Hi everyone!
We’ve seen a lot of posts about sharing credits in the GCC, and some of you may have received messages about your posts being flagged. While this forum wasn’t originally intended to have that kind of content, we LOVE seeing your generosity and cooperation when it comes to sharing credits, and we want you to continue being able to do that, so we now have official instructions for you. Yay! 💗🪙🥇
These are designed to make it easier for you to give - and get - Qwiklabs/Skills Boost credits, preserve the Google Cloud Community Guidelines & Privacy Policy, and to keep you safe.
Please adhere to these parameters - if a post doesn’t meet the requirements, we will have to remove it. Repeat violations may affect the good standing of your account, so please - ask questions if you’re at all unclear about the guidelines! Remember, the basic Community Guidelines still apply, as do the Qwiklabs/Google Cloud Skills Boost Terms of Service so please re-familiarize yourself with those if you need to do so.
Okay, on to the fun stuff: how to ask for shared credits in the Learning Forum
- First, check the “Qwiklabs Credit Sharing” label to see if there are any open share offers. This is probably the fastest way to find a friend with available credits!
- Only make one post for each credit request. If you have multiple unsolved request posts, they will all be flagged.
- Specify the number of credits and labs/quests in your post title. For example, “Looking for 15 credits to complete 2 labs” is a great title! “Need credits now” is not.
- Tag your credit request with the “Qwiklabs Credit Sharing” label, and only that label. Posts with other labels will be flagged.
- In the body of your request, share only your Qwiklabs profile link. Your email address should never be shared in the GCC forums, nor should you request others’ email addresses. If you include your email address, community moderators will redact it. If you request others’ email addresses, your post will be reported.
- Your Qwiklabs profile link should only be in the body of the post. One of the GCC Guidelines includes “Don’t create post titles that include a URL “, and we want to respect that.
- Please be friendly in your post. Give some context about the labs or challenge you’re trying to complete, or tell us a little bit about yourself! Who knows, you may get a new study buddy along with your credits 🙂
- After you have received credits, mark your post as solved. If you wind up needing more credits down the line, you can use these guidelines to make a new request 😉
But wait! What if you want to GIVE credits? Firstly, thank you! Secondly, here are two ways to do it:
- You can click the "Qwiklabs Credit Sharing” label in the sidebar to see all of the open requests.
- Comment on the one(s) that you can help out, so that the poster can choose your comment as their post’s solution ✅
- Use their profile link to get into the Qwiklabs platform and share credits; do not request their email address in a comment. If you do need more info, reach out with a DM.
- Have expiring/extra credits? You can make your own post in the Learning Forum!
- Tag your post with the “Qwiklabs Credit Sharing” label, and only that label. Posts with other labels will be flagged.
- Do not ask people to comment with their email addresses. Folks can share their Qwiklabs profile link in the comments, or they can DM you. (Unless you’d prefer no DMs, in which case you can mention that in your post!) If you request that people post their email address publicly, you will be reported.
- When you’ve distributed all of the credits you wish to distribute, mark your post as solved. This helps folks see the open offers in the forum.
If you need more information, use these links to learn how to share Qwiklabs credits, how credits work, and how share groups use credits. You can also ask questions in the comments below ⬇️
Thank you all for helping to make our community better and better - have fun out there!
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