- Cooldown, scope, and voice eligibility are independent controls.
- A risk warning is a review prompt, not an accusation or an automatic abuse verdict.
- Use exclusions and member experience testing alongside any configuration change.
Atom planning tool
XP farming risk check
Checks obvious configuration risks; it is not abuse detection.- No obvious high-risk pattern in these three settings. Still test real member behaviour before launch.
Protect contribution, not a counter
The goal is not to make progress difficult. It is to ensure that the activity being rewarded is close to the contribution your community values.
Change the smallest effective control
Start with the specific channel, cooldown, multiplier, or eligibility condition behind the problem. Broad penalties often make a system less understandable for everyone else.