Rankings

Hi!

So as you have noticed, the ranking system we have has an academic theme. Most of the posters in the community will probably be at a student level (freshman-senior). However, those who continuously make significant, helpul, and positive contributions to the community can rank up to a teacher-related rank, such as Tutor. The Tutor rank is just the tip of the iceberg! We have various levels of tutors, TAs, instructors, and professors!

While we can't divulge the exact criteria for ranking up (to avoid those trying to game the ranking system), we can say that there are a number of factors that help you rank up, not just post count. 

Since helpful contributions are valued in this community support forum, providing info that becomes Accepted Solutions definitely help ranking up. 

Having a ranking system is new to us, so we are learning and finding some loopholes we're addressing. You'll find that some folks' ranks have been adjusted accordingly.

In the future we may have a private "Teachers' Lounge", but like the general discussion board pitched in BirdDog's thread, we may have that up as a trial. The concept of both boards are pretty similar so we may need just one or the other.