fixing some logic for levels

app.py

@@ -229,9 +229,8 @@ async def add_exp(member_id):
 
           
                 # level up
-                current_level = calculate_level(new_xp)
-                # increment the old level value (better to replace outright)
-                global_df.loc[index, 'discord_level'] = current_level # do not change column name   
+                current_level = calculate_level(new_xp) 
+                verified_role = guild.get_role(900063512829755413)
                 
                 print(f"Current_level for {member}: {current_level}")
                 if current_level >= 2 and current_level <=30:
@@ -240,18 +239,18 @@ async def add_exp(member_id):
 
                         # temporary fix: remove ~100 exp when not verified, send embed on "levelup" prompting to verify
                         # if level 3 -> then send embed, remove some exp
-                        if current_level >= 3:
-                            verified_role = guild.get_role(900063512829755413)
+                        if current_level >= 3: # could change to 4 maybe
                             if verified_role not in member.roles:       
 
-                                # claim exp
-                                claim_exp = new_xp - 30
+                                # claim exp (-30 for level 3, but +100 as bonus exp. This scales infinitely until the member verifies,
+                                # so they can continue earning exp, it just won't translate to levels and the leaderboard.
+                                claim_exp = new_xp + 70
                                                      
                                 # send embed 
                                 embed = Embed(color=Color.red())
                                 embed.set_author(name=f"{member}", icon_url=member.avatar.url if member.avatar else bot.user.avatar.url)
                                 embed.title = f"⚠️Your account is not Verified! Unable to level up `{current_level-1}` -> `{current_level}` ❌"
-                                msg = f'🤗 Hey {member}! You can continue leveling up in the Hugging Face Discord server by Verifying your account, and claim `{claim_exp}` plus `100` bonus exp points!'
+                                msg = f'🤗 Hey {member}! You can continue leveling up in the Hugging Face Discord server by Verifying your account, and claim `{claim_exp}` bonus exp points!'
                                 embed.description = f"{msg}"
                                 verification_link = "https://discord.com/channels/879548962464493619/900125909984624713"
                                 embed.add_field(name="Verify Here:", value=verification_link, inline=True)
@@ -269,7 +268,9 @@ async def add_exp(member_id):
 
 
                             
-
+                        # increment the old level value (better to replace outright)
+                        # only increment level column if you are lvl2 or 3+ with verified role
+                        global_df.loc[index, 'discord_level'] = current_level # do not change column name  
                         
                         await member.add_roles(current_role)
                         print(f"Level Up! Gave {member} {current_role}")