Places #
Term Meaning pkoug.org The PKOUG platform: membership, My PKOUG, the Knowledge Hub, events, chapters, SIGs, sponsors and partners Community Forum forum.pkoug.org, where members ask questions and hold discussions. Help articles about it carry the PKOUG Forum badge My PKOUG Your private member workspace on pkoug.org Knowledge Hub PKOUG's library of reviewed Oracle technical resources Help Center These articles, which explain how PKOUG and the Community Forum work
Membership and access #
Term Meaning Membership plan Community (free), Student or Professional Membership status Where your membership stands, for example pending, active, grace or lapsed. See Understanding membership status Forum role Registered user, moderator or administrator in the Community Forum. Moderator and administrator roles are appointed Admin role A PKOUG staff account role in the admin workspace. It is separate from any member account
Recognition #
These are separate. None of them is a permission. See What points, ranks and badges do NOT grant .
Term Meaning Contribution points Your lifetime total for contributing. Points decide your rank Reputation A separate total earned only when others recognise the quality of your work, for example helpful votes Rank One of eleven lifetime ranks, from Aaghaz to PKOUG Luminary, reached by contribution points Expertise badge Demonstrated knowledge in one Oracle domain, at Contributor, Specialist or Expert tier Community badge A milestone or reviewed award, such as Problem Solver or Pakistan Oracle Speaker Verified credential An Oracle ACE level, certification or similar credential checked by a PKOUG administrator Leadership appointment A reviewed community role such as mentor or SIG lead, shown on your community profile Chapter role Chapter Leader or Volunteer, accepted from My PKOUG → My Chapter
Taking part #
Term Meaning Question A forum topic about a specific problem. It can have one accepted solution Discussion A forum topic for conversation. It has no accepted solution Accepted solution The answer the asker (or a moderator) marked as the one that solved the question Following A personal choice that ranks followed areas, SIGs and chapters higher in your feed SIG membership A relationship recorded by the PKOUG team after you request to join. Following a SIG does not make you a member Bookmark A private saved link to a question, discussion, Knowledge resource or event Event registration Telling the organisers you plan to attend. It earns nothing on its own Verified attendance An events administrator's confirmation that you attended. See Attendance verification and contribution credit
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