
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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General FAQ
Teaser Submission FAQ
Points and Awards FAQ
Message Board FAQ
What is an editor? | |
Editors are special users of the website who have been selected to help us review teasers before they are approved or rejected. Editors can edit teasers for spelling, grammar, formatting and correctness. Once a teaser has been edited, the publisher makes a decision about whether or not to place it on the website. |
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My questions wasn't answered here. | |
Please contact us. We are happy to answer questions, and we are always eager to make Braingle.com a better place. |
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What do you do about malicious users? | |
Every correction, review or duplicate reported needs to be verified by other users of Braingle. Therefore it is very unlikely that someone could negativly effect the quality of the brain teasers on this website. |
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Why was the teaser I submitted rejected? | |
Over 75% of the teasers submitted to this website are duplicates. We will not approve duplicates. Sometimes a duplicate slips by our expert editors. When a duplicate is discovered, the most recently added one is usually removed. You can help us find duplicates by reporting them with the Duplicate Reporter and earn yourself 50 points in the process. |
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I keep getting logged out. | |
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How do I earn points? | |
Points are earned for submitting and voting on brain teasers. Once you have earned enough points to have access to the advanced features, you can also earn points by reporting duplicates, making corrections and reviewing teasers. Editors also earn points for editing. |
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Why was my teaser modified before being approved? | |
Most teasers that are approved are quickly proof read by our editors. We will correct any small errors that we may find. Also, we will often write in a better title and move the teaser to a more appropriate category. If you want to have the best chance of having your teaser appear as you wrote it, please check it over for spelling and grammar errors, write a good title and make sure it is in the proper category. |
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Can you explain the categories? | |
Cryptography - In Cryptography teasers, a phrase or expressions has been encoded in some way (frequently by replacing letters with other letters). You need to figure out the encoding method and then decode the message to find the answer. |
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What are the points used for? | |
Mostly, the more points you have, the higher your name appears on the rankings. In addition, as you earn more points you will have access to more features of the website. |
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I posted a comment, but its not there anymore. | |
Braingle.com is a moderated family oriented forum. Any comments that are deemed to be excessively negative or abusive will be promptly removed. This does not mean that you cannot post criticism of a teaser, but it does mean that you need to do so in a constructive manner. Comments like, "This is the stupidest brain teaser ever" will always be deleted. Any comments with inappropriate language will be deleted. If you feel there is a comment on this website that should be removed, please let us know by clicking 'bad' link next to the comment. |
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What is an reviewer? | |
A reviewer is a user with at least 500 points who is able to see the un-approved teasers and vote on them. |
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What is a publisher? | |
Publishers are special users who make the final decision about whether or not to accept a new teaser onto the website. They base their decision on the helpful voting from users with at least 500 points, and they rely heavily on the editing performed by the editors. |
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I found an error in an existing brain teasers on the site, what should I do? | |
If you have at least 500 points, you can make the correction yourself! Just us the link "Correct This Teaser" when you are viewing a teaser. For each correction you make, you will earn yourself 5 points. |
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How do I become an editor or publisher? | |
You must have a score of at least 5000 and have at least 50 teasers approved to the site to become an Editor. Editors are hand picked by the site staff based on their participation in all areas of the website. A majority vote by the existing editors is required for admittance. Generally, current editors look at the quality of teasers you've submitted as well as how much you participate in the forums. Publishers are hand picked from existing editors and they must wait for a slot to open from a current publisher retiring. |
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How do I report a duplicate teaser that I find? | |
Thanks to the efforts of our talented editors, Braingle has very few duplicates. However, sometimes they slip through and you may notice them. For each duplicate teaser that you correctly identify you will earn 50 points. Reporting duplicates is only available to those users with at least 500 total points. |
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