Moving up the ladder !!!

[arlu1201]

Hey guys,

Of late, i have been curious to know where i stand with regard to the levels in this forum. I have read this in the rules -

Once you have been registered for 60 days and posted 100 posts your user title will change from Registered User to Forum Contributor, you will be able to upload a non-animated avatar. When you get to 120 days registered and 200 posts, your title will change to Valued Forum Contributor and you will be able to upload an animated avatar. When your title reaches Forum Guru you can upload a profile picture, we will leave you to wonder how long you have to be registered and how many posts for that!.

So what are the other levels in this forum?

Also, what are the levels with regards to the reps? Do they get upgraded once in every 100 reps? Just curious !!!

[vlady]

Every two months is the level-up with a minimum of 100 post.
Me just enjoying solving threads never mind the levels...


Did I get a merit on that

[arlu1201]

Sure, i will give you the merit. However, i prefer knowing the levels as it works as a personal motivator to work towards a goal

[romperstomper]

There's nothing after Forum Guru as far as I know. The Rep is 100 per bar for dark green and 200 for light green, I believe. All fairly meaningless.

[arlu1201]

So what if i want to become Forum Moderator? What do i do for that?

[romperstomper]

If that's your goal, you need a hobby.

[arlu1201]

Excel & VBA are part of my work life as well as my hobby....i am just trying to be better than what i am...

[vlady]

A hobby without pay!

I'd Better collect reputations instead looking up forum mistakes.

[romperstomper]

Being a moderator has nothing to do with being good at Excel or VBA, though. It's just housekeeping.

[snb]

Becoming a 'guru' is only a matter of time: you need a 23 month subscription.

[arlu1201]

oh wow....its a long wait...

[Domski]

Trust me it's not, it only seems a few months ago that I signed up.

Next stop carriage clock...

Dom

[Colin Legg]

Becoming a 'guru' is only a matter of time: you need a 23 month subscription.

I think there's a post count minimum too.

[Domski]

There must be otherwise the forum would be awash with them.

Dom

[Colin Legg]

The title doesn't really fit. "Guru" suggests exceptional knowledge, not a long membership tenor and high contribution volume (although they may also be factors). I think a title such as "Forum Veteran" (or various others) would be more fitting, but I realise that the moderators may not be able to change it even if they wanted to.

[romperstomper]

the moderators may not be able to change it even if they wanted to.

Do you really think your title would just be 'Forum Guru' if I had the ability to change it?

[Colin Legg]

Do you really think your title would just be 'Forum Guru' if I had the ability to change it?

Exactly!

[Domski]

Makes me look good though to be in such esteemed company

Dom

[Mordred]

So what if i want to become Forum Moderator? What do i do for that?

Some moderators are nominated and some ask, for which there is a vote (by the other moderators). Like RS stated, you don't need to be awesome at Excel, you have to want to do some housekeeping (which is where I fit in). Personally, I can't wait until next summer when this becomes my hobby again (I know, get a life)!

[ConneXionLost]

Probably the best way to view the reputation levels is by sorting the member list.

Arlette is in the top 100!

[ConneXionLost]

Becoming a 'guru' is only a matter of time: you need a 23 month subscription.

And a minimum 1200 posts.

[TMS]

If you want to see "where you are on the ladder" and set yourself a target or a challenge, click on Community, Members List and then on Reputation.

You'll find that you have a relatively high post count given you've only been on the forum a couple of months or so.

And, if you look at your profile, you can see how many posts you make each day, though I'm not sure how that's calculated. Your post count is higher than mine so you're obviously putting some time in

Keep working at it, status and rep will come in time.

Take care, TMS

[arlu1201]

Thanks for the info guys....its great to be here assisting people and getting answers to my own questions...so yeah ....i will stay on

[abousetta]

I think the system need an overhaul. It is cool to get recognized for the time and effort put into answering questions but often rep points are hard to come by. I guess that most posters don't realize that they 'can' (or should) click on the rep scales when someone helps them out.

