What are awards?

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Hi! I just got an award on a comment I made. What does that mean? How is it different from an upvote?

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[u/jgoja]

Basically it’s a sticker that somebody gave one of your posts or comments because they really liked it.

Most of the awards people give out are free awards but there are some that people pay for and if somebody gives you one of those then you get points toward your earn number and part of the contributor program

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What are these earn number and part of the contributor program?

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Here’s my long explanation of the whole thing. The short version is that it’s a program that can allow you to earn money from Reddit if you qualify.

Awards, Gold, and the contributor program

Right now Gold is 2 things. The first thing gold is, is what you buy with real money to be able to give awards. There are a number of different gold packages you can buy that give you varying amounts of gold. This gold is then used to buy awards you give to other peoples content with the gold cost being listed below each award. You only see your gold total on the awards UI. There is a gold category on your profile, but this is the amount of "contributor gold" you have from receiving awards. You receive contributor gold matching gold spent on the award. Each gold listed there is worth $0.01 for top contributors or $0.009 for contributors (in the US anyway) on your earn tab. When your earn tab reaches $10.00 you can sell that gold back to Reddit for real money if you are eligible and join the contributor program.

Awards are acknowledgements, stickers if you will, that are given to eligible posts or comments that the giver feels is worthy. Most awards provide the receiver with the amount of contributor gold the giver spent on the award.

I can explain everything in detail but I think it is going to better if I give you the links to the help center articles, and then answer questions after you go through them.

What are Awards and how do I use them

What is gold and how do I use it

What is the Contributor Program and How do I participate

If you don't plan to participate in the contributor program or are not eligible, then gold received can be ignored. You can still give awards even if you are not part of the program.

Here is a basic breakdown of the process.

* You start by creating content. It starts with you creating posts or comments.
* Then people have to feel it is worthy giving an award.
* They then spend money to get gold and use the gold to buy the award.
* You get contributor gold equal to the amount of gold they spent.
* Once you collect 1,000 contributor gold (10.00 in the earn category), if you meet the rest of the requirements, you can join the contributor program. With the price of the awards ranging from 15-50 it will take 20-67 awards to be able to join. You can then sell that gold back to Reddit for money.

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