Points

Where points come from

• Invitations and spending rebates are the two sources of points; operations activities are listed too.
• Open a source to see where that kind of points comes from, how much has been issued, and each valuation, which you can expand and recompute.
• A source with no points does not show 0: one not yet connected says not yet open, one waiting in the queue says pending issuance, and one with nothing says none.

How points are issued

• Since 2026-09-23, points are issued only from contribution valuations; real contributions made before then are included.
• Each month has a budget, and anything not issued rolls into the next month.

Can points be used now

• Until redemption opens, points only accumulate and cannot be used; you will be told when it opens.
• Points are not Credits: Credits pay for things, points record contribution.

Points rules

The points rules page gives a short introduction and links directly to the full text of the contribution valuation algorithm and weighting system.

Global region

Valuation and issuance currently run only on the China site; in the global region, the page shows what is available.