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There are a lot of parts that make up your score as a whole. A small part of it is Stream posts, main forum posts, posting in the forum of your Society, being in a Mentorship. Those are the things that usually fluctuate the most, as some of them require daily posts to keep them active. There's also your profile rating, how many things you've rated, if you've added anything to the VR database, which is what the main purpose of this site actually is.

You don't have to partake in any of it if you don't want to, you can still level up just based off your time spent and how many page views you have. It was easier when this site was more active, you actually wanted to participate in discussions in the main forum, there were so many things and people to keep you engaged and active. But, sadly, those days are long gone. VR hasn't been at it's peek in like, a decade.

@Immortalxkiss funny you should mention the database as the main function of site when I've been told it's broken by another admin. I know I've made entries and edits to update some that don't get processed. If it is broken then it may be wise to announce it so when members make entries they know why they don't get processed.

You get a 1% bonus of your base score for being in a mentorship until level 80 and when you create one you get some file storage. But other than that you can learn about site through messaging and these journals to get members experience. I'm really not a fan of AI myself. I do use Deviant Art which has many AI created ones but the best ones always get edited by a graphic artist or you'll see the aberrations like six fingers on a hand. Like any tool humanity creates it always seems to get weaponized or abused. Now it seems to be a novelty but do agree you should develop your own mind especially as an occultist. Data mining aside I think the matrix has elements of truth to it but not for the machines themselves but those who manipulate the masses for their profit.

AI could be wonderful if it powered editing tools instead of attempting a complete specialist replacement... There are very boring things that need automation such as in-betweening in hand-drawn animation, retopology in 3D, editing things in and out in photography... And of course the way the tool is used right now is highly problematic. I'm aware of cases when people trained AI models to simulate a visual style of a living artist and then sold those AI-generated images online, while the artist in question was getting constant verbal abuse about how artists should adapt or die out... I'm sorry but AI wouldn't be able to generate sh!t without all the work by real artists that was fed to it. It doesn't really understand what it's doing and doesn't think... unlike real humans, it doesn't build a 3D model in its mind, it uses learned visual patterns with words attached to them and combines those together according to prompt given.

The terminator is putting many out of work from starving artists to vehicle drivers. But after the next world war I figure such things will be needed to do things the shortage of people can't. Hope its worth the sacrifice now.

Fortunately for us, the current AI is dumb as a rock. It's a statistics machine, no more - no less... I hear people get re-hired, but for a lower pay. So AI could be just a ploy to make people work for less..

Cost you points for others not on? Usually because of not posting to forums and stream.

I'm so sorry your having trouble with leveling. I did try with my other profiles to help you, I have is with a my hands, sorry. I can't draw.

Sorry, my hands are shaky. I have a trimmers in my hands from nerve damage.

It's generally a good idea to copy your stats when you update your status then you can compare them and know exactly why you drop in level. Like Cadrewolf2 mentions its usually about posting in a coven forum or the stream which only last 48 hours. There are also manipulators that give low ratings or other bonuses that effect your score then when you are on the cusp of being inductable change them to be able to snatch them up. It's slim pickins finding active members now. Generally if you build a bond with a vampire you'll sync up with their timing.

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"Cost you points for others not on? Usually because of not posting to forums and stream."

That wouldn't cause you to drop in level but would effect the Time Spent part of your base score. You have to make a page view under 5 minutes in order to get credit. If you don't when you do make a page view or refresh you'll just get credit for the page view. If you were waiting for a message then you would only get it through pages views or refreshing at which point a message sent would be received. I think the system works this way for the advertising which comes through a web browser unless you have an adblocker.

I literally wrote down by how many intermediate points it has dropped. It was at 19.93, meaning I only needed 7 points to level up, but fell down to 19.36 and I had to grind for points AGAIN. I didn't see that mechanism mentioned anywhere, maybe I didn't look carefully... I was switching between the Dashboard and Message Center every few minutes to see if there were any new messages. Probably those two pages should have all leveling mechanisms switched off... so that you don't gain anything from writing DMs but also don't get penalized for waiting for messages.

I think it's best to copy your status update when you level or just periodically so you can see for yourself how you level up...or down. You have a base score determined by number of pages you view and the time spent you get credit for (under 5 minutes being limit to make a page view or refresh otherwise you won't get credit) that base score is effected by bonuses and penalties. These can be manipulated by people and some are determined by time factors like in the case of posting in the stream or a coven/house forum which lasts 48 hours. So they drop after that time and usually account for going down in level. When you hit level 80 you no longer get mentorship bonus. Being marked in a society can effect it as well. So when siring (level 100) you have to calculate at least 6% of your base score in order to retain your level. A couple months ago some f**ktard was creating new shell profiles rating me a 1 then blocking me then deleting the profile to give me penalties and creating new ones then after a month renewing them to keep them all active. Seemed like a lot of work to me. Probably some sadist with delusions of grandeur that didn't like the way I rated them and wanted revenge. The system can be exploited. Some spam page views to level up or use alternate profiles or other active members marked as their referrals to get that bonus. Don't look at favor points in some societies as earned either as Cancer has dumped loads on certain ones back when the site was very active. Since Iframes are allowed I've been thinking of creating some once I establish a society that will fix some issues in my society.

I can relate. But not everyone is an artist to create their own. So they share those they favor others do, commission to create and/or prompt AI's to create for them. I think my opinion matters in a social setting so strive to rate accordingly but find it hard in some cases. In the case of portfolio's it's really hard when people either share their own work or put themselves out there in pictures of themselves which isn't easy to do. Then when they get downrated by someone that can't even do the same but hide in anonymity it can be frustrating. A lot of my rates are based not on an individual's actual art expressed or pictures of themselves but how it is presented as a whole. Someone recently rated my portfolio a nine breaking the perfect score I had but I take it as opinions vary and think its a mature attitude to have respecting another's opinion and freedom to choose even when it's done for malice; It sure would be boring if everyone thought the same way. I plan to mentor members in a coven so going to streamline that.

In so happy you found A mentorship.

I have A mentorship as well.

The minimum I give is 8. If the portfolio / profile looks like I'd give it less, I won't rate. So 8 is good. 9 is cool. 10 is outstanding in my book. I can't give everyone 10's. Impossible. Also, if a person can't draw well but is still trying, I will probably give at least an 8 for a good effort.

Maro is cool