The more active you are on Tainted Thoughts, the more AP (activity points) you receive. The sum of your AP is the sole determining factor behind your rank. The following is a complete list of all the actions that award AP. Please note that different sections can award a different number of AP, both for items and comments.

· logging in: 2 AP ^{*1 *2}

· recruiting a new member: 25 AP

· updating profile: 10 AP ^*3

· sending a crush alert: 5 AP ^*4

· chatting in a chat room: 2 AP ^*5

· creating a new poll: 5 AP

· chatting in the chatter box: 3 AP ^*6

Feedback & Troubleshooting

Auto-link suggestions

· creating a new item: 3 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Bug Tracker

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 2 AP

Feature requests

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 2 AP

Testing ground

· creating a new item: 0 AP

· leaving a comment: 0 AP

Website Concerns

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

New to TT?

all about TT

· creating a new item: 3 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

newbie ground

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

What's New?

news / articles

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 2 AP

site functions

· creating a new item: 1 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Lounge Area

Anything goes for anyone

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Curses!

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Relationships

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

The Arts

visual art

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 2 AP

literature

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 2 AP

The Mind

HARD TIME

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

philosophy

· creating a new item: 3 AP

· leaving a comment: 2 AP

politics

· creating a new item: 3 AP

· leaving a comment: 2 AP

psychology

· creating a new item: 3 AP

· leaving a comment: 2 AP

General Interest Forums

All Things Literature

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

All Things Music

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Anarchist Ideologies

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Body Modification

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Cars

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Computers

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Contests

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Drugs, stimulants, & psychoactives

· creating a new item: 3 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Food, Drink & Recipes

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Fun Stuff

· creating a new item: 3 AP

· leaving a comment: 2 AP

lifestyles

· creating a new item: 3 AP

· leaving a comment: 2 AP

Movies, TV, animation, theatre and film

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 2 AP

Once viewed, Reviewed or Eschewed

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Picture Post

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Potheads Un-Anonymous!

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

religion

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Science & Animals

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Technology

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

the museum

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

XXX

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Extra

ecards

· creating a new item: 3 AP

· leaving a comment: 2 AP

Community

blog

· creating a new item: 3 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

gallery

· creating a new item: 3 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

home

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

private gallery

· creating a new item: 1 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Special Access Forums

Award Committee

· creating a new item: 3 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Members Only

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Staff Only

· creating a new item: 2 AP

· leaving a comment: 1 AP

Animalia

blog

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

forum

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

thumbnail gallery

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

Disquieted Cognoscenti

blog

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

forum

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

reviews

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

thumbnail gallery

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

Documentary Club

Documentary Blog

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

Documentary Forum

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

Documentary Reviews

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

Joystick Junkies

game reviews

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

gaming blog

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

gaming forum

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

gaming gallery

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

Makeup

blog

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

forum

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

reviews

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

thumbnail / gallery

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

Photography

Blog

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

Forum

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

Gallery

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

Way to many people in Society!

blog

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

ecards

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

forum

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

reviews

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

thumbnail / gallery

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

Writing of All Realms

blog

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

forum

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

reviews

· creating a new item: 5 AP

· leaving a comment: 3 AP

^*1 = Once every 1 hour.
^*2 = Even if you do not login every 1 hour, your AP will accumulate automatically every 1 hour.
^*3 = Once every 1 day.
^*4 = Once every 1 hour.
^*5 = Once every 30 minutes.
^*6 = Once every 30 minutes.