Roles
There are multiple roles that you may have that grant access to different functions and abilities of Running Reality.
| Role | Description | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
suggest edit |
Everyone can suggest an edit at any time from the
main map or a sidebar panel. Someone else must implement
this suggestion with a world edit.
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Any time |
ad free |
When you sign up, Running Reality won't show ads on the map. This can be
important to those who use Running Reality in a classroom environment.
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Immediately when signing up |
submit history |
Everyone can use the Running Reality desktop app to make edits to the
baseline world history model, though you need to sign up to submit them. Edits
must all have a citation and be reviewed by someone with a reviewer role.
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Immediately when signing up |
make purchases |
When you sign up, you will be able to make purchases of things like lesson plans and bounty credits. However, you will also need a valid credit card to complete the purchase. | Immediately when signing up |
highlighter |
Identify places in the world history model where there is extensive data so that regular users may find it more easily using search terms and has tags and on social media. | Demonstrate commitment to the project |
projectmanager |
Create and manage projects to better guide and assist people in making
edits to the baseline world history model, submitting those, and potentially
earning bounties. The project manager can create tasks, identify historical
map images that could help complete the tasks, and mark tasks complete based
on submissions that come in.
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Demonstrate history credentials and commitment to the project |
reviewer |
With this role, you review the history submissions of other users for accuracy
of the data and appropriateness of the citations. This is an important role in
validating and protecting the integrity of the Running Reality baseline world model.
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Demonstrate history credentials and commitment to the project |
lessonplanner |
When you purchase a lesson plan for the first time, you will be assigned
this role.
Learn more | Purchase a lesson plan |
bounty hunter |
Claim bounties that are attached to project tasks. Anyone may purchase bounty credits and put them on tasks to incentivize their completion. Anyone may submit history data. However, to claim bounties, you must first be assigned this role. | Confirm you can receive bounty payments via a bank account |