What are my points for and how do I get more?

Whenever you participate (make a comment,add a forum topic,update your Facebook status,etc), you will automatically receive points. The more points you have, the higher status you will obtain on this site. Here are the status levels on the NEC. While we won't tell you exactly how many points you need to obtain each level, we can tell you that you will need around 100 to reach the second level.

1. NECC Newbie
2. NECC Contributor 
3. NECC Assistant   
4. NECC Expert  
5. NECC Leader  
6. NECC Super Leader

Having more points may also make you eligible to win prizes or other special privileges on this site.