# User profile
Each user has a user profile. The user profile contains:
- Information about the user
- Reputation
- Badges
- Posts
Your user profile also contains the following buttons:
- User profile
- Notifications: This function depends on other settings and therefore is not available to all users. Contact your system administrator if necessary.
# Edit user profile
Information
You can edit your own ELO user profile via the Knowledge Board.
Method
Fig.: 'Mine' button
In the Knowledge Board, click Mine.
In your user profile, click User profile.
Fig.: User profile
- In the dialog box with your user profile, click Edit data.
You have the following options:
- Edit profile image
- Edit data
Result
The changes are applied to your user profile and visible to other users.
# Reputation
Each user has a reputation. The more active a user is in the Knowledge Board, the higher their score.
You can earn points both actively and passively.
You can actively earn points as follows:
- Questions, ideas, articles, and guides
- Replies and opinions
- Marking your or someone else's reply as the best reply
- Voting on someone else's post or reply/opinion
- Closing a post
You can passively earn points as follows:
- Your post, reply, or opinion was upvoted
- Your reply was marked as the best reply
- Your idea was accepted
- Your idea was implemented
You can lose points due to the following actions:
- Your post, reply, or opinion was downvoted
- Your idea was rejected
# Badges
Badges are based on your own actions or the related actions of other users.
The badge type indicates which actions have been performed especially frequently in relation to your user account.