Cockroach Points and Survivor XP: Rewarding Participation Without Killing Democracy
Understand Cockroach Points, Survivor XP, ranks, and how CJP can reward participation without turning democratic voice into a shallow grind.
Two signals, one mood
Cockroach Points are the visible score of recent participation. Survivor XP is the longer-term record that feeds rank progression.
The split matters because democratic communities need room for both current activity and durable contribution. Someone can be active this week without erasing the history of people who helped build the colony earlier.
What earns points
Creating posts, commenting, joining ministries, bookmarking, following, and receiving meaningful votes can all affect the reward system. The details can evolve, but the intent stays simple: reward participation that adds life to the community.
- Self-activity rewards encourage people to begin.
- Received vote rewards acknowledge posts that helped others.
- Daily caps reduce score farming.
Democracy lens
The best use of points is as feedback, not identity. A higher rank is fun, but the actual win is making the feed more readable, more specific, and more alive.
A democracy cannot become a leaderboard. CJP rewards should encourage people to participate, but they should never replace evidence, empathy, organisation, or the basic equality of every member’s voice.
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