After very careful consideration of all of the facts and available evidence I have come to the conclusion that credits are being generated by a random number generator with some "odds" built in much like casino slot machines. According to Corey's post users should receive a predetermined amount of credits, (in whole numbers), depending on the forum posted in and a few other factors. However, many users have credit balances such as "3325.42". I am at a complete loss to comprehend where the ".42" comes from except, perhaps, from the random number generator. Other users have negative credit balances. These unfortunate users have obviously fell victim to a long stream of negative numbers being generated by the random number generator, however, it would seem to me that if the users with negative balances post frequently there is a high probability that the random number generator will begin outputting positive numbers and they will all eventually get back to a positive credit balance. If you put enough quarters in a slot machine it will eventually give you some of your quarters back.
Carl
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