Hi,
I had this idea that WCG was just a very low paying project in terms of points for achieved tasks but now it looks like the numbers being reported on sites such as BoincStats.com or Free-DC.org (identical values) are significantly lower than the points for me on my WCG stats page.

I have checked a few of my other supported projects and the numbers within the projects and these external stat sites match.

So I wondered what was happening in WCG with the results.

Stats Summary:
WCG Stats points 2,153,015 Rank 86,463
BoincStats/Free-DC points 307,601 Rank 57,041

I have read the WCG Help topics in this so I understand about the point equalisation mechanics and then afterwards applying the x7 multiplier but why not export the final WCG value of the points to external sites?

There could well be the benefit for attracting more project supporters as maybe those chasing points as well as choosing a worthwhile project would add WCG to their list. Also, when you look at multi-project stats then you can correctly view your WCG achievement in relation to others.

Thanks.

Help Topic: For Info
"Why are points on the agent and the web different?

World Community Grid in the past ran two types of agents. A United Devices (UD Windows) agent and a BOINC (Windows/Linux/Mac) agent. Today, World Community Grid only runs the BOINC agent. Points contributed by both of the agents will be part of a member's total on the website. However, only points contributed by BOINC agents will be shown on the BOINC agents. The points previously earned by a UD agent only appear on the website. Additionally, due to differences in how the agents computed points, BOINC points are multiplied by 7 when they are imported into the website. Thus if you earned 5 BOINC points, you will see 35 website points."



Edit: Typo