Points and Badges
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The Bard award is given to an eNotes educator for earning 50 or more bonuses in Shakespeare-related topics.
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Bard Awardees
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89,024 points
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82,549 points
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76,232 points
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69,088 points
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68,728 points
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66,331 points
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65,945 points
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64,454 points
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63,076 points
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62,840 points
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62,746 points
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57,195 points
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55,872 points
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55,391 points
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52,329 points
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51,413 points
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51,409 points
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49,764 points
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46,621 points
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46,609 points
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Other Badges
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A user has completed 10 quizzes.
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A user has completed 75 quizzes with at least 60% accuracy.
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A user has completed 100 quizzes with at least 60% accuracy.
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Educator Ranks
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The highest rank for an eNotes educator, given only at the discretion of the managing editor. An educator must show consistently outstanding contributions, as well as surpassing the point total required of an Educator Emeritus.
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Educator Emeritus is the highest educator rank, other than Distinguished Educator, and is earned upon the accumulation of 50,000 points. Only a handful of eNotes educators have achieved this rank.
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An educator achieves the rank of full educator upon surpassing 15,000 points. The educator joins a small group of the most committed eNotes educators.
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An assistant educator becomes an associate educator upon surpassing the 5,000 point total. At this point, the educator has demonstrated a significant commitment to editing on eNotes.
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An assistant educator is the entry level rank for an educator, achieved when the application is approved by the managing educator.
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Educator Awards
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The scholar award is given at the discretion of the managing educator, and is awarded for consistently intelligent or insightful contributions to the Homework Help or sharing great documents in the Document Exchange.
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An expert award is given by showing particular knowledge in a particular topic, such as Hamlet or Math. It is awarded when the total contributions to that topic (answers plus discussion posts) surpasses 25.
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The instructor award is given by making 20 or more contributions to our teacher group. It signifies an active and engaged teacher or other educator on eNotes.
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The scribe badge is awarded when a user has several written assignments published to the website. You must become an educator and complete written assignments before earning this badge.
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Non-Educator Ranks
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A user becomes a valedictorian on accumulating 2000 points.
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A user becomes a salutatorian on accumulating 1000 points.
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A user achieves honors on accumulating 400 points.
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The eNoter badge is awarded when a user surpasses 150 points.
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The newbie badge is awarded to all new users.
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Non-Educator Awards
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The teaching assistant badge is awarded when a user makes 100 or more contributions in the Homework Help area.
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The Tutor badge is given when a user makes 50 or more contributions to the Homework Help area.
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The Prefect badge is given when a user correctly flags 10 or more items, such as an innappropriate question or answer.
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The Dean's List badge is given when a user rates 10 or more answers, and also asks a question and marks one of the answers as best.
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100 points
for creating an account
Simply sign up for free or purchase a subscription and earn 100 points!
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30 points
for writing an assignment
If you are an eNotes educator, you can earn 30 points for having a writing assignment published.
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20 points
for posting a document
Contribute to our community by posting a document in our Documents and eBooks section, and you'll be awarded 20 points!
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15 points
for answering a question
Answer a question in eNotes Homework Help and earn 15 points!
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10 points
for receiving an answer bonus
If you are an eNotes educator, and we award you a bonus for an excellent answer in our Homework Help, you'll get 10 points.
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10 points
for receiving a best answer
If you answer a question and the person who asked the question thinks your answer is the best, you'll get 10 points!
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10 points
for completing a quiz
Complete a quiz to earn 10 points!
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5 points
for receiving an answer rating
If you answer a question, and someone positively rates your answer, you'll receive 5 points.
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5 points
for asking a question
Need help with your homework? Ask a question in our Homework Help section and get 5 points!
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2 points
for rating or flagging an item
Rate or flag a question or answer and receive 2 points.
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1 points
for getting a question right
For each quiz/trivia question answered correctly earn 1 point!
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for ordering a subscription or pass
If you purchase a subscription to eNotes, or other product such as a document or eBook, you are awarded points equal to the dollar total of your order (rounded up to the nearest dollar) and multiplied by 10.
How do I earn points?
Users earn points by making contributions to the site. Currently, you can earn points in a variety of ways, such as answering questions or sharing your documents. You can view all the ways in which you can earn points.
How do I earn a badge?
Badges can be earned in a variety of ways, and by all types of users. Some badges, such as the Educator Ranking badges, require that you first become an eNotes educator. But most badges can be earned by anyone and depend on how many points you have earned, how many contributions you have made to the site, and in which subjects. You can view the different badges and how they are earned.
