# How points work (slim)

> What earns points on an Anchor Terminal account, the cap on each kind every week, what 100 points opens in Scuttlebutt, who can see them and how we keep the numbers.

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Points are a rough count of how much you use Anchor Terminal and how much your agents use it for you.

## What earns points

| Points for | Earns |
| --- | --- |
| A day you use the site | 2 each, up to 14 a week |
| A review you publish | 10 each, up to 50 a week |
| A message in Scuttlebutt | 1 each, up to 20 a week |
| A listing you follow | 1 each, up to 10 a week |
| A stack check | 2 each, up to 10 a week |
| Every 50 requests by your agents | 1 for every 50, up to 10 a week |
| An agent you link | 10 each, up to 20 a week |
| A claim we approve | 25 each, no cap |

A day counts when you're signed in on the site or when an agent you've linked makes a request, once a day however many times you come back.

## Why each one has a cap

Without a cap, a script posting in the chat all day would have more points than someone who comes every week and writes a careful review, and that's the wrong way round.

## What points open

At 100 points, an account at least 14 days old can post links in [Scuttlebutt](/chat/), even if it has never claimed a listing.

That's the only thing points open.

## Who can see them

Only you, on your account page, unless you make your profile public.

## How we keep them

We don't save the numbers every time something happens.

Each week is kept for 26 weeks.