Interest Levels?  

As far as I know, they don't do anything. They're just yet another rating system. *shrugs*

To get a higher level in an interest, you have to post under that interest more often. Both starting discussions under an interest and responding to other people's discussions under that interest count towards this. Also, you have to be rated positively on the posts you make on that interest, so make them good ones. :P

I have to admit that I get a bit of amusement out of the new rating system. It kind of tells me what I talk the most about, and what I'm most respected in. :)

If you have any questions about interest levels, and what they are, you should really take a look at mylots FAQs- however, I will try to explain them the best that I can. Interest levels are calculated every 24 hours, usually along with the pay. What happens is they determine how active an individual is in a particular "interest" group. Also, if you look above that the numbers over your interest level, you will see that their are two numbers seperated by a forward slash. The first number tell your what your rank is out of, the second number- that is, the number of people in that particular interest. I hoped that they helped you somewhat.