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Hi, I'm JACE .
Welcome to this issue of the Noticing Newbies newsletter. Join me as I take you into some nooks and crannies of Writing.Com that you may not have found time to check out yet.
Don't forget to toss me a note about what you liked or didn't like in my column, or about a topic you'd like to see discussed. This newsletter is about and for you. And for you seasoned members, I hope you'll find something you can take from my ramblings. 
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With the recent introduction of Trinket Recognition ("Note: *Ornament1G* Merry Christmas Writing.Com! ..."), I began thinking about all the types of recognition existing for Writing.Com members.
Recognition. It's something we all desire.
Most of us write because of an innate need to express ourselves. Some of us seek recognition via publication. Others who may not seek the fame of a best-selling author, still wish to be validated in the eyes of family, friends, and colleagues.
Community Recognition (CR) is a huge part of WDC's charisma. Beyond the regimen of writing and honing that craft into a coherent expression of one's essence, is a need for ensuring that which you share with the world is recognized as valid and good.
How does WDC recognize its members?
 Gift Points: GPs are Writing.com's virtual currency. You may purchase them from WDC at the rate 10,000 GPs per $1.00 US. Or, you can earn them by doing reviews of other members' items, by entering and placing in contests, and by just logging in each day.
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Merit & Achievement Badges: Merit Badges are symbols of recognition that are given at will from one member to another. Achievement badges are given to members by the site. Each custom-designed badge represents a particular specialty skill or theme. Merit Badges cost 10,000 GPs to give; Achievement Badges are free to members. Each provides one CR to the recipient.
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Awardicons: AwardIcons are given by members to recognize another member for great writing, a unique item, an uncommon portfolio, or a job well done! The cost of an Awardicon varies based on the level to be awarded, and one CR is awarded for each Awardicon.
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Trinkets: Trinkets are virtual collectibles, like a trading card. They are a tool you can use to create and/or grow your place and influence within the community. Trinkets may be created only by members with an Upgraded or above membership, but may be collected, dropped (deleted), or transferred (traded) by any member. Members now receive one CR for every 100 trinkets collected.
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Review Recognition: Reviewing other members is a significant part of the success of WDC. Members receive one CR for every 100 qualified reviews given to other members.
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Member Referral: Members may refer people to join WDC. Members receive one CR for each person who joins. Free members count toward CR.
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These are just the tangible rewards one can receive on WDC. We'll talk intangible rewards in a future newsletter. In the meantime, the new year's a time to consider what you want to do in the coming year. Perhaps these rewards are a part of that future.
Write on!
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Thanks for spending time with me today. At the bottom of every newsletter is a section entitled:
followed by a text box. If you liked what you read (or if you didn't), please take time and drop me a line. I'd love to hear your ideas.
From the Newsfeed:
From s  : Depends on the review. I do find that reviewing, especially published works, helps me work out what I like and dislike, and what I feel comfortable reading, and so including these aspects into my story. If you read my Negative Reviews, you'll also see I have worked out what I don't like, and I learn a lot about what does not work for me as a reader, and hence writer, from the bad works out there.
Getting reviews is all well and good, but the only reviews I really take notice of are for those works I have requested a review on, especially from beta readers. A beta reader review is the single most important post-writing thing I get.
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From Damon Nomad  : I hope it is more help for the author but I always learn by critically reading anything. Something that is wrong or something I particularly like. I often see some of my own weaknesses current or developmental.
i love getting reviews any reviews, so long as they are sincere. I liked getting affirmations when I first got started. Then I asked for some feedback from an editor of a major mystery magazine after a rejection. Surprisingly, she took time and shared her views good and bad. I realized then you mostly learn from the critical comments that put a light on your blind spots or where you went wrong.
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From the last cicada  I feel reviewing helps me more in that I know myself better after I have written the review.
I can't say that I'm always happy with what I learn about myself, but reviewing others does offer a reflection similar to looking at a mirror. I can recognize my thoughts, my preferences, and it's usually a side of me that I don't usually notice except when it comes out during a review.
Also, like anything else, when someone likes my review, I gain confidence. When someone dislikes my review, I have to reconsider how my reviews are delivered.
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From tj-turkey-jobble-jobble-hard-J  : Both, I hope. In reviewing I try and offer anything helpful to the author, but it also helps me to pick through my own work.
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From Paul  : Both, but it’s difficult telling who it helped most.
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From elephantsealer : I believe that when I do a review, it is more for me and for understanding the many facets of writing.....
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