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Each year Shishya celebrates the verifiers, flaggers, and Domain Experts who kept the platform honest. Recognition is the only currency on Shishya — there is no money in this system, ever.
Activates November 2026
Recognition windows run November 1 → December 31 each year. Outside the window we don't show a leaderboard — the recognition isn't a daily score to optimise; it's an annual celebration of who kept Shishya honest this year. Until then, focus on verifying what you know — every confirmed verification this year counts toward the 2026 leaderboard.
Score formula
Confirmed verification = 1 point. Validated flag (you spotted something wrong, and it actually was) = 2 points. Accepted update suggestion = 3 points. Points roll over from the calendar year only — January 1 resets the leaderboard.
Tie-breakers
Same score? The user with the earliest activity in the year ranks higher. Old hands beat late-year sprinters, all else equal.
Exclusions
Verifications that were later DISMISSED in audit don't count. Pending or rejected flags don't count. We recognise quality + impact, not raw volume.
Privacy
Only users with a public profile have their name/handle shown on the leaderboard. Private-profile users still rank internally but display as "Anonymous Contributor".
Alongside the overall top-10, we'll spotlight the top contributor in each domain — UPSC, JEE, NEET, CLAT, IIT alumni, NLU alumni, civil services. The recognition page in November 2026 will surface these categories as the window opens.
Why annual + time-boxed?
A perpetual leaderboard rewards grinding and discourages new contributors who could never catch up. An annual November–December window keeps the recognition feeling like an event — celebratory rather than competitive — and gives everyone a fresh start each January.