# What is a cheer?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-cheer/235686
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 10, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-cheer/235686 "2022-08-10T04:37:33Z")
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### Author: ![twofoursixeight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/twofoursixeight/32/574822_2.png) [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-cheer/235686/1 "2022-08-10T04:37:33Z")

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I don’t know what a cheer is. The fourm that I am usually on does not have this feature. Is it an alternative version of a like? I think it is related to a view.

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2022, 4:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-cheer/235686/2 "2022-08-10T04:45:27Z")

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They are part of the [Discourse Gamification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-gamification/225916) plugin we currently have active here on Meta. 👍

> [@Discourse Gamification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-gamification/225916/1):
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> #### Scorables
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> Currently, the following events award cheers:
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> - Daily visits
> - Flags accepted
> - Likes given
> - Likes received
> - Posts created
> - Posts read
> - Solutions accepted (requires [Discourse Solved (Accepted answer plugin)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-solved-accepted-answer-plugin/30155))
> - Time read
> - Topics created
> - User invites accepted
> 
> See [roadmap](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-gamification/225916#roadmap-8) for upcoming scorables.

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### Author: ![glimfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/glimfeather/32/257582_2.png) [@glimfeather](https://meta.discourse.org/u/glimfeather)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-cheer/235686/3 "2022-08-10T14:42:43Z")

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No idea but somehow I’ve accumulate 200+ or so of them.

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### Author: ![darkpixlz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/darkpixlz/32/549896_2.png) [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-cheer/235686/4 "2022-08-10T22:33:55Z")

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![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/c/2/e/c2ec138577dea5558f98098df99f973a7c74920f.png)

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### Author: ![twofoursixeight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/twofoursixeight/32/574822_2.png) [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-cheer/235686/5 "2022-08-11T01:41:39Z")

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This gives me more details on what a cheer is.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-cheer/235686/6 "2022-09-10T01:42:01Z")

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