General Forum

Hey, I like that idea then for points.  You gain privileges through contribution in a measurable manner.  I've been on collector forums where high post old timers are jerks and have no value (in my opinion) to their comments, and new members who are very helpful and a joy to discuss with.  Quantity does not always mean quality, nor length of time always trump newness, in worthiness of a member.  Here, you gain privileges by proactively helping the site, and thus other members.  You help us, we (the site) help you back.  Me likey!

Is there a table displayed somewhere, showing point levels required for various site authorizations?  Or do I need a certain amount of points to see that? (YUK YUK YUK)

Welcome aboard Sizzler!

In the footer of every page on the site there are five columns of links.  In the left most column, about halfway down the list is a link to "permissions".  If you follow that link, you will see a page that shows the various levels.  The two highest levels have poins & time requirements.

And by the way, yes, insert sets need to be complete to have a gallery.  The issue you noticed is with Panini INSTANT and Topps Now type sets where the checklist gets added to each week.  For example, after a month of offerings, the checklist would have four cards included.  If all four cards have images loaded, then the set gets a gallery.  The next week, another card gets added to the checklist, so with five cards in the set and four images it no longer has a gallery.  Then someone uploads that fifth image and it shows up as a new gallery again.  Then a sixth card gets added to the checklist and so on and so on until it is complete.  Its only an issue with these new sets that get created week by week.

-Tom

To gain levels in the Permissions, you'll need to review some basic info and answer a couple of quiz questions. They are not hard, just please follow the guidelines and you'll be fine (and you're doing great with your scans!). You should be able to move all the way up to Level 6 with just taking the quizzes. Eventually, after seeing your scans being accepted regularly, you'll get the ability to self-approve. Then when you reach a certain level of points (or a lower level but a certain amount of time as a member) you can move up to Level 7 and eventually Level 8. I don't remember what Level 7's requirement were, but Level 8 is either 25,000 points of being a member for 3 years and only 10,000 points.

Don't quote me on this, but I just passed Level 7 a few months back. I believe it was 3000 points, or 1000 points and 3 years as a member...