Also who do I talk to about bumping up my status??? I have almost mastered the art of writing an formula... did you know that if you put =1+1 in a cell then excel will tell you the sum.... AMAZING... I am surprised everyday by what I can learn from online forums

Now back to my 'real job'

abousetta

P.S. On a more serious note, no amount of rep points can every truly reflect the help that people on this forum have provided countless individuals. My hat off to everyone who supports this network of true 'Gurus'.

[Whizbang]

The title doesn't really fit. "Guru" suggests exceptional knowledge, not a long membership tenor and high contribution volume (although they may also be factors).

http://www.google.com/search?source=...012l1.9.3l13l0

Looking up the definition of Guru, it doesn't necessarily mean "exceptional" knowledge. Guru originally meant "Spiritual Teacher", and came to mean, more generally, just "Teacher" or "Leader".

I believe the title "Guru" fits. It doesn't mean you are an undisputed expert and leader in the field, just that you have some skill or knowledge and make an effort to share. Making 1200+ posts over the course of 23 months, to me, shows you are a "guru", an "imparter of knowledge".

[TMS]

Making 1200+ posts over the course of 23 months

... could mean you've asked a lot of questions, 50 questions a month, give or take

[Whizbang]

Yeah. It'd be nice to base it on your Rep or something, or some formula of Rep, Posts and Time Spent, but the system only allows for posts, with no way to distinguish between helpful posts or not. The general community makeup, though, promotes people to contribute back to the community. I doubt people who only ask questions would make it to Guru. That's a lot of questions. But even still, they are educating as well. Simply by asking the question, they are allowing future searchers to find an answer to the same question.

[snb]

time, 1200 or rep ?

see http://www.excelforum.com/members/duane.html

[Colin Legg]

... could mean you've asked a lot of questions,

Exactly. 1200+ posts does not mean you have been answering questions. Even if you define Guru simply as a teacher (see below), the title still doesn't fit.

Looking up the definition of Guru, it doesn't necessarily mean "exceptional" knowledge.

Sorry, mate, but in this context I disagree with you. In addition to my own understanding/interpretation of the word, here is a current definition per Wikipedia (which was the 1st hit I got on Google):

A guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others (teacher).

Yeah. It'd be nice to base it on your Rep or something

Rep is no good either (in my opinion). In my view, the mix of criteria is too complicated for an automatic promotion, so it should probably be based on a vote, subject to certain minima. Of course, vote-based promotions come with their own problems...

[jeffreybrown]

Time has been met
here, but yet not Guru status.

[Colin Legg]

Time has been met
here, but yet not Guru status.

Still under 1200 posts at the moment.

[romperstomper]

Perhaps we should change the system so there are only forum members.

[jeffreybrown]

Wouldn't bother me

[abousetta]

I guess you need 1200 + 2 years...

Sorry I have to go so I can ask some more questions so I can reach my 1200 posts

abousetta

P.S. I could also use some rep points so feel free to click on the scales at the top of my posts (almost 1200 to choose from)

[pike]

Rep means zip zero .. MVP is a better indicator of value ,, special when they dont advertise that they are one!
Ron Coderre , NBVC Andy Pope , romperstomper
daddylonglegs,teylyn, Richard Buttrey, Leith Ross, Donkeyote Simon.shg, Lloyd and royUK must be knocking on the door.. if you get a chance and think they are worthy you can canvas support for them at the MPV site

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpnominate

MVP members https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/co...mpetency=Excel

[pike]

not to for get Bob Phillips, Richard Schollar and Roger Grovier
I think it also helps to be come a MVP if you are a member of the charted accountants association

[abousetta]

I think recognition is a double-edged sword. We as humans feed off it (goal-driven) but at the same time need to be independent of it (self-motivated) to function properly.

[Domski]

Rep means zip zero .. MVP is a better indicator of value ,, special when they dont advertise that they are one!

Realistically though a lot of us will never reach those lofty heights so there needs to be a middle ground.

Dom

[pike]

True, I know i will never be at there level of understanding of excel. There is an old saying that "if you know who the Gurus on the different sites are, you probably are one." Arron Blood