The Complete Guide to Helmet Stickers

Helmet Stickers are the currency of Eleven Warriors; they're earned by being active and providing solid comments. They're lost for running afoul of our commenting policy.

Each member receives one (1) sticker for a comment and two (2) stickers for posting a forum topic.

Action Stickers Needed
COMMENT -50
CREATE FORUM TOPIC 100
VOTE on OTHER COMMENTS 100

Now here's the kicker: You can either gain or lose earned stickers when people vote on your comments. We realize that puts people on edge, but we like it. It means our readers – our commentariat – will think before posting most times, and that's a win for everyone.

If you want to comment, you can't fall below -50 stickers. You need 100 Helmet Stickers to create a forum topic.

Oh, and you must attain 100 Helmet Stickers of your own before you are able to vote on other comments.

If a particularly dumb comment reaches -5 votes, it's unreadable. Once it reaches -10, it's locked. We don't want that to happen often, but we realize that sometimes the trolls come out from below the bridge. Don't be that troll. Don't hold a grudge and downvote people you don't like "just because." Be conscientious and understanding of differing viewpoints; they're what makes the world go 'round.

And finally, don't cry about downvotes. Despite our best efforts to manage the system, they happen. In aggregate, though, the voting works.