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You can earn points for interacting with other community members here in the forum. You earn a set amount of points for different interactions. The more points you earn, the higher the level you get to. Certain levels come with complimentary license usage (anywhere from 3-12 months) for Adobe Captivate. You can see how it’s broken down here.

You can see how many points you’ve earned under your profile. Best of luck!