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Voting is our method of providing positive feedback to you about your contributions to WikiMapia, and for you to provide positive feedback to other users about theirs. People who make a positive contribution to WikiMapia ("describing the world" by creating useful and well-described places) are deserving of a positive vote. | Voting is our method of providing positive feedback to you about your contributions to WikiMapia, and for you to provide positive feedback to other users about theirs. People who make a positive contribution to WikiMapia ("describing the world" by creating useful and well-described places) are deserving of a positive vote. | ||
| − | Note that the number of votes you receive does not mean anything by itself. | + | Note that the number of votes you receive does not mean anything by itself. Having twice as many votes as the other user does not mean you're twice as good as him. And get votes is just one indicator of its activities in WikiMapia. Ask for votes or vote for someone because they expect to receive another vote good back is not recommended, many consider this a poor behavior. So do not do that. |
== Settings/preferences == | == Settings/preferences == | ||
Revision as of 17:03, 18 April 2012
In your profile personal information, tools and settings are sorted into five tabs:
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Profile
The profile tab shows your personal information such as your real name, how many languages you speak and brief details about yourself. You are not obligated to provide personal details so you can leave the personal information section blank. To access your personal settings see 'Change personal information' below. Information about voting, special roles and awards you have obtained can also be seen in your profile.
Voting
Voting is our method of providing positive feedback to you about your contributions to WikiMapia, and for you to provide positive feedback to other users about theirs. People who make a positive contribution to WikiMapia ("describing the world" by creating useful and well-described places) are deserving of a positive vote.
Note that the number of votes you receive does not mean anything by itself. Having twice as many votes as the other user does not mean you're twice as good as him. And get votes is just one indicator of its activities in WikiMapia. Ask for votes or vote for someone because they expect to receive another vote good back is not recommended, many consider this a poor behavior. So do not do that.
Settings/preferences
You can customize personal settings by accessing the following options in the profile.
Choose your location
Edit avatar
Allows you to change/change the profile picture.
Change personal information
Messages
The message tab shows a list of your contacts in order of most recently contacted. You can see the total messages exchanged between you and each contact under their username. Contacts whom have sent you new/unread messages appear at the top of the contacts list with a 'New message' indicator under their username.
Messaging/privacy settings
Awards
The awards tab shows awards you have earned by reaching designated milestones based on the quantity of your contributions. The three star award system is incremental and rewards you by encouraging you to add and edit more objects.
Stats
The Stats tab shows statistics on all aspects of your contributions.
Tools
The Tools tab shows tools available based on your experience level.
