Reward System Changed

Is it possible to check other peoples statistics

Excellent!

A few questions though:

1) Say I'd like to buy a copy for a friend. Can the license be issued on my friend's name instead of my own? Should my friend make an account here so I could 'transfer' the needed reward points to him? Is this transfer of reward points even possible?

2) If I had more than one license, I assume 'life-time upgrades' must be bought for each of these licenses to make all of them 'life-time'?

3) Can licenses be issued to a different name than the forum display name?

Figures I'd get bumped off as author #101

I would think that spending your HUs for someone else would be a special request thing. The "Reward Claim" seems to be automated just for the account you are logged in under and using to look at it.....

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jffe wrote: So we make a selection from the menu, hit *Claim*, then what happens ?

It looks like HU credits are just deducted from you account on whatever you have chosen to spend them on.....

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20% discount coupon for any edition of Filter Forge (1 Reward Point) 50% discount coupon for any edition of Filter Forge (2 Reward Points) A free copy of Filter Forge Professional Edition (3 Reward Points) 5 coupons for a 30% discount for any edition of Filter Forge (4 Reward Points) Free lifetime upgrades to all future versions (5 Reward Points)

as usual, i seem to be the thick-headed one. i dont understand the fourth one here? if 3 reward points gets you a free copy, then why does 4 reward points only get you a discount of 30%? and if 1 point gets you a 20% discount, then why do 5 coupons only get you a 30% discount? i mean, i was never great at math, but i'm missing something here.

i get all the rest of them; it's just that fourth one i dont understand.

you mean get 5 coupons at 30% each for 4 HU's? if that's what it means then it shld say 'with each coupon'. it's certainly not clear the way it is. but then, like i said, i can be thick-headed sometimes

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Crapadilla wrote: A few questions though: 1) Say I'd like to buy a copy for a friend. Can the license be issued on my friend's name instead of my own? Should my friend make an account here so I could 'transfer' the needed reward points to him? Is this transfer of reward points even possible? 2) If I had more than one license, I assume 'life-time upgrades' must be bought for each of these licenses to make all of them 'life-time'? 3) Can licenses be issued to a different name than the forum display name?

Bella? *nudge nudge*

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Carl wrote: Is it possible to check other peoples statistics

No. To see the Your Reward Points section, you've got to be logged in and you can only see the statistics for your account. Well, if you login as another user, then of course you can see the stats for that user.

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Crapadilla wrote: Can the license be issued on my friend's name instead of my own?

Yes. You should select "free copy" as a reward, complete the process, wait for the email with the link to the registration form, then just type your friend's name and email into the registration form. The license key will be sent to the email you provide and the free copy will be licensed to the name you provide.

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Crapadilla wrote: Should my friend make an account here

No.

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Crapadilla wrote: Is this transfer of reward points even possible?

It's no longer possible to transfer 1 or 2 points as we used to permit. In fact, it isn't possible at all to transfer points as such. You can only give a whole free copy.

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Crapadilla wrote: If I had more than one license, I assume 'life-time upgrades' must be bought for each of these licenses

Yes.

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Crapadilla wrote: Can licenses be issued to a different name than the forum display name?

Yes. To whatever name you like. It's a registration name, it has nothing to do with your forum name. The email doesn't have to coincide with your forum email either.

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jffe wrote: So we make a selection from the menu, hit *Claim*, then what happens ?

Then the reward points are taken off your account

And you receive an email with further instructions. If the reward is a coupon -- then a coupon. If it's a free copy -- then a link to the registration form. If the lifetime upgrades -- then a notification that we've added you to our database.

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jffe wrote: if we want to claim a copy for someone else, will we be given that choice after clicking on *Claim*

Yes, you will. Not right after you click "Claim" but after you get to the registration form -- see my reply to Crapadilla above.

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Kraellin wrote: you mean get 5 coupons at 30% each for 4 HU's? if that's what it means then it shld say 'with each coupon'. it's certainly not clear the way it is.

