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    Was there a particular reason that a 100 point block was chosen? Was that above the level of most of the starter restrictions? Was it just a nice big round number that DIDN'T push inactive people into the local leaderboard? Commented Jun 5, 2019 at 16:49
  • @pcurry It was chosen because it gets people past the basic new user restrictions, without giving them too many privileges. (It's also worth noting that users need at least 200 reputation to qualify for the reputation leagues.) Commented Jun 13, 2019 at 17:41
  • @Catija My intent with that edit was to better imply that the association bonus grants users the ability to talk in chat rooms hosted on the site-specific servers (SO chat and MSE chat), which wouldn't otherwise be granted if the user didn't earn 20 rep on those specific sites. On the other hand, anyone with 20 rep anywhere (even if they have earned only 10 rep on two sites) will be able to chat on SE chat. Commented Jun 13, 2019 at 18:38
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    @SonictheBracketedHedgehog and anyone who earned 200 rep on SO and had no rep on SE gets access to the SE server rooms. There's no difference. Commented Jun 13, 2019 at 18:40
  • @Catija Actually, there is a difference; you can talk on general SE rooms with just 20 rep on any site, even if that site also happens to have a site-specific server. That doesn't require the association bonus. On the other hand, talking on the site-specific servers does require the association bonus if one has no rep on the corresponding sites. Commented Jun 13, 2019 at 18:43
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    You're misreading what I said. Having 20 rep on SO does not give access to chat.se. So it applies to all three servers. Commented Jun 13, 2019 at 18:51
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    @Catija Actually, someone did some testing and found that they were able to chat on Chat.SE with only an SO account and no association bonus. Commented Jun 14, 2019 at 11:39
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    It is pretty inconsistent. First a message is displayed like "We gave you 100 points because we trust you on other SE sites". Then for protected questions where just 10 points are needed you are not allowed to answer even with 100 points. It means that SE actually does not trust you. Commented Sep 4, 2019 at 21:10
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    That's cool, but why I was awarded these points many months after I have scored 200 points in the first site? I have accounts on dozens of stack exchange sites for years. Commented Dec 25, 2019 at 20:01
  • @Catija From what I understand, those who previously earned the bonus through Teams participation but wouldn't qualify under the new rules still get to keep their bonus, right? Commented Feb 4, 2020 at 21:13
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    @SonictheAnonymousHedgehog We pretty much never rescind the association bonus, so... yes. Commented Feb 4, 2020 at 21:14
  • @AndréBaptista If your accounts aren't linked, the association bonus likely will not apply. Commented Dec 11, 2020 at 19:25
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    If I had exactly 201 rep on StackOverflow, then went to Meta Stackexchange, then the reputation on my StackOverflow account will also increase by 100. Is this intentional? Commented Dec 4, 2021 at 17:59
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    @user1280483 this is specifically explained in the section under the header "Does it make my reputation 101 everywhere?" Commented Dec 4, 2021 at 19:21
  • @Catija, Can this association bnous be awared multiple times or is it just a one time thing? So I already have it on one Stack Exchange website, but if I get >= 400 reputation on that same Stack Exchange website, will it give me another bonus. Commented Dec 17, 2024 at 4:00