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      Apple Invites Top Community Contributors for "White-Glove" Treatment

   Josh Centers

   The [1]Apple Support Community forum has long offered game-like points
   and levels to encourage participation, but now the company is taking it
   a step further with [2]Apple Community+, an exclusive invitation-only
   program for its top community contributors. Apple says that invitations
   are limited to a few lots per year. The company is equally vague on the
   benefits but promises 'special perks, white-glove experiences, and
   more,' whatever that means. (The term 'white-glove' generally refers to
   high-quality and highly personalized customer service'it's unclear how
   that matches up with a reward program for helpful commenters.)

   Many years ago, Apple sent Adam Engst a mug as a 'thank you' for his
   contributions to the iPhoto forum in Apple Discussions, the predecessor
   to Apple Support Community. It doesn't sound as though there will be
   any physical rewards involved in Apple Community+.

   If your invitation was lost in the mail, you can always contribute to
   our [3]TidBITS Talk forum, where our CEO reads every post and is [4]the
   most prolific contributor. Let's see Tim Cook match that.

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References

   1. https://discussions.apple.com/welcome
   2. https://support.apple.com/community-plus
   3. https://talk.tidbits.com/
   4. https://talk.tidbits.com/u?order=post_count&period=all
   5. https://support.apple.com/community-plus

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