Trending Influencers -- where do they get all their points?

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 20:09:44 -0500

So, as I am reading through various posts, there is a column on the right hand side that says "trending influencers" who have an amazingly high amount of influence points, especially "recent" points (although I don't know what RP considers recent).

My question is, how are they gaining these points? Are the asking the extremely thought provoking questions? Are they voting up every post they see? Providing great feedback or just saying "yes or I agree"?

Not knocking anyone, just curious.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 19 at 2015 8:14 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 20:14:15 -0500

They have been here awhile. Lol

Response by TSgt Joshua Copeland made Jan 19 at 2015 8:25 PM

TSgt Joshua Copeland — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 20:25:57 -0500

Recent is 72 hours.

The "points", which really don't matter, are "earned" from asking questions, up voting other, responding to questions, making new contacts, being up voted by others, bonuses for various badges, etc.

Up votes are limited to 75 per day.

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Jan 19 at 2015 8:38 PM

LTC Stephen C. — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 20:38:13 -0500

LTC Private RallyPoint Member, click on the down arrow near your name in the upper right corner, then click on Leaderboard. Then click on the down arrow adjacent to View My Influence Score Details. This will show you the value of the various activities.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 19 at 2015 8:38 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 20:38:44 -0500

Been treating the points like "Whose line is it anyways?"

Response by LTC Yinon Weiss made Jan 19 at 2015 8:43 PM

LTC Yinon Weiss — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 20:43:15 -0500

Trending Influencers looks at the last 72 hours, as mentioned by TSgt Joshua Copeland. It updates every 15 minutes.

RallyPoint promotes the concepts of 1) meritocracy (best voted answers rise to the top) and 2) transparency. Anybody can see where everybody else's points come from... there's no back room deals . To see your own points board, go to https://www.rallypoint.com/influence and click on "View my influence points details" to see expand the whole board.

You can also see the same board for others, by first going to their profile on desktop, and then clicking on their score near the top of their profile. Then click on "View Influence Points Details" to expand. Everything is right there.

As TSgt Joshua Copeland also mentioned, you can also see a breakdown of recent point activity on their profile under "Recent Activity", although this part can be hidden through the privacy setting.

Lastly, here is a power user tip... you can see a list of all the Trending Influencers (not just the top 5) by clicking on Trending Influencers widget title or "See more" at the bottom. It takes you here: https://www.rallypoint.com/influence?type=trending#my-influence-summary

Response by MSgt William Lucas made Jan 19 at 2015 8:55 PM

MSgt William Lucas — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 20:55:34 -0500

What do high point scores mean to me? Or, why should they mean anything to me? If I have high influencer points, does it make me important?

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 19 at 2015 9:09 PM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:09:34 -0500

What if like to see now is trending this question. Trending on trending simply stated ;-)

Response by SPC(P) Jay Heenan made Jan 19 at 2015 9:13 PM

SPC(P) Jay Heenan — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:13:55 -0500

Even though I don't ever show up on the 'trending influencers' list, in my mind I am THE trending influencer....just sayin'. Haha!

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Jan 19 at 2015 9:18 PM

Capt Richard I P. — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:18:59 -0500

Ask the right questions, give the right answers and all these valuable pints could flow to anyone!

Response by SPC Larry Buck made Jan 19 at 2015 9:51 PM

SPC Larry Buck — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:51:19 -0500

Great question

Response by SFC David Pope, MBA made Jan 19 at 2015 9:54 PM

SFC David Pope, MBA — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:54:02 -0500

I have wondered the same thing. The way I see it, is they give you rewards for whatever to keep you coming back. Myself, I come back to talk to people who have something in common with me. We may have different opinions on topics, but one thing most of us have, is we offered our lives for this country, and many of us would do it again in a second. We are brothers and sisters in a family that only veterans are apart of. The time I spend sharing with my military family is far greater than any point system.

Response by SGM Mikel Dawson made Jan 19 at 2015 10:00 PM

SGM Mikel Dawson — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 22:00:09 -0500

To be honest, this is the first time I've really paid any attention to it. The points I got and a couple buck will buy me a cup of coffee. I say what I think and that's about it.

Response by SSG Tim Everett made Jan 20 at 2015 9:17 AM

SSG Tim Everett — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:17:04 -0500

I got mine through correspondence courses. I also heard you can get tabs, like Special Forces, Airborne, Ranger, etc through correspondence courses.

Overall pretty worth it, I feel.

Response by CPT Richard Riley made Jan 20 at 2015 10:01 AM

CPT Richard Riley — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:01:45 -0500

While there are some to whom influence points matter, I think there are many here who participate at their own level and speed - commenting where they believe they can make a difference, reading where they believe they can learn something, & scanning topics to scrutinize how they want to participate. There is no one right or wrong answer.

As more members become familiar with you and the discussion you comment on you will begin to 'reap the influence benefits' by way of up votes and additional comments that sometimes have a snowball effect on the numbers. All-in-all this site is just a bunch obtuse functioning family members having conversations all over the map ..... but learning something in the process.

Response by PV2 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 20 at 2015 11:08 AM

PV2 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:08:34 -0500

For me I can care less about the points, I truly enjoy the threads and conversations with folks on here. Some of the questions are thought provoking, others light hearted. I will vote up a comment I like or think is funny. Especially the funny ones and there have been a lot of them on here.
:-)

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 11 at 2015 9:57 AM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 09:57:00 -0400

LTC Private RallyPoint Member funny fact, as I'm writing this, my name is in the Trending Influencers and I haven't done anything special. Just 2 or 3 good responses.

Response by SGT Thomas Heinold made Jan 19 at 2018 1:51 AM

SGT Thomas Heinold — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 01:51:30 -0500

As some one once said a way to keep active,this community here for you to sta abreast also on issues, My opinion

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Jan 19 at 2018 3:02 AM

SFC Michael Hasbun — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 03:02:01 -0500

You have to make sure you finish your SSD's, all your mandatory 350-1 training, sacrifice a can of dip to a portrait of His Holiness Saint Mattis, and reenlist twice...

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 19 at 2018 6:11 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 06:11:35 -0500

Sir, I really think about what I post most of the time, and have already learned a great deal from people of all ranks. I never think about points and was shocked when I realized how many I had. I wish I could give you a more precise answer.