Mahalo belts are rewarded once users reach a certain point level. You can earn points by doing almost anything within Mahalo, including answering questions, using the search and voting on undecided questions. Below is a complete list of ways you can earn points.
How To Earn Points
- Join Mahalo: 50 Points
- Login to Mahalo: 1 Point (per day)
- Answer a Question: 2 Points
- Receive a Best Answer: 10 Points
- Vote on an Undecided Question: 1 Point
- Add a Source to your Answer: 1 Point
- Complete a Mahalo Task: 10 Points
More Ways To Earn Points
In addition to the list above, you can earn double points when you answer a question within the first hour that it is posted. Also the number points you earn per activity increase when more Mahalo Dollars are involved. When you receive Best Answer, you will earn an extra 2 points for every Mahalo Dollar involved.
The White Belt
Welcome to Mahalo, just for signing up you earn 50 points and your first Mahalo belt. With a White Belt you are limited to two questions a day, but you can answer up to 20.
White Belts can also claim up to 2 Mahalo Tasks
The Yellow Tip
After getting 75 points you earn your yellow tip. With a White-Yellow belt your answer limit is still 20, but you can now ask 3 questions a day. Also you are granted 15 votes on the Undecided Questions in the community.
The Yellow Belt
After getting your yellow tip you only need to 25 more points to reach the full yellow belt at 100. As a yellow belt you can now answer up to 40 questions a day and comment on 20. You are upgraded to 20 Undecided votes as well.
The Green Tip
A yellow belt is rewarded a green tip after reaching 300 points. The green tip can ask 7 questions a day, answer 40 and vote on 30 undecided questions.
The Green Belt
500 points will get you the full green belt. You can now ask 10 questions and answer 60.
The Purple Tip
1,250 points will give your green belt a purple tip. You can now ask 12 questions and answer 60.
The Purple Belt
Purple belt is a big milestone at 2000 points. You can now ask 15 questions and answer 80. You can comment on 60 answers.
The Brown Tip
The purple belt is certainly one of the tougher belts, you don't earn your brown tip until you reach 5,000 points. You can now ask 17 questions and answer 80.
The Brown Belt
Once you got the belt you can now ask 20 questions and answer 100. You can comment on 80 answers.
How to Earn your Brown and Black Belts
HOW TO EARN YOUR BROWN BELT
8,000 points indicates you are ready for brown belt, this is the Mahalo Elite. You don't automatically get your brown belt, you first need to pass a test conducted by the Mahalo Staff,.
Mahalo users are subjected to the test because of the advance editing options that become available to you as a brown belt. Mahalo expects brown belts to become the elite users who will essentially be real examples of what it means to be the best type of user on Mahalo. In order to pass your brown belt test, you will need to be experienced in Page Management and have had some approved Mahalo Tasks. You will also need to contribute at least M$50 in "Tips" within Mahalo Answers. You can find this information under "Tips Given" on your profile page.
HOW TO EARN YOUR BLACK BELT
Black Belts represent the very best that Mahalo has to offer, period. They are the true champions of the community in every respect, and they are essential to shaping and representing the community at large. In order to possess such a high honor, you must truly stand out among the masses and, much like brown belts, you must pass a test hosted and conducted by Mahalo staff. Black belts go out of their way to help new users within the site, often by hanging out in the Mahalo Answers Community in order to assist new or struggling users.
Mahalo's elite possess high best answer percentage ratios, an impressive number of 'helpful' votes, and are often responsible for recruiting talented new users and writers to the Mahalo community. Black Belts are also some of the best and/or most prolific writers on the site.
Black belts are also among the most generous of all users, as black belt candidates must contribute at least M$100 in "Tips" within Mahalo Answers before they are eligible to don the Ebony Sash of Glory.
If we do not believe you are fit for the brown or black belt, we are more than happy to help suggest ways you can improve your performance on the site, as we are eager to help guide our users toward greatness!
If you do not wish to advance to these levels, send an email to the Community Manager Corey, and let him know. You will not undergo the test.http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-community/is-there-a-way-for-mahaloians-to-opt-out-from-brown-belt-black-belt-test-if-there-is-none-i-would-like-to-propose-one
The Black Tip
10,500 points will give you a black tip on your brown belt. You can now ask 22 questions and answer 100. You can comment on 80 answers and vote on 90 Undecided questions.
The Black Belt
13,000 points will earn you a black belt, much like the brown belt you do need to pass a 2nd test conducted by the Mahalo Staff, once passed you can now ask 25 questions and answer 120. You can comment on 100 answers and vote on 100 Undecided questions.
Black Belts can claim up to 20 Mahalo Tasks
2nd Degree Black Belt and Up
You can now ask 30 questions but how many you answer and comment on is unlimited as is the number of Undecided questions you vote on.
