Everything a member does on Make me a Cocktail can earn them badges and/or reputation. Each is a little award given to a member for carrying out certain actions on the site. We use this machanism to promote members activity - and therefore not only show which members have contributed most to the site, but following on, which members have a more trusted voice.

We 'tip our hat' over to the guys and girls at Stack Overflow and their sister sites, who run a similar scheme for their websites, and where we gained our inspiration from.

Badges

Badges are one time awards that each member can only recieve once - and are given out for certain great actions that people carry out.

Every member automatically receives the 'Citizen' badge for joining the site. Some badges are fairly easy to achieve, where as others take time and great additions. A list of all the badges are over on the right. Hover over or click on the badge for more inforamtion.

Reputation

Reputation is a points system that is earnt by members when they carry out great activity on the site. This ranges from as little as making a vote on a cocktail, to as far as creating and addings cocktails and lists.

You also earn more reputation by creating better items - for instance, if a cocktail you created earns a positive vote - we award you some more repution for creating a new recipe someone else likes.

Reputation can be earnt (or forfeited) for the following, although this list is not exaustive:

• Member voted 'up' a cocktail
• Member voted' down' a cocktail
• Member voted 'up' a list
• Member voted 'down' a list
• A new member!
• Member created a new cocktail that is live on the site
• Member completed a new list
• Member completed their profile
• Member added more than 70 ingredients into Their Bar
• Member created a My Bar with more than 5 ingredients
• Members list received an up vote
• Members cocktail received an up vote
• Bonus for having more than 10 cocktails in a list
• Members cocktail received more than 30 up votes
• Members list received more than 30 up votes
• A member gained a new badge
• Profile was complete then was edited to make it incomplete
• List was complete then was edited to make it incomplete
• Members Bar was depleted below 5 ingredients
• Members Bar had more than 70 items and now has depleted below this level
• Member commented on a list or cocktail