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How contributions affect your score

Every time your Treasurer confirms your contribution, your Standing score updates. Here is what actually happens. An on-time contribution is the single best thing for your score. The compliance component (40% of your Standing) tracks the percentage of contributions confirmed on time. Pay on time every week for three months and this component climbs steadily. A late contribution still counts — but less. If your Treasurer confirms your contribution two days after the due date, it is recorded as late. One late payment in an otherwise clean record has a small impact. Two or three in a row have a larger impact. The system distinguishes between occasional human moments and patterns. A missed contribution hurts. If you do not pay and do not communicate a plan to pay, the system records a miss. One miss drops your compliance component noticeably. Repeated misses cause significant decline. But your score is not just compliance. Savings consistency (20%) rewards regular participation. Contributing every week for a year scores higher than contributing for three months, stopping, and starting again. Tenure (15%) rewards time on the platform. Governance participation (15%) rewards voting and engaging. Circle health (10%) rewards being in well-run circles. The score updates daily but changes gradually. You will not see a 100-point swing from one event. Think of it like a reputation — built slowly through consistent behaviour, not through one dramatic gesture. The most important thing: your score is yours. It follows you between circles. It cannot be adjusted by your Treasurer or anyone else. It is computed from verified data, and it belongs to you.

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