As you can see, the forums are having severe technical difficulties, hence, I have created a backup forum for discussion, while I try to fix/migrate the data.
Please click here to view the backup forum
It's not avaailble yet but you'll be able to buy a glowing username soon. There are still some things which need to be set up/discussed (like how mayn points you earn for posting etc. and the prices)
Everyone started at 0 credits. You have credits because you already posted and logged in (2 things which will give you points). The shop is not ready yet. If it is all credits will be recalculated so old posts/referrals etc. will count aswell. You can already "purchase" things from the shop. Currently everything is free so you can test it out. When the shop opens the items you got will most likely be removed (since they are just for testing) and the shop will be filled with interesting things (like colored usernames etc.)
How is it that I have so much credits, an I'm looking at everyone else's and they have zero. Is it because it's not showing up on other point of view? Also can you fill me in on this shop? I know you specifically identified the bodied content in your thread, thus I still don't quite understand. Is the credits the money?