We've added "each" to that one. Now it's

"5 coupons for a 30% discount each for any edition of Filter Forge"

Did it get any clearer?
(perhaps this shows that my English isn't as good as I think it is )

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Crapadilla wrote: Could my existing (i.e. beta reward) license name be altered after the fact?

I'm afraid no, but I'll find out for certain from the developers.

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jffe wrote: if you don't choose lifetime for 5 at first, then it's really 8 because it's 5 *more* later on

In fact, the actual cost of lifetime upgrades is always 8 points because they won't be of any use to you if you don't have a working copy of Filter Forge. Well, of course you can buy a copy... But if we are talking about points, then you'll have to spend another 3 points to get yourself or your friend a free copy -- before or after you get lifetime upgrades.

This might sound as a trick about "5 more" which is in fact 8, but then these are upgrades, and they somehow presuppose that you should already have a copy of the program, don't they?

Just claimed 1x 'life-time upgrades' (YAY!) and noticed that there wasn't any mention in the email I received about the exact license that these were claimed for. Maybe one should be able to select this on the site (in case one owned several licenses)?

Hi Bella, thanks for all the info

I was wondering if there was a way to show authors user statistic rankings on their filters.....ie - is the filter gaining in use, remaining average in use, or heading for a low usage ranking. As it stands, you can only see where it is in popularity by downloads.....

If I could tell which of my filters were not being used and heading for a low usage rank, I would focus my attention on improving those filters before they become low usage......

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We've added "each" to that one. Now it's "5 coupons for a 30% discount each for any edition of Filter Forge" Did it get any clearer? (perhaps this shows that my English isn't as good as I think it is )

thanks, bella. much better. and you never have to apolgize for your english. it's a lot better than some native english speaking folks i know

i would also suggest putting a link to this thread on one of those pages that explain the system. this thread could become your "REWARD POINTS FAQS".

i'm also in favor of having your actual HU's show up on your rewards point page. this would be very helpful.

i'd also suggest putting in a totally separate page showing those that have won a free copy. this is generally pretty good advertising. you might even allow them, the winners, to write something up, a small testamonial to how they did it and how long it took and how much they enjoy FF and whatever else.

also, one question... what the heck are coupons? ok, i know what a coupon is, but i mean, is this something you guys send out in an email or by normal mail or what? is it an actual graphic thing or just something where you say, ok, you've got a coupon now. it's sort of insignificant, i know, but just curious how you were actually doing this.

So uhh, not to be a jerk about it, but this system is either not automated, or it's buggy. I clicked on claim yesterday, and I haven't received any email yet. Is this normal, or did a glitch occur or what's up exactly ? Thanks.

jffe

jffe,

Our database shows the email was sent to you. Looks like problems with spam filter on your email account. I'll drop you a private message with a copy of the email.

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Bella wrote: [...] changing the license name would be equal to giving you another license.

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Kraellin wrote: what the heck are coupons?

Coupon is a word. It may be meaningful, or it may be not -- just a combination of symbols. You receive it by email and then you enter it - type it or copy-paste it - into a special field of the order form called "Your coupon code". Then you hit "Update" and see the discounted price.

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Kraellin wrote: having your actual HU's show up on your rewards point page.

Good thing. But some people have so many there might not be enough space!

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Kraellin wrote: i would also suggest putting a link to this thread on one of those pages that explain the system.

Good idea too. Perhaps I'll do it, thanks!

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StevieJ wrote: I was also wondering if FF has plans to start deleting 'Low Usage' filters after a certain amount of time being at 'Low Usage'???

Why would they do that? After all, "low usage" doesn't equal "bad filter" per se.

thanks, bella never did quite understand the coupon system. that helps

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Good thing. But some people have so many there might not be enough space!

well, i'd just require steveiej get and pay for his own web pages on that one

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Ah, you have peeked my curiousity

piqued. (sorry, my mother was an english teacher and whereas i let most of these go, this one was just too far gone )