Per Bergvall Aug 9, 2010:

There's a thread in Forums... that has no relevance to this matter, but it's still interesting: http://www.proz.com/forum/kudoz/159340-kudoz_abuse.html

jonsp Aug 9, 2010:

Opting for "Not for points" has the one great benefit that it enables translators to help someone out of sheer benevolence--without expecting anything in return. It feels good, and it lets other readers know this is not only about business, but also collegiality.

gulrot (asker) Aug 7, 2010:

I wasnt aware about the points. Thanks a lot for the information.

Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Aug 7, 2010:

God innføring Dette var en god innføring i hvordan Kudoz fungerer, og burde vært lagt ut på det norske forumet også. «Not for points» burde vært fjernet, for det kan kanskje misforstås i den retning at en selv ikke ønsker poeng? Ikke vet jeg, for jeg har ikke spurt så mange spørsmål totalt sett, og husker ikke utformingen. Regner likevel med at det skal gå ganske klart fram hva som ligger i dette.

Per Bergvall Aug 7, 2010:

Welcome to Kudoz.... So you have just posted your first Kudoz question. You have opted to make it a not for points question, and I just wonder if you know what that's about.
When you post a Kudoz question, it gets relayed to some 100+ linguists. Thee is no reason why any of these should assist you for free, as this might potentially enable you to attract jobs that should rightfully be theirs. If they choose to assist, their sole compensation would be the Kudoz points you bestow upon your favoured answerer. This again has no cash value, but the number of accumulated Kudoz points determines how translators are presented in search results.
Please be advised that opting to make a question a 'not for points' one may well deprive your potential answerers of the only good reason to give you the time of day.