Countries participating in the following rewards program include: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, U.S., and U.K. :
* 6,500 Rewards Points may be redeemed for a $25.00 * 12,500 Rewards Points may be redeemed for a $50.00 * 25,000 Rewards Points may be redeemed for a $100.00
Countries not listed above are still eligible to participate in the following rewards schedule:
* 50,000 Rewards Points may be redeemed for = $5
We want to assure you that our goal first and foremost at Scour is to build a superior search experience through global community participation and secondly share our success by rewarding the users for their contributions. We understand that these revisions will be an inconvenience to some, and appreciate your patience. As we continue to grow and fortify our technology, we are confident that we will be able to offer an expanded rewards system in the near future. Q: What is the daily cap for points?
Out of the cap of 300 points per day, you may earn points from your first 100 daily searches. There is no cap on community contributions. Q: How many points can I earn per search?
You can earn up to 3 points per search through any combination of actions. Repeat searches in the same day will not count for additional points. Q: If I cap my points in one search, can I still vote and comment?
Sure, there is no limit as to how many votes and comments you can do per search. Q: I have done searches but there are no changes in my total points, why?
This could be a result of a few things:
1. You need to be signed into Scour for us to be able to track your searches, votes and comments. 2. You have maxed out your total points per search: 3 max points/search 3. You have maxed out your 100 search opportunities for points for the day. 4. You have maxed out your total points per search or for the day: 300 max daily points 5. We have not yet refreshed your points.
Q: Why did my points total decrease?
We often conduct manual reviews to ensure quality contributions across our network. During this process we may delete inappropriate comments or ban abusers that may be within your friends' network. When reaching the "Cash Out" stage - your activity and friends points will require review to ensure that they are legitimate - while this process can drop your points below "Cash Out" level, this is to ensure quality participation across the Scour community. Q: Can't people abuse the system?
You can try, but Scour has several checking systems and algorithms in place to spot and block those who wish to abuse our feedback or points system. BUT since nobody is perfect, if you notice of a way around our system that you think we have not addressed, please let us know, it will be your good deed for the day! Invalid Usage/Abuse Q: What qualifies as invalid usage or abuse? Invalid Scour Usage Guidelines
To help ensure that user activity is valid and of value to the Scour community, below is a list of excessive behaviors and activities that may result in a reduction of points or a user's account being banned: Searching:
* Searches of invalid characters: o Example: asdfadfadsfsadfadslkal;kjfdlakjfdalsjfa, $@#%&^%^ * Suspicious non-human search patterns: Searches conducted by an automated script o Example: X5648, X5647, X5646, X5645, X5644 * Repeated searches o Example: a, ab, abc, abc1 * Spam Searches: Excessive one word searches that do not exhibit normal user behavior. o Example: dog, park, vote, starks, green, sand, box, filled * Erratic Searches: Excessive unrelated searches within very short period of times. o Example: Dog, Sony Plasma TV, Einstein, newyek, repsev, newyork,...
Commenting:
* Excessive amount of short non-descript comments. o Example: great, i like it, cool, fun etc... * Repeated comments o Example: recommended site, recommended site!, I recommend this site * Invalid words within comments o Example: asdfadfadsfsadfadslkal;kjfdlakjfdalsjfa, $@#%&^%^ * Vulgar comments: Profanity or offensive content. * Self promotion: Excessive promotional statements about your own site.
Promotional efforts
* Instructing others on how to game the Scour rewards system (Youtube videos, blog posts etc...)
Email Invites:
* Emails sent to users who you have never had any previous interaction with. * Emails that cause multiple spam complaints from users.
No Self Invited Accounts or Multiple Accounts Under A Single User
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