓 I had collected more than 12,000 Browniz so far, though. Too bad...
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Laurent Di Raimondo wrote:
Christel Zipfel wrote:
If we don't see them any more...we will soon forget about them, especially if some more years pass by without further notice. Anyway, they have become useless now, which I regret, too. I always used them to pay (part of) my membership.
Much to my regret as well!... 😓 I had collected more than 12,000 Browniz so far, though. Too bad...
138,835!
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| Browniz are still there | May 4, 2023 |
Hello everyone,
Browniz points were never displayed in profile pages. They were shown in the menu that displays when you mouse over your name on the site header though. The "Browniz" piece of information has been replaced with "Earnings" now, but your points are still there. "Earnings" includes information about payments received through the ProZ*Pay service, https://www.proz.com/pay/account... See more Hello everyone,
Browniz points were never displayed in profile pages. They were shown in the menu that displays when you mouse over your name on the site header though. The "Browniz" piece of information has been replaced with "Earnings" now, but your points are still there. "Earnings" includes information about payments received through the ProZ*Pay service, https://www.proz.com/pay/account
I have asked developers to restore browniz points information there for those with points available. Browniz discounts on membership are not available since 2016, but browniz continue to affect directory position as explained at https://www.proz.com/faq/4582#4582
Hope this explains.
Lucia ▲ Collapse
| | | | | My earnings are $0 even though I had around 50,000 Browniz | May 5, 2023 |
Lucia Leszinsky wrote:
Hello everyone,
Browniz points were never displayed in profile pages. They were shown in the menu that displays when you mouse over your name on the site header though. The "Browniz" piece of information has been replaced with "Earnings" now, but your points are still there. "Earnings" includes information about payments received through the ProZ*Pay service, https://www.proz.com/pay/account
I have asked developers to restore browniz points information there for those with points available. Browniz discounts on membership are not available since 2016, but browniz continue to affect directory position as explained at https://www.proz.com/faq/4582#4582
Hope this explains.
Lucia
I just looked. My earnings are $0 even though I had around 50,000 Browniz.
Are non-paying members excluded? It's no concern to me if we are, but I would like to know.
Thanks.
| | | | | Earnings are not browniz | May 5, 2023 |
writeaway wrote:
Lucia Leszinsky wrote:
Hello everyone,
Browniz points were never displayed in profile pages. They were shown in the menu that displays when you mouse over your name on the site header though. The "Browniz" piece of information has been replaced with "Earnings" now, but your points are still there. "Earnings" includes information about payments received through the ProZ*Pay service, https://www.proz.com/pay/account
I have asked developers to restore browniz points information there for those with points available. Browniz discounts on membership are not available since 2016, but browniz continue to affect directory position as explained at https://www.proz.com/faq/4582#4582
Hope this explains.
Lucia
I just looked. My earnings are $0 even though I had around 50,000 Browniz.
Are non-paying members excluded? It's no concern to me if we are, but I would like to know.
Thanks.
Earnings are not browniz. I already posted the link to view your browniz earlier in this topic.
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