I recently got a K icon next to my profile name. Anybody know what this is?

Question

It suddenly appeared next to my name on PH. I tried to check the FAQ of Product Hunt, but I didn't found the answer.

Jacqueline von Tesmar · Accepted Answer

Hey Gabriel,

These are medals next to a user's name and they show how many points they've received from the community for their contributions across Product Hunt. The medals are Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

You can earn points by actively contributing across Product Hunt. Contributing includes: posting products, creating discussions, sharing goals, and engaging in conversations. You'll gain points when other community members upvote, cheer, or in any way appreciate your contribution.

https://help.producthunt.com/en/?q=points

Jason Dainter · Answer

@jacqvon I did an "inspect element" and now realise I believe this stands for Karma am I correct?

Gabriel Bujold · Answer

@jacqvon Oh great! Wasn't aware of that. Thanks! :)

Jason Dainter · Answer

@jacqvon As far I can tell...

Bronze... starts with a B?
Silver... starts with an S?
Gold.. starts with a G?

What does my K mean?

I will temporarily assume this means I am a King, unless told otherwise.

Mr Ethar Alali · Answer

@jacqvon @bujold19 Haha! I got mine this morning and didn't realise myself :) So thanks for asking the question

Louise Desrosiers · Answer

@jacqvon Salut, merci beaucoup pour l'information !

Ashwin Madhavan · Answer

My K points reduced from 160 to 128.. can any one please let me know why this happened? @bujold19 if you could help me out, it would really help me.

Jane Portman · Answer

@jacqvon Today I googled, found this, and learned :) Thank you.

Anastasiia Iskovych · Answer

@jacqvon I still don't get how they help. Could you explain?

Christopher Michaelides · Answer

@nastia_iskovych For the user, the badges are a recognition of their contribution to the ProductHunt community, like a badge of honour. For ProductHunt the website, it is a element of gamification that encourages positive behaviours by a user i.e. Manuela's comment "[...] Can't wait to upgrade to a silver medal"

Manuela Bárcenas · Answer

@jacqvon awesome, thanks for the clarification, Jacqueline! Can't wait to upgrade to a silver medal 😄🙌

Ashwin Madhavan · Answer

@bujold19 thank you for your message. I have emailed them. Could you please let me know what this intercom means? Is it something that I am missing out. My apologies for asking such a question. I am new to PH. :))

Anastasiia Iskovych · Answer

@christopher_michaelides got it! Thanks a lot for the explanation! :)

Jake Crump · Answer

@jacqvon @ashwin_madhavan Hi Ashwin! Do you mind sending in an e-mail to hello@producthunt.com? We'd be happy to take a closer look at this for you!

get carrier · Answer

I didn't know that such an icon might appear. thanks for the info

I recently got a K icon next to my profile name. Anybody know what this is?

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