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i am trying to save up some DC for one of the new superlatives kits, but my DC has been at 15 for 2 days now (this is day 3), does it not increase if i am not using them?? smiley
i have been logging in every day, several times a day, am just wondering if i am doing something wrong???
help?

@Mandy:: As you will see here on this page explaining the Download credits under the Free Download Credits Every Day section that they are NOT cumulative meaning they don't add up; You only get topped off. smiley The larger kits are a benefit for supporters to be able to get the whole thing at once. If you have the opportunity you might consider becoming one here to get bonus credits that don't ever expire and can be used in combination with your daily download credits for as little as $5.

Also, as you post layouts and participate in the challenges your can earn more community points therefore increasing your daily credits as noted here under the I Want More Credits! section. Note: Yuo can even win up to 50 bonus DL credits if you are the chosen layout in the contests/challenges.

Hope this info is helpful! smiley

that explains it then, sorry, i was reading it (several times) but obviously got confused...happens a lot, seems my brain stopped working after child number 5, by the time number 6 came along there was nothing left
thank u

@Mandy: LoL I completely understand. My husband and I are both from families of 7. I'm the oldest in mine and my mom became a single parent when I was nine, so... I was a brain loss mommy way before my time. smiley

Last night, I had a message at the top of my screen that said I had 28 or a little more credits, but when I tried to use them, I was told I only had 9 or 3 or whatever credits. Soooo....I figured I had to wait until the next day for # of credits to be refreshed (for lack of a better term).

Today, I tried to dl an item, and still my credits are not showing. I'm only showing 3 DC.

Can you help, please?

Also, why aren't credits cumulative...seems like it would make life a whole lot easier (and better)?

Thanks again!

I noticed my "Community Points" (30) are even listed here, but still I can't seem to use them to dl anything.
Thank you for your help with this!

Another question (sorry!):
Re: If you have the opportunity you might consider becoming one here to get bonus credits that don't ever expire and can be used in combination with your daily download credits for as little as $5.

If you donate and receive bonus credits that don't ever expire, does that then prevent daily download or community points from expiring, as well? If not, is there any option to preserve points?

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Last night, I had a message at the top of my screen that said I had 28 or a little more credits, but when I tried to use them, I was told I only had 9 or 3 or whatever credits. Soooo....I figured I had to wait until the next day for # of credits to be refreshed (for lack of a better term).

Today, I tried to dl an item, and still my credits are not showing. I'm only showing 3 DC.

Can you help, please?


@Cindy: I am assuming that the 28 you mention last night was actually NOT download credits but possibly Community Points which at this time you are at 57. These community points (activity level) are how you earn your daily Download Credits (spending level). The very first day you join the site they give you 10 Bonus DC to use but only for that exact day. After that you earn according to your community points. At Christmas, they did give everyone as a gift of 25 DC bonus, so it is possible you had 28 if you still had your Christmas gift in your account because you are also earning 7 per day with the community points you have right now. So you could have spent part of them with still 28 left to go that day. But once they were gone you would return to your normal earnings.

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Also, why aren't credits cumulative...seems like it would make life a whole lot easier (and better)?

The reason they are not cumulative is because of the way Marisa and Jordan set up their website. They want to have people participate on a daily basis for us to build a familiar environment with one another. So, to encourage that, they renew our Download Credit each day as a reward for visiting the site daily. It also helps them to keep their download bandwidth at an affordable price and free to us. I too have lost my credits when family situations arise and I can't visit, especially through the holidays but it is understandable why they have it set up this way to keep it free for everyone to use with all the personal & commercial use items available.

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I noticed my "Community Points" (30) are even listed here, but still I can't seem to use them to dl anything.
Thank you for your help with this!

This is because these are not to spend ONLY Download Credits at the top right hand corner are for spending. smiley

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If you donate and receive bonus credits that don't ever expire, does that then prevent daily download or community points from expiring, as well? If not, is there any option to preserve points?

Your donated credits you earn don't ever expire. Your Daily download Credits(DC) will still remain cumulative. There is no way to change the fact that your daily DC will always be cumulative .

Hope this helps you to better understand. smiley If you have anymore questions, please feel free to ask.

Thanks, Shawna, for your helpful explanation! I just hate losing points that I earned! smiley I guess I'll get over it! smiley

Thank you Shawna for being a super moderator smiley!

@Cindy: I am sorry that the download credits don't accumulate, but as Shawna pointed out, that's sort of a necessary compromise for us to make in order to allow all these items to be available for free for both personal and commercial use. The idea is to give back to the people who invest in being part of this community. We are looking to be as generous as we can with the free downloads, and if there's a way for us to offer more, you can rest assured that we will do it smiley .

Hi Jordan! Shawna surely explained everything so clearly...she IS a great moderator.

I understand all of this now, it was a bit confusing for me at first. Looking forward to being an active participant here. Such a fun site! smiley

Gosh, I hate to be a pain, but I just logged in and see that I have 1 DC; shouldn't I have more since my Community Points are 75? Thanks again!

You should receive 8 DC per day Cindy based on your 77 community points... but realize that they do not necessarily update overnight... try logging in later in the day if they have not yet updated for